heta

See also: hêta and Heta

English

Noun

heta (plural hetas)

  1. The Ancient Greek letter eta, or variants of it, when used in their original function of denoting the consonant /h/.

Anagrams

Italian

Noun

heta m or f (invariable)

  1. heta (old Greek letter)

Japanese

Romanization

heta

  1. Rōmaji transcription of へた

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

heta

  1. simple past of hete (Etymology 4)
  2. past participle of hete (Etymology 4)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

heta

  1. inflection of hete:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

Verb

hēta

  1. to call, invoke
  2. to be called, be named

Conjugation
Conjugation of hēta (strong)
present past
infinitive hēta —
participle hētandi, hētande hētin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk hēter hēti, hēte —  hǣt hǣti, hǣte
þū hēter hēti, hēte hēt *hǣst hǣti, hǣte
han hēter hēti, hēte —  hǣt hǣti, hǣte
vīr hētum, hētom hētum, hētom hētum, hētom hǣtum, hǣtom hǣtum, hǣtom
īr hētin hētin hētin hǣtin hǣtin
þēr hēta hētin —  hǣtu, -o hǣtin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk hēts hētis, hētes —  hǣts hǣtis, hǣtes
þū hēts hētis, hētes —  *hǣsts hǣtis, hǣtes
han hēts hētis, hētes —  hǣts hǣtis, hǣtes
vīr hētums, -oms hētums, hētoms —  hǣtums, hǣtoms hǣtums, hǣtoms
īr hētins hētins —  hǣtins hǣtins
þēr hētas hētins —  hǣtus, hǣtos hǣtins

Descendants

Swedish

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /heːta/

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish hēta, from Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

Verb

heta

  1. to be called; to have as one's name, to hight
    Vad heter du?
    What's your name?
Conjugation
Conjugation of heta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive heta —
Present tense heter —
Past tense hette —
Supine hetat —
Imperative het —
Present participle hetande
Past participle —

Etymology 2

Adjective

heta

  1. absolute singular definite and plural form of het.

Westrobothnian

Verb

heta (preterite & supine heta)

  1. (intransitive) To radiate heat.
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