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-eta
-eta
See also: Appendix:Variations of "eta"
Catalan
Suffix
-eta f
- feminine singular of -et
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Catalan_words_suffixed_with_-eta'>Catalan words suffixed with -eta</a>
Finnish
Suffix
-eta
- Forms verbs from adjectives, meaning "to become (adjective)" or "to become more (adjective)".
Inflection
| Inflection of -eta (Kotus type 72/vanheta, no gradation) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | ||||||
| present tense | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | -enen | en -ene | 1st sing. | olen -ennut | en ole -ennut | |
| 2nd sing. | -enet | et -ene | 2nd sing. | olet -ennut | et ole -ennut | |
| 3rd sing. | -enee | ei -ene | 3rd sing. | on -ennut | ei ole -ennut | |
| 1st plur. | -enemme | emme -ene | 1st plur. | olemme -enneet | emme ole -enneet | |
| 2nd plur. | -enette | ette -ene | 2nd plur. | olette -enneet | ette ole -enneet | |
| 3rd plur. | -enevat | eivät -ene | 3rd plur. | ovat -enneet | eivät ole -enneet | |
| passive | -etaan | ei -eta | passive | on -ettu | ei ole -ettu | |
| past tense | pluperfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | -enin | en -ennut | 1st sing. | olin -ennut | en ollut -ennut | |
| 2nd sing. | -enit | et -ennut | 2nd sing. | olit -ennut | et ollut -ennut | |
| 3rd sing. | -eni | ei -ennut | 3rd sing. | oli -ennut | ei ollut -ennut | |
| 1st plur. | -enimme | emme -enneet | 1st plur. | olimme -enneet | emme olleet -enneet | |
| 2nd plur. | -enitte | ette -enneet | 2nd plur. | olitte -enneet | ette olleet -enneet | |
| 3rd plur. | -enivat | eivät -enneet | 3rd plur. | olivat -enneet | eivät olleet -enneet | |
| passive | -ettiin | ei -ettu | passive | oli -ettu | ei ollut -ettu | |
| conditional mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | -enisin | en -enisi | 1st sing. | olisin -ennut | en olisi -ennut | |
| 2nd sing. | -enisit | et -enisi | 2nd sing. | olisit -ennut | et olisi -ennut | |
| 3rd sing. | -enisi | ei -enisi | 3rd sing. | olisi -ennut | ei olisi -ennut | |
| 1st plur. | -enisimme | emme -enisi | 1st plur. | olisimme -enneet | emme olisi -enneet | |
| 2nd plur. | -enisitte | ette -enisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte -enneet | ette olisi -enneet | |
| 3rd plur. | -enisivat | eivät -enisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat -enneet | eivät olisi -enneet | |
| passive | -ettaisiin | ei -ettaisi | passive | olisi -ettu | ei olisi -ettu | |
| imperative mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | |
| 2nd sing. | -ene | älä -ene | 2nd sing. | ole -ennut | älä ole -ennut | |
| 3rd sing. | -etkoon | älköön -etko | 3rd sing. | olkoon -ennut | älköön olko -ennut | |
| 1st plur. | -etkaamme | älkäämme -etko | 1st plur. | olkaamme -enneet | älkäämme olko -enneet | |
| 2nd plur. | -etkaa | älkää -etko | 2nd plur. | olkaa -enneet | älkää olko -enneet | |
| 3rd plur. | -etkoot | älkööt -etko | 3rd plur. | olkoot -enneet | älkööt olko -enneet | |
| passive | -ettakoon | älköön -ettako | passive | olkoon -ettu | älköön olko -ettu | |
| potential mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | -ennen | en -enne | 1st sing. | lienen -ennut | en liene -ennut | |
| 2nd sing. | -ennet | et -enne | 2nd sing. | lienet -ennut | et liene -ennut | |
| 3rd sing. | -ennee | ei -enne | 3rd sing. | lienee -ennut | ei liene -ennut | |
| 1st plur. | -ennemme | emme -enne | 1st plur. | lienemme -enneet | emme liene -enneet | |
| 2nd plur. | -ennette | ette -enne | 2nd plur. | lienette -enneet | ette liene -enneet | |
| 3rd plur. | -ennevat | eivät -enne | 3rd plur. | lienevät -enneet | eivät liene -enneet | |
| passive | -ettaneen | ei -ettane | passive | lienee -ettu | ei liene -ettu | |
| Nominal forms | ||||||
| infinitives | participles | |||||
| active | passive | active | passive | |||
| 1st | -eta | present | -eneva | -ettava | ||
| long 1st2 | -etakseen | past | -ennut | -ettu | ||
| 2nd | inessive1 | -etessa | -ettaessa | agent1, 3 | -enema | |
| instructive | -eten | — | negative | -enematon | ||
| 3rd | inessive | -enemassa | — | 1) Usually with a possessive suffix. 2) Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural. |
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| elative | -enemasta | — | ||||
| illative | -enemaan | — | ||||
| adessive | -enemalla | — | ||||
| abessive | -enematta | — | ||||
| instructive | -eneman | -ettaman | ||||
| 4th | nominative | -eneminen | ||||
| partitive | -enemista | |||||
| 5th2 | -enemaisillaan | |||||
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Finnish_words_suffixed_with_-eta'>Finnish words suffixed with -eta</a>
Usage notes
This ending normally replaces the stem-final vowel(s) of the base adjective, though some adjectives ending in -o show an allomorph -ta (e.g. isota).
