neta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "neta"

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi नेता (netā, “leader”).

Noun

neta (plural netas)

1. (chiefly Hinglish) A politician.

Etymology 2

From Japanese ネタ (neta).

Noun

neta

1. The ingredient that tops the mound of rice on a piece of nigiri sushi.

Anagrams

• tane, ante, ta'en, anet, etna, NEAT, Aten, Neat, Etan, ante-, Nate, neat, Etna, Tean, Ante, Tena

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis. Compare Spanish nieta.

Alternative forms

• néta (pre-2016)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈne.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈne.ta]

Noun

neta f (plural netes, masculine net, masculine plural nets)

1. granddaughter

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈnɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈnə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈne.ta]

Adjective

neta

1. feminine singular of net (“clean”)

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese neta, from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis (“granddaughter”).

Noun

neta f (plural netas)

1. granddaughter

Related terms

• bisneta
• neto

Ido

Adjective

neta

1. clean

Antonyms

• desneta

Derived terms

• neteso

Japanese

Romanization

neta

1. Rōmaji transcription of ねた
2. Rōmaji transcription of ネタ

Karao

Noun

neta

1. sap (of a plant)

Latin

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈneː.ta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnɛː.ta]

Participle

nēta

1. inflection of nētus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈneː.taː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnɛː.ta]

Participle

nētā

1. ablative feminine singular of nētus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese neta, from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis (“granddaughter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.tɐ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: ne‧ta

Noun

neta f (plural netas, masculine neto, masculine plural netos)

1. granddaughter, female grandchild

Derived terms

• bisneta
• tataraneta
• tetraneta
• trineta
• trisneta

Further reading

• “neta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “neta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “neta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “neta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneta/ [ˈne.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: ne‧ta

Noun

neta f (plural netas)

1. (Mexico, colloquial) true, legit

   ¿Es neta todo lo que me estás contando, güey?

   Is everything you're telling me true, dude?

Adjective

neta

1. feminine singular of neto