heta
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἧτᾰ (hêta).
Noun
heta (plural hetas)
- The Ancient Greek letter eta, or variants of it, when used in their original function of denoting the consonant /h/.
Translations
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Alternative forms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.
Conjugation
Conjugation of hēta (strong)
| present | past | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hēta | — | |||
| participle | hētandi, hētande | hētin | |||
| active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | hēter | hēti, hēte | — | hǣt | hǣti, hǣte |
| þū | hēter | hēti, hēte | hēt | *hǣst | hǣti, hǣte |
| han | hēter | hēti, hēte | — | hǣt | hǣti, hǣte |
| vīr | hētum, hētom | hētum, hētom | hētum, hētom | hǣtum, hǣtom | hǣtum, hǣtom |
| īr | hētin | hētin | hētin | hǣtin | hǣtin |
| þēr | hēta | hētin | — | hǣtu, -o | hǣtin |
| mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | hēts | hētis, hētes | — | hǣts | hǣtis, hǣtes |
| þū | hēts | hētis, hētes | — | *hǣsts | hǣtis, hǣtes |
| han | hēts | hētis, hētes | — | hǣts | hǣtis, hǣtes |
| vīr | hētums, -oms | hētums, hētoms | — | hǣtums, hǣtoms | hǣtums, hǣtoms |
| īr | hētins | hētins | — | hǣtins | hǣtins |
| þēr | hētas | hētins | — | hǣtus, hǣtos | hǣtins |
Descendants
- Swedish: heta
Rwanda-Rundi
Swedish
Pronunciation
audio (file) - IPA(key): /heːta/
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish hēta, from Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.
Verb
heta (present heter, preterite hette, supine hetat, imperative het)
- (obsolete) to call, to name; to command
- 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.
- (modern spelling) Och Laban hade två döttrar / den äldsta het Lea / och den yngsta het Rachel.
- And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
- Vad heter du? ― What's your name?
- 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Genesis (Första Mosebok), 29:16, page 28 (paragraph 3, line 30)
Conjugation
Conjugation of heta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | heta | hetas | ||
| Supine | hetat | hetats | ||
| Imperative | het | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | heten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | heter | hette | hets, hetes | hettes |
| Ind. plural1 | heta | hette | hetas | hettes |
| Subjunctive2 | hete | hette | hetes | hettes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | hetande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of heta (class 7 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | heta | hetas | ||
| Supine | hetat | hetats | ||
| Imperative | het | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | heten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | heter | het | hets, hetes | hets |
| Ind. plural1 | heta | heto | hetas | hetos |
| Subjunctive2 | hete | hete | hetes | hetes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | hetande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
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