Italian
Etymology
From Latin -ēta, plural of -ētum. Compare -eto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈe.ta/, [ˈeːt̪ä]
Suffix
-eta f
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Italian_words_suffixed_with_-eta'>Italian words suffixed with -eta</a>
Portuguese
Suffix
-eta
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Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Portuguese_words_suffixed_with_-eta'>Portuguese words suffixed with -eta</a>
Veps
Etymology 1
Related to Finnish -eta.
Suffix
-eta
- Forms intransitive verbs from adjectives, indicating "to become".
Inflection
| Inflection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st infinitive | -eta | ||
| present indic. | -eneb | ||
| past indic. | -eni | ||
| present indicative |
past indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | -enen | -enin | — |
| 2nd singular | -ened | -enid | -ene |
| 3rd singular | -eneb | -eni | ? |
| 1st plural | -enem | -enim | -ekam |
| 2nd plural | -enet | -enit | -ekat |
| 3rd plural | -etas -eneba |
-eniba | ? |
| sing. conneg.1 | -ene | -enend | -ene |
| plur. conneg. | -ekoi | -enugoi | -ekoi |
| present conditional |
past conditional |
potential | |
| 1st singular | -enižin | -enuižin | -enenen |
| 2nd singular | -enižid | -enuižid | -enened |
| 3rd singular | -eniži | -enuiži | -eneneb |
| 1st plural | -enižim | -enuižim | -enenem |
| 2nd plural | -enižit | -enuižit | -enenet |
| 3rd plural | -enižiba | -enuižiba | -eneneba |
| connegative | -eniži | -enuiži | -enene |
| non-finite forms | |||
| 1st infinitive | -eta | ||
| 2nd infinitive | 3rd infinitive | ||
| inessive | -etes | inessive | -enemas |
| instructive | -eten | illative | ? |
| participles | elative | -enemaspäi | |
| present active | -enii | adessive | -enemal |
| past active | -enu | abessive | -enemat |
| past passive | -etud | ||
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Veps_words_suffixed_with_-eta_(neb)'>Veps words suffixed with -eta (neb)</a>
Etymology 2
Related to Finnish -entaa.
Suffix
-eta
- Forms transitive verbs from adjectives, indicating "to make" or "to cause to become".
Inflection
| Inflection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st infinitive | -eta | ||
| present indic. | -endab | ||
| past indic. | -enzi | ||
| present indicative |
past indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | -endan | -enzin | — |
| 2nd singular | -endad | -enzid | -enda |
| 3rd singular | -endab | -enzi | ? |
| 1st plural | -endam | -enzim | -ekam |
| 2nd plural | -endat | -enzit | -ekat |
| 3rd plural | -etas -endaba |
-enziba | ? |
| sing. conneg.1 | -enda | -endand | -enda |
| plur. conneg. | -ekoi | -enugoi | -ekoi |
| present conditional |
past conditional |
potential | |
| 1st singular | -endaižin | -enuižin | -endanen |
| 2nd singular | -endaižid | -enuižid | -endaned |
| 3rd singular | -endaiži | -enuiži | -endaneb |
| 1st plural | -endaižim | -enuižim | -endanem |
| 2nd plural | -endaižit | -enuižit | -endanet |
| 3rd plural | -endaižiba | -enuižiba | -endaneba |
| connegative | -endaiži | -enuiži | -endane |
| non-finite forms | |||
| 1st infinitive | -eta | ||
| 2nd infinitive | 3rd infinitive | ||
| inessive | -etes | inessive | -endamas |
| instructive | -eten | illative | ? |
| participles | elative | -endamaspäi | |
| present active | -endai | adessive | -endamal |
| past active | -enu | abessive | -endamat |
| past passive | -etud | ||
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Veps_words_suffixed_with_-eta_(ndab)'>Veps words suffixed with -eta (ndab)</a>