weta

See also: wēta, wētā, wetá, and wetą

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from MāoriCategory:English terms borrowed from Māori#WETACategory:English terms derived from Māori#WETA wētā.

Pronunciation

Noun

weta (plural weta or wetas)Category:English lemmas#WETACategory:English nouns#WETACategory:English countable nouns#WETACategory:English nouns with irregular plurals#WETACategory:English indeclinable nouns#WETACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#WETACategory:Pages with entries#WETACategory:Pages with 7 entries#WETA

  1. (New ZealandCategory:New Zealand English#WETA) Any of about 70 insect species in the families AnostostomatidaeCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (family)#Anostostomatidae and RhaphidophoridaeCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (family)#Rhaphidophoridae, endemic to New Zealand, resembling katydids or crickets.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Category:en:Crickets and grasshoppers#WETA

Igbo

Etymology

From we (“take”) +‎ -tá (“towards”)Category:Igbo terms suffixed with -ta#WETA.

Verb

wetáCategory:Igbo lemmas#WETACategory:Igbo verbs#WETACategory:Igbo entries with incorrect language header#WETACategory:Pages with entries#WETACategory:Pages with 7 entries#WETA

  1. to bring

Māori

Noun

wetaCategory:Māori lemmas#WETACategory:Māori nouns#WETACategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#WETACategory:Pages with entries#WETACategory:Pages with 7 entries#WETA

  1. dirt
  2. filth; excrement
    Synonym: tae
  3. (idiomaticCategory:Māori idioms#WETA, vulgarCategory:Māori vulgarities#WETA) no way; hell no; never!

References

  • "weta" – Māori Dictionary
  • “weta” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Category:mi:Feces#WETA

Papiamentu

Etymology

From SpanishCategory:Papiamentu terms derived from Spanish#WETA aguaitar in the meaning of "to pay attention" or "to take care".

Verb

wetaCategory:Papiamentu lemmas#WETACategory:Papiamentu verbs#WETACategory:Papiamentu entries with incorrect language header#WETACategory:Pages with entries#WETACategory:Pages with 7 entries#WETA

  1. to see

Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See wet.

Noun

weta fCategory:Polish lemmas#WETACategory:Polish nouns#WETACategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#WETACategory:Polish feminine nouns#WETACategory:Pages with entries#WETACategory:Pages with 7 entries#WETA

  1. (obsoleteCategory:Polish terms with obsolete senses#WETA) alternative form of wet
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

weta m persCategory:Polish non-lemma forms#WETACategory:Polish noun forms#WETACategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#WETACategory:Pages with entries#WETACategory:Pages with 7 entries#WETA

  1. genitive/accusative singular of wet

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

weta nCategory:Polish non-lemma forms#WETACategory:Polish noun forms#WETACategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#WETACategory:Pages with entries#WETACategory:Pages with 7 entries#WETA

  1. inflection of weto:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural Category:pl:Desserts#WETA

Swazi

Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Swazi terms borrowed from English#WETACategory:Swazi terms derived from English#WETA waiter.

Noun

wetá class 1a (plural bówetá class 2a)Category:Swazi lemmas#wetaCategory:Swazi terms with redundant sortkeys#wetaCategory:Swazi nouns#wetaCategory:Swazi entries with incorrect language header#wetaCategory:Swazi class 1a nouns#wetaCategory:Pages with entries#WETACategory:Pages with 7 entries#WETA

  1. waiter

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Category:Requests for inflections in Swazi noun entries#WETACategory:Requests for inflections in Swazi entries#WETA

Tocharian B

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Tocharian B entries#WETA

Noun

weta fCategory:Tocharian B lemmas#WETACategory:Tocharian B nouns#WETACategory:Tocharian B entries with incorrect language header#WETACategory:Tocharian B feminine nouns#WETACategory:Pages with entries#WETACategory:Pages with 7 entries#WETA

  1. a battle, struggle

Derived terms

Further reading

  • 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
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