чета

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ceta"

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic чьсти (čĭsti), from Proto-Slavic *čisti. Colloquially and dialectally, the doublet читам (čitam) from Proto-Slavic *čitati is used as well.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɛˈtɤ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɐ

Verb

чета́ • (četá) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective прочета́)

  1. to read
Conjugation
Alternative forms
Derived terms
verbs

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *četa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛtɐ]

Noun

че́та • (čétaf (relational adjective че́тен)

  1. military unit, troop
    Synonyms: свод (svod), отряд (otrjad), полк (polk)
Usage notes

Traditionally refers to self-organized para-military troops that effectively acted as law enforcers (on a local level) during the late stages of the Ottoman Empire. Originally, they opposed and fought bandit bands, called hayduts. Later chetas turned against the central government and participated in uprisings against the Ottoman reign over the Balkans.

Declension
Declension of че́та
singular plural
indefinite че́та
čéta
че́ти
čéti
definite че́тата
čétata
че́тите
čétite
Derived terms

References

  • чета”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *četa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛta]
  • Hyphenation: че‧та
  • Rhymes: -ɛta

Noun

чета • (četaf (plural чети)

  1. troop, squad

Declension

Declension of чета
singular plural
indefinite чета (četa) чети (četi)
definite unspecified четата (četata) четите (četite)
definite proximal четава (četava) четиве (četive)
definite distal четана (četana) четине (četine)
vocative чето (četo) чети (četi)

Derived terms

  • контрачета f (kontračeta)
  • контрачетник m (kontračetnik)
  • четник m (četnik)
  • четников (četnikov)
  • четнички (četnički)
  • четоводец m (četovodec)

See also

References

  • чета” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic чета (četa, troop, multitude, community), from Proto-Slavic *četa, akin to Czech četa (platoon, squad), Serbo-Croatian чета, Bulgarian чета (četa), possibly Latin caterva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪˈta]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: Чита́ (Čitá)

Noun

чета́ • (četáf inan (genitive четы́, nominative plural четы́, genitive plural чет)

  1. couple, pair
  2. match
    быть не чета́ кому-л или чему-лbytʹ ne četá komu-l ili čemu-lto not be in someone's league, to be inferior or superior in some respect

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *četa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃêta/
  • Hyphenation: че‧та

Noun

че̏та f (Latin spelling čȅta)

  1. troop, squad, host

Declension

Declension of чета
singular plural
nominative чета чете
genitive чете че̑та̄
dative чети четама
accusative чету чете
vocative чето чете
locative чети четама
instrumental четом четама