Meaning
3 sensesThe seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
Eta
э́таéta, и́таíta
the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet
(particle)A kind of electrically neutral meson having zero spin and isospin.
A social outcast in Japan who is subjected to menial work, making up a class or caste of such people.
Examples
3 sentencesCould you tell me the ETA?
Museum officials think that ETA wanted more Basque art in the museum.
Museum officials think that ETA will not harm the museum in the future.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta). From Japanese 穢多 (“full of filth”) (literal translation, noFrom Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta).
From Japanese 穢多 (“full of filth”) (literal translation, now considered derogatory in Japan).
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Forms
plural: etas / etaSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees:Basque Homeland and FreedomBasque Fatherland and LibertyEuskadi ta Askatasuna
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular