neta

See also: Neta, netâ, néta, n-éta, and ñeta

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi नेता (netā, “leader”).

Noun

neta (plural netas)

1. (chiefly Hinglish) A politician.

Etymology 2

Japanese ネタ (neta)

Noun

neta

1. The ingredient that tops the mound of rice on a piece of nigiri sushi.

Anagrams

• Ante, Aten, Etan, Etna, Nate, Tean, Tena, anet, ante, ante-, etna, neat, ta'en

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis. Compare Spanish nieta.

Alternative forms

• néta (pre-2016 spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈne.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈne.ta]

Noun

neta f (plural netes, masculine net)

1. granddaughter

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈnɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈnə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈne.ta]

Adjective

neta

1. feminine singular of net (“clean”)

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese neta, from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis (“granddaughter”).

Noun

neta f (plural netas)

1. granddaughter

Related terms

• bisneta
• neto

Ido

Adjective

neta

1. clean

Antonyms

• desneta

Derived terms

• neteso

Japanese

Romanization

neta

1. Rōmaji transcription of ねた
2. Rōmaji transcription of ネタ

Karao

Noun

neta

1. sap (of a plant)

Latin

Participle

nēta

1. inflection of nētus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

nētā

1. ablative feminine singular of nētus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese neta, from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis (“granddaughter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.tɐ/

Noun

neta f (plural netas)

1. granddaughter, female grandchild

Derived terms

• bisneta
• trisneta/trineta
• tataraneta/tetaraneta/tetraneta

Related terms

• avô/avó

References

• “neta” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “neta” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneta/ [ˈne.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: ne‧ta

Noun

neta f (plural netas)

1. (Mexico, colloquial) true, legit

   ¿Es neta todo lo que me estás contando, güey?

   Is everything you're telling me true, dude?

Adjective

neta

1. feminine singular of neto