hetta

See also: hətta

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛʰtːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʰtːa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hetta, from Proto-Germanic *hattijǭ.

Noun

hetta f (genitive singular hettu, plural hettur)

  1. cap
  2. The black nape and crown (lit., “cap”) on the head of the terna (Arctic tern / arctic tern).
  3. foreskin
Declension
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hetta hettan hettur hetturnar
accusative hettu hettuna hettur hetturnar
dative hettu hettuni hettum hettunum
genitive hettu hettunnar hetta hettanna
Derived terms
  • dvørgahetta
  • ferðingarhetta
  • skrúðhetta
  • smæðhetta
  • stavnhetta
  • trøllhetta
  • váshetta

Etymology 2

Pronoun

hetta n sg

  1. (demonstrative) this, nominative and accusative singular neuter form of hesin
Declension
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hesin henda / hendan hetta / hettar
accusative henda / hendan hesa
dative hesum hesari / hesi hesum
genitive - - -
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hesir hesar hesi
accusative hesar
dative hesum
genitive hesa


Derived terms
  • lat meg fáa hetta - please give me this (when pointing at something that you don't know the word for)

See also

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hetta, from Proto-Germanic *hattijǭ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛhta/
    Rhymes: -ɛhta

Noun

hetta f (genitive singular hettu, nominative plural hettur)

  1. cap, hood

Declension

Declension of hetta (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hetta hettan hettur hetturnar
accusative hettu hettuna hettur hetturnar
dative hettu hettunni hettum hettunum
genitive hettu hettunnar hetta hettanna

Derived terms

Japanese

Romanization

hetta

  1. Rōmaji transcription of へった

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

hetta f sg

  1. definite feminine singular of hette

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hetta f sg

  1. definite feminine singular of hette

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Interjection

hetta

  1. (Near Masovian, Przemyśl) used to direct horses to move forward; giddyup
    Synonym: (dialectal) wio
    Coordinate terms: ahet, ahojt, ksobie, odsiebie, odsię, tprrruu
  2. (Lasovia) used to direct horses or oxen to the right

Further reading

  • Władysław Matlakowski (1891) “hetta”, in “Zbiór wyrazów ludowych dawnej ziemi czerskiej”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 372
  • Aleksander Saloni (1899) “hetta”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 239
  • Oskar Kolberg (1865) “hetta”, in Lud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page 266

Swedish

Pronunciation

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  • Homophone: hätta

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish hita, from Old Norse hiti. It could also be derived from the oblique cases of Old Swedish hiti (from Old Norse hiti) .

Noun

hetta c

  1. heat
Declension
Declension of hetta
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hetta hettas
definite hettan hettans
plural indefinite
definite

Etymology 2

Partly from Old Swedish hita, partly from Old Swedish hēta, from Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitijaną.

Verb

hetta (present hettar, preterite hettade, supine hettat, imperative hetta)

  1. to heat
Conjugation
Conjugation of hetta (weak)
active passive
infinitive hetta
supine hettat
imperative hetta
imper. plural1 hetten
present past present past
indicative hettar hettade
ind. plural1 hetta hettade
subjunctive2 hette hettade
present participle hettande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

  • upphetta

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