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See also: Geta, getą, gęta, and ge-tà

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 下駄 (geta).

Noun

geta (plural getas or geta)

  1. A Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with traditional Japanese garments such as the kimono.
    • 1963 March 16, Hal Porter, “Little old lady passing by”, in The Bulletin, page 22, column 3:
      Because of August he wears shorts and sandals, the Japanese geta sort called thongs.
    • 1982 July, Robert Dillon, “Geta As A Karate Training Tool”, in Black Belt‎, page 70:
      The Japanese geta or wooden sandal is a superb, though little-utilized, tool for training in the martial arts. […] The geta are flat, wooden sandals raised on vertical slats.
  2. (go) A technique for capturing stones by enclosing them in a “net” preventing them from escaping in any direction.

Synonyms

  • (capturing technique in Go): net

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcɛːta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛːta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse geta (whence also English get), from Proto-Germanic *getaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“take, seize”). Compare Danish gide, Swedish gitta, English get.

Verb

geta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative gat, third-person plural past indicative gátu, supine getað/getið)

  1. (auxiliary verb) can, to be able [with supine]
    Getur þú sagt mér hvar Bláa Lónið er?
    Can you tell me where the Blue Lagoon is?
  2. to father, to beget [with accusative]
    • Genesis 5:3 (Icelandic, English)
      Adam lifði hundrað og þrjátíu ár. Þá gat hann son í líking sinni, eftir sinni mynd, og nefndi hann Set.
      When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.
  3. to obtain, achieve [with accusative]
    Maðurinn gat sér gott orð í Danmörku.
    The man achieved fame in Denmark.
  4. to guess [with accusative]
    Hann gat rétt.
    He guessed correctly.
  5. to mention [with genitive]
    Hennar er getið í bók þeirri.
    She is mentioned in that book.
Usage notes
  • Geta (1) requires the supine (sagnbót) form of an accompanying verb, rather than the bare infinitive.
    • Incorrect: Ég get ekki segja þér hvers vegna.
    • Correct: Ég get ekki sagt þér hvers vegna.
      • I cannot tell you why.
  • The supine of geta (1) is getað, the supine of geta in all other senses is getið.
    • Hann hefur ekki getað talað við son sinn.
      • He has not been able to speak with his son; he hasn't gotten to speak with his son".
    • Hann hefur getið son.
      • He has begotten a son.
Conjugation
More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
More information strong declension (sterk beyging), singular (eintala) ...
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Etymology 2

Noun

geta f (genitive singular getu, nominative plural getur)

  1. ability
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
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