"heta" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hetas [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἧτᾰ (hêta). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ἧτᾰ}} Ancient Greek ἧτᾰ (hêta) Head templates: {{en-noun}} heta (plural hetas)
  1. The Ancient Greek letter eta, or variants of it, when used in their original function of denoting the consonant /h/. Categories (topical): Greek letter names Translations (variant of the Ancient Greek letter eta when used to denote the consonant /h/): heto (Esperanto), hêta [masculine] (French), heta [feminine, masculine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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