# чета
## 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: [t͡ʃɛˈtɤ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛtɐ

#### Verb

чета́ • (četá) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective прочета́)
* to read

##### Alternative forms

* читам (čitam) — dialectal

##### Derived terms

* доизчета́ pf (doizčetá), доизчи́там impf (doizčítam)
* дочета́ pf (dočetá), дочи́там impf (dočítam)
* зачета́ pf (začetá), зачи́там impf (začítam)
* изчета́ pf (izčetá), изчи́там impf (izčítam)
* препрочета́ pf (prepročetá), препрочи́там impf (prepročítam)
* прочета́ pf (pročetá), прочи́там impf (pročítam)
* разчета́ pf (razčetá), разчи́там impf (razčítam)
* счета́ pf (sčetá), счи́там impf (sčítam)

##### Related terms

* читател (čitatel)
* читалня (čitalnja)
* читалище (čitalište)

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *četa.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈt͡ʃɛtɐ]

#### Noun

че́та • (čéta) f (relational adjective че́тен)
* 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.

##### Derived terms

* че́тник (čétnik, “chetnik”) (member of a чета)
** че́тнишки (čétniški)

### 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: [ˈt͡ʃɛta]
* Hyphenation: че‧та
* Rhymes: -ɛta

### Noun

чета • (četa) f (plural чети)
* troop, squad

#### Derived terms

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

#### See also

* банда f (banda)
* баталјон m (bataljon)
* бенд m (bend)
* бригада f (brigada)
* група f (grupa)
* дивизија f (divizija)
* полк m (polk)
* формација f (formacija)

### 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: [t͡ɕɪˈta]
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: Чита́ (Čitá)

### Noun

чета́ • (četá) f inan (genitive четы́, nominative plural четы́, genitive plural чет)
* couple, pair
* match
    быть не чета́ кому-л или чему-л ― bytʹ ne četá komu-l ili čemu-l ― to not be in someone's league, to be inferior or superior in some respect

#### Related terms

* чётный (čótnyj), нечётный (nečótnyj)
* сочета́ние (sočetánije)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *četa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃêta/
* Hyphenation: че‧та

### Noun

че̏та f (Latin spelling čȅta)
* troop, squad, host