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See also: hêta and Heta

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἧτᾰ (hêtă).

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/.

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Noun

heta m or f (invariable)

  1. heta (old Greek letter)

Japanese

Romanization

heta

  1. Rōmaji transcription of へた

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

heta

  1. simple past and past participle of hete (“to heat”)
    Alternative form: hetet

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

More information present, past ...

Descendants

  • Swedish: heta
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Paraguayan Guarani

Adverb

heta

  1. much; a lot

Determiner

heta

  1. many

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-heta (infinitive guheta, perfective -hese)

  1. (transitive) bend

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²heːˌta/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Rhymes: -²eːta

Etymology 1

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

Verb

heta (present heter, preterite hette, supine hetat, imperative het)

  1. to be called; to have as one's name, to hight
    • 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Genesis (Första Mosebok), 29:16, page 28 (paragraph 3, line 30)
      Och Laban hadhe twå döttrar / the äldsta heet Lea / och the yngsta heet Rahel.
      (modernized) Och Laban hade två döttrar / den äldsta hette Lea / och den yngsta hette Rachel.
      And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
    • 1969, Lasse Berghagen, “Teddybjörnen Fredriksson [Fredriksson the teddy bear]”‎:
      Teddybjörnen Fredriksson, ja, så hette han. En gång var han bara min, och vi älskade varann. Teddybjörnen Fredriksson, hans nos den var av garn. Ja, han var min bästa vän, när jag var ett litet barn.
      Fredriksson the teddy bear, yes, that was his name [so was-called he]. Once he was just mine, and we loved each other. Fredriksson the teddy bear, his nose was made of yarn. Yes, he was my best friend, when I was a little child.
    • 1989, Jakob Hellman, “Hon har ett sätt [She has a way]”, in ...och stora havet [...and the great sea]‎:
      Och fråga efter hennes namn tror jag inte att jag ska. Jag är lite rädd att hon ska heta nåt som inte låter bra.
      And ask for her name I don't think I should [shall]. I'm a bit afraid she'll be called [that she shall be called] something [or "have a name," which sounds the same] that doesn't sound good.
    Vad heter du?
    What's your name?
    (literally, “What are you named?”)
    Vad heter det på svenska?
    What is it called in Swedish?
    Landet Sri Lanka hette förr Ceylon.
    The country of Sri Lanka was formerly called Ceylon.
  2. to be claimed (often of something dubious)
    I deras egen rapport heter det att de hade bygglov
    In their own report, they claim that they had a building permit
  3. (obsolete) to call, to name; to command
Conjugation
More information active, passive ...

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

More information active, passive ...

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

Adjective

heta

  1. inflection of het:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

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