"beta" meaning in Faroese

See beta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpeːʰta/
Rhymes: -eːʰta Etymology: From Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *bayt- (“house”). Etymology templates: {{bor|fo|grc|βῆτα}} Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta), {{der|fo|sem-pro|*bayt-|t=house}} Proto-Semitic *bayt- (“house”) Head templates: {{head|fo|noun|genitive singular|beta||:Template:22||:Template:222|plural|betu||:Template:33||{333||g=n|head=}} beta n (genitive singular beta, plural betu), {{fo-noun|n|beta|betu}} beta n (genitive singular beta, plural betu) |cat2= |cat3= }} Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-noun-n1|bet}} Forms: beta n |cat2= |cat3= }} [canonical], beta [genitive, singular], betu [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], beta [indefinite, nominative, singular], betað [definite, nominative, singular], betu [indefinite, nominative, plural], betur [indefinite, nominative, plural], betuni [definite, nominative, plural], beta [accusative, indefinite, singular], betað [accusative, definite, singular], betu [accusative, indefinite, plural], betur [accusative, indefinite, plural], betuni [accusative, definite, plural], beta [dative, indefinite, singular], betanum [dative, definite, singular], betum [dative, indefinite, plural], betunum [dative, definite, plural], beta [genitive, indefinite, singular], betans [definite, genitive, singular], betna [genitive, indefinite, plural], betnanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. beta (Greek letter) Derived forms: betageisli [masculine], betageisling [feminine]
    Sense id: en-beta-fo-noun-vDORbCbG Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 24 entries, Pages with entries, Greek letter names, Pages with 24 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 24 entries: 4 4 0 1 4 0 2 1 4 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 4 4 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 4 4 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
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      ]
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      "form": "betu",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fo-decl-noun-n1",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "beta",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "betað",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betu",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betuni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beta",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "betað",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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      "form": "betur",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betuni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betanum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betunum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "betans",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "betna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betnanna",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "6": ":Template:22",
        "7": "",
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  "lang_code": "fo",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Faroese entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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        },
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          "_dis": "4 4 0 1 4 0 2 1 4 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 4 4 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 4 4 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 0",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "betageisli"
        },
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          ],
          "word": "betageisling"
        }
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          "#English"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpeːʰta/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːʰta"
    },
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      "homophone": "betað"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "sv:Vegetables"
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "betageisli"
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betað",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betuni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betað",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "betu",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "betur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betuni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betanum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "beta",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betnanna",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    },
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      },
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  "lang": "Faroese",
  "lang_code": "fo",
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      ],
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpeːʰta/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːʰta"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "betað"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beta"
}

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  "path": [
    "beta"
  ],
  "section": "Faroese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "beta",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'n1'",
  "path": [
    "beta"
  ],
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}

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}

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