weta

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See also: wēta, wētā, wetá, and wetą

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Maori wētā.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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weta (plural weta or wetas)

  1. Any of about 70 insect species in the families Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae, endemic to New Zealand, resembling katydids or crickets.

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Igbo

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Etymology

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From we (take) + (towards).

Verb

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wetá

  1. to bring.

Maori

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Noun

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weta

  1. filth; excrement
  2. (idiomatic, vulgar) no way; never!

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Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Spanish aguaitar in the meaning of "to pay attention" or "to take care".

Verb

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weta

  1. to see

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɛta
  • Syllabification: we‧ta

Etymology 1

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See wet.

Noun

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weta f

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of wet
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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weta m pers

  1. genitive/accusative singular of wet

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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weta n

  1. inflection of weto:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Swazi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English waiter.

Noun

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wetá class 1a (plural bówetá class 2a)

  1. waiter

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Tocharian B

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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weta f

  1. a battle, struggle

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “weta”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN