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Peta
Peta
See also: Appendix:Variations of "peta"
English
Proper noun
Peta
- A female given name.
Usage notes
- Mainly used in the U.K. and Australia.
Anagrams
peta
peta
See also: Appendix:Variations of "peta"
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Either of Romance origin, cognate to French petit, or from a native word, *feta, *ṡetta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʲeta/
Noun
peta m
- pet (usually of a tame or domesticated animal)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- petacht
Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
peta | pheta | peta pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) petta
Noun
peta f (plural petas)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *pęta. Cognate with Bulgarian пета (peta), Slovene peta, Russian пята (pjata), Slovak päta. Non-Slavic cognates include Pashto پونده (pūndaʿh, “heel”) and Old Prussian pentis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pěːta/
- Hyphenation: pe‧ta
Noun
péta f (Cyrillic spelling пе́та)
Declension
Declension of peta
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *pęta. Cognate with Bulgarian пета (peta), Serbo-Croatian пета/peta, Russian пята (pjata)}}, Slovak päta. Non-Slavic cognates include Pashto پونده (pūndaʿh, “heel”) and Old Prussian pentis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛ̀ːta/
- Tonal orthography: péta
Noun
pêta f (genitive pête or peté, nominative plural pête or peté)
Declension
Declension of pêta (feminine, a-stem)
Declension of pêta (feminine, a-stem, mobile accent)