# -eta
## Basque
### Suffix

-eta
* Used to form toponyms.
    ‎pago (“beech”) + ‎-eta → ‎Pagoeta
    ‎iturri (“fountain”) + ‎-eta → ‎Iturrieta

#### Derived terms
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈɛ.tə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈə.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈe.ta]

### Suffix

-eta f
* feminine singular of -et

#### Derived terms
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-t'ak (stem *-në-), from Proto-Uralic *-me-. Related to Estonian -nema, -neda and Veps -eta. The stem has been reworked considerably in some forms; see the Proto-Finnic entry for more details.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /-etɑˣ/, [-e̞t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]

### Suffix

-eta (front vowel harmony variant -etä, stem -ne- or -ene-, linguistic notation -ne- or -ene- or -etA)
* Forms translative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to become (adjective)" or "to become more (adjective)".
    ‎tumma (“dark”) + ‎-eta → ‎tummeta (“to darken”)

#### Usage notes

* The derived verbs belong to the conjugation type vanheta (72).
* This ending normally replaces the stem-final vowel(s) of the base adjective, though some adjectives ending in -o show an allomorph -ta (e.g. isota).

#### Inflection

Note that gradation may apply.

#### Derived terms

* -ntaa

### Anagrams

* Tea, tae

## Ingrian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *-t'ak. Cognates include Finnish -eta and Estonian -neda.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /-etɑ/, [-e̞tɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /-etɑ/, [-e̞d̥ɑ]

#### Suffix

-eta (front vowel variant -etä)
* Used to form inchoative verbs.
    ‎pimmiä (“dark”) + ‎-eta → ‎pimetä (“to darken”)

##### Derived terms
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /-etɑ/, [-e̞tɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /-etɑ/, [-e̞d̥ɑ]

#### Suffix

-eta
* impersonal present indicative connegative of -taa

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin -ēta, plural of -ētum. Compare -eto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈe.ta/
* Rhymes: -eta
* Hyphenation: -é‧ta

### Suffix

-eta f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ete)
* wood, forest
    ‎sughera (“cork oak”) + ‎-eta → ‎sughereta (“cork oak forest”)
* orchard, grove, plantation
    ‎ulivo (“olive, olive tree”) + ‎-eta → ‎uliveta (“olive grove”)

#### Derived terms
### Anagrams

* -ate

## Latin
### Suffix

-ēta
* nominative/accusative/vocative plural of -ētum

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* -êta (obsolete)

### Etymology

In some words from Italian -etta and in others from French -ette. Both come from Latin -itta. Doublet of -ita and -ete.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈe.tɐ/

### Suffix

-eta f
* forms the diminutive of feminine nouns, often as an adaptation of French loanwords ending in -ette
    Synonym: -ete
    ‎canção (“song”) + ‎-eta → ‎cançoneta (“short, cheerful song”)

### Suffix

-eta m or f
* person missing a body part, especially if they have only one part of a pair, such as only one hand or one foot

#### Derived terms
## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French -ette and Italian -etta. Doublet of -ita and -eta.

### Suffix

-eta f (noun-forming suffix, plural -etas)
* Alternative form of -ete; forms diminutives from nouns and adjectives, or gives a particularizing sense
    ‎banca (“bench”) + ‎-eta → ‎banqueta (“footstool, small bench”)
    ‎casa (“house”) + ‎-eta → ‎caseta (“hut”)

#### Usage notes

* Used especially after feminine nouns. Compare -ete.

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “-ete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Veps
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *-t'ak. Related to Finnish -eta.

#### Suffix

-eta
* Forms intransitive verbs from adjectives, indicating "to become".

##### Derived terms
### Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *-ntadak. Related to Finnish -(e)ntaa.

#### Suffix

-eta
* Forms transitive verbs from adjectives, indicating "to make" or "to cause to become".