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eta

1

[ ey-tuh, ee-tuh ]

noun

  1. the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
  2. the vowel sound represented by this letter.


E.T.A.

2
or ETA

abbreviation for

  1. estimated time of arrival.

ETA

1

abbreviation for

  1. estimated time of arrival
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

eta

2

/ ˈːə /

noun

  1. the seventh letter in the Greek alphabet (Η, η), a long vowel sound, transliterated as e or ŧ
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ETA

3

/ ˈɛə /

acronym for

  1. Euzkadi ta Askatsuna: an organization of militant Basque nationalists attempting to gain independence for the Basques, esp those ruled by Spain, until a ceasefire in 1998, by means of guerrilla warfare
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

eta

4

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. (in Japan, formerly) a member of a class of outcasts who did menial and dirty tasks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of eta1

< Greek êٲ; compare Hebrew ḥeٳ heth
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of eta1

Greek, of Phoenician origin; compare Hebrew heth

Origin of eta2

Basque, literally: Basque Nation and Liberty

Origin of eta3

C19: Japanese
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

But other variants – eta, theta, iota – were quickly steamrolled and are now irrelevant.

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He learned his first Dunham routine as an 11-year-old student at eta Creative Arts Foundation, a theater on Chicago’s South Side.

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We are out of water & the Snoqualmie Pass Utility District just informed us that their pumps have been down due to the power outage with no eta to get water to our facilities.

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Status Symbol The H on the men’s clothing is the Greek letter eta.

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"Systems have been impacted by a data center power outage. No eta yet - we're working on a fix now," the airline tweeted.

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