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English

Etymology 1
From AGr. polytonic|ἦ�α.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�i�t�/ italbrac|mainly Commonwealth
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�t�|-i�t�
IPA|/�eɪt�/ italbrac|mainly US
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪt�|-eɪt�

Noun
en-noun

1. The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
2. particles A kind of electrically neutral meson having zero spin and isospin.

Translations
trans-top|Greek letter
Greek: ή�α n
Interlingua: eta
trans-mid
Portuguese: eta m
Russian: ��а (éta) f
trans-bottom

Etymology 2
From Japanese 穢�, literally �full of filth� (now considered derogatory in Japan).

Pronunciation
IPA|/�eɪt�/

Noun
en-noun|pl2=eta

1. A social outcast in Japan who is subjected to menial work, making up a class or caste of such people.

Esperanto

Adjective
eta

1. small, little, minuscule (''see et#Esperanto|et)

Faroese
fo-conj-72||e|t|á|ó

Verb
eta

1. to eat

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Category:Faroese verbs

Old Norse

Etymology
Common Germanic *etan, akin to Old English etan, Old High German ezzan

Verb
eta

1. to eat

Category:Greek letters
Category:Old Norse verbs

ar:eta
br:eta
de:eta
el:eta
es:eta
fr:eta
gl:eta
ko:eta
io:eta
it:eta
csb:eta
la:eta
pl:eta
ru:eta
st:eta
sk:eta
sl:eta
vi:eta
tr:eta
zh:eta

• 2007-10-13 21:29 - BD2412 - see [[éta]]

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