-eta

Appendix:Variations of "eta" Basque Suffix eu suffix Used to form toponyms. eu pago beech Pagoeta eu iturri fountain Iturrieta Derived terms eu Catalan ca -et Pronunciation ê Suffix ca suffix f ca -et Derived terms ca Finnish Etymology From fi urj-fin-pro *-t'ak translative, -ne- (stem urj-fin-pro *-në-), from fi urj-pro *-me-. Related to et -nema, et -neda and vep -eta. The stem has been reworked considerably in some forms; see the Proto-Finnic entry for more details. Pronunciation * Suffix verb etä ne ene Forms translative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to become (adjective)" or "to become more (adjective)". fi tumma dark tummeta to darken Usage notes The derived verbs belong to the conjugation type fi vanheta (72). This ending normally replaces the stem-final vowel(s) of the base adjective, though some adjectives ending in fi -o show an allomorph fi -ta (e.g. fi isota bigger). Inflection - e a Note that gradation may apply. Derived terms fi fi -ntaa Further reading Anagrams fi aet Tea tae Ingrian Etymology 1 From izh urj-fin-pro *-t'ak translative, -ne-. Cognates include fi -eta and et -nema -neda. Pronunciation Suffix -etä Used to form inchoative verbs. izh pimmiä dark pimetä to darken Conjugation Derived terms izh Etymology 2 Pronunciation Suffix izh suffix form izh -taa impers pres ind conn Italian Etymology From it la -ēta, plural of la -ētum. Compare it -eto. Pronunciation -éta Suffix f wood, forest it sughera cork oak sughereta cork oak forest orchard, grove, plantation it ulivo olive, olive tree uliveta olive grove Derived terms it Anagrams it aet -ate Latin Suffix la suffix form -ēta la -ētum nom//acc//voc p Portuguese Alternative forms pt -êta obsolete Etymology pt suffix :inh roa-opt:-eta<ety:bor<frm:-ette>> :influence it:-etta fr:-ette In some words from pt it -etta and in others from pt fr -ette. Both come from pt la -ittus -itta. pt -ito -ita -ete. Pronunciation -êta Suffix fpt diminutive suffixes forms the diminutive of feminine nouns, often as an adaptation of French loanwords ending in fr -ette pt -ete pt canção cançoneta song short, cheerful song Suffix mfbysense forms adjectives indicating missing a body part, especially a single part of a pair, such as only one hand or one foot pt perna<t:leg> perneta<t:missing or leg> forms nouns indicating a person missing a body part, especially if they have only one part of a pair, such as only one hand or one foot pt perna<t:leg> perneta<t:a person missing a leg> Derived terms pt Further reading Spanish Etymology es :bor<conj:and> fr:-ette it:-etta + 1 -ita Pronunciation Suffix fes diminutive suffixes es -ete; forms diminutives from nouns and adjectives, or gives a particularizing sense es banca bench banqueta footstool, small bench es casa house caseta hut Usage notes Used especially after feminine nouns. Compare es -ete. Derived terms es Further reading -ete Veps Etymology 1 From vep urj-fin-pro *-t'ak translative, -ne-. Related to fi -eta. Suffix vep suffix vep nebForms intransitive verbs from adjectives, indicating "to become". Inflection Derived terms vep neb Etymology 2 From vep urj-fin-pro *-ntadak factitive. Related to fi -ntaa -(e)ntaa. Suffix vep suffix vep ndabForms transitive verbs from adjectives, indicating "to make" or "to cause to become". Inflection Derived terms vep ndab Wolaytta Suffix wal suffix Plural marker. Forms the plural of certain nouns ending in -iya by replacing these endings with -eta. Usage notes This suffix does not attach directly to the full word. Instead, the final syllable -iya of the singular noun is removed and replaced with -eta to form the plural. Formation rule hariya → hareta maahiya → maaheta Related terms -ta -ota