# aleta
## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈleta/ [aˈle.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -eta
* Hyphenation: a‧le‧ta

### Noun

aleta f (plural aletes)
* fin

## Catalan
### Etymology

From ala +‎ -eta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [əˈlɛ.tə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [əˈlə.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [aˈle.ta]
* Rhymes: -ɛta
* Hyphenation: a‧le‧ta

### Noun

aleta f (plural aletes)
* fin
* (castells) Hand signal given by the enxaneta upon reaching the top of the castell, signifying its completion

#### Derived terms

* aleta dorsal

### Further reading

* “aleta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “aleta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

## Estonian
### Noun

aleta
* abessive singular of ale

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑletɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝le̞t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑletɑ
* Hyphenation: ale‧ta

### Etymology 1

From ala- +‎ -eta.

#### Verb

aleta
* (intransitive) to descend, come/go down, move downwards
    Synonyms: alentua, (of a slope) viettää
* (intransitive) to be demoted [with translative ‘to, into a position’]
* (intransitive) Synonym of laskea (“to decrease”)

##### Derived terms

* alenema
* aleneminen
* alentaa
* kuulonalenema

#### Further reading

* “aleta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

aleta
* present passive indicative connegative of alkaa

### Anagrams

* -eltaa, telaa

## Galician
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈleta/ [aˈle.t̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -eta
* Hyphenation: a‧le‧ta

### Noun

aleta f (plural aletas)
* fin

### Further reading

* “aleta”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Ingrian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognate with Finnish aleta.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈɑletɑ/, [ˈɑɫe̞t]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈɑletɑ/, [ˈɑɫe̞d̥ɑ]
* (Hevaha) IPA: /ˈɑletɑk/, [ˈɑɫe̞d̥ɑɡ̊]
* Rhymes: -ɑlet, -ɑletɑ
* Hyphenation: a‧le‧ta

#### Verb

aleta
* (intransitive) to descend
* (intransitive, of a voice) to be lowered
** 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 4:Kuunnelkaa kuin alenoo ääni niis sanois kummat ollaa kirjutettu paksummiil bukviil.Listen how the voice is lowered in these words that are written in bold letters.

##### Derived terms

* alentaa

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈɑletɑ/, [ˈɑɫe̞t]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈɑletɑ/, [ˈɑɫe̞d̥ɑ]
* (Hevaha) IPA: /ˈɑletɑ/, [ˈɑɫe̞d̥ɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑlet, -ɑletɑ
* Hyphenation: a‧le‧ta

#### Verb

aleta
* impersonal present connegative of alkaa

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 11

## Occitan
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

aleta f (plural aletas)
* fin

### References

* Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 42.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

ala +‎ -eta

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈle.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈle.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aˈle.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈle.tɐ/

### Noun

aleta f (plural aletas)
* diminutive of ala
* vane (a surface radially mounted along an axis)
* a small wing or wing-like structure, such as tailplanes, missile fins and fletchings
* (anatomy) alar wall (cartilage on either side of the nose)

### Further reading

* “aleta” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

## Spanish
### Etymology

From ala (“wing”) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈleta/ [aˈle.t̪a]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -eta
* Syllabification: a‧le‧ta

### Noun

aleta f (plural aletas)
* fin
* flipper
* the leaf of a hinge
* blade of a propeller

#### Derived terms

* aleta adiposa
* aleta anal
* aleta caudal
* aleta dorsal
* aleta pectoral
* aleta pélvica
* aletada
* aletazo
* aleteo
* ballena de aleta

### Further reading

* “aleta”, 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

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aleta.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaˈleta/ [ʔɐˈlɛː.t̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -eta
* Syllabification: a‧le‧ta

### Noun

aleta (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜆ)
* (ichthyology, zootomy) fin
    Synonyms: palikpik, palaypay
* (architecture) flying buttress; arc-boutant
    Synonyms: arbotante, arko botarete
* (clothing) placket
    Synonyms: bitas, plaket

#### Related terms

* ala
* alero
* aletas de tiburon

#### See also

* bagwis

### Further reading

* “aleta”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
* “aleta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 23

## Veps
### Etymology

From ala- +‎ -eta.

### Verb

aleta
* to go down, to drop
* to decrease, to decline

#### Inflection
### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “понижаться, снижаться”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika