geta

See also: Geta, getą, gęta, and ge-tà

English

Geta

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 下駄 (geta).

Noun

geta (plural getas or geta)

1. A Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with traditional Japanese garments such as the kimono.
   • 1963 March 16, Hal Porter, “Little old lady passing by”, in The Bulletin, page 22, column 3:

     Because of August he wears shorts and sandals, the Japanese geta sort called thongs.

   • 1982 July, Robert Dillon, “Geta As A Karate Training Tool”, in Black Belt‎^[1], page 70:

     The Japanese geta or wooden sandal is a superb, though little-utilized, tool for training in the martial arts. […] The geta are flat, wooden sandals raised on vertical slats.

2. (go) A technique for capturing stones by enclosing them in a “net” preventing them from escaping in any direction.

Synonyms

• (capturing technique in Go): net

Derived terms

• geta mark

Translations

Japanese raised wooden clogs

• Amami Ōshima:

  Northern Amami Ōshima: 下駄 (ashija)

  Southern Amami Ōshima: 下駄 (ajaha)

• Bulgarian: джапа́нка f (džapánka)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 下馱 / 下驮 (zh) (xiàtuó), 木屐 (zh) (mùjī)

• Japanese: 下駄 (ja) (げた, geta)
• Kikai: 下駄 (assa)
• Korean: 게타 (geta)
• Kunigami: 下駄 (hashijā)
• Miyako: 下駄 (atsa)
• Okinawan: 下駄 (ashija)
• Okinoerabu: 下駄 (ashijā)
• Pohnpeian: kedda
• Russian: гэ́та (ru) pl (gɛ́ta), ге́та pl (géta)
• Spanish: geta f
• Thai: เกี๊ยะ (th) (gía)
• Tokunoshima: 下駄 (anja)
• Yaeyama: 下駄 (asïdza)
• Yonaguni: 下駄 (achida)
• Yoron: 下駄 (ashija)

capturing technique in Go

• Dutch: geta, net (nl)
• German: Geta (de), Netz (de)
• Japanese: 下駄 (ja) (げた, geta)

See also

• zori

Anagrams

• -gate, EGTA, ETag, GATE, Gate, Geat, e-tag, gate, geat

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈcɛːta]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛːta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse geta (whence also English get), from Proto-Germanic *getaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“take, seize”). Compare Danish gide, Swedish gitta, English get.

Verb

geta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative gat, third-person plural past indicative gátu, supine getað/getið)

1. (auxiliary verb) can, to be able [with supine]

   Getur þú sagt mér hvar Bláa Lónið er? ― Can you tell me where the Blue Lagoon is?

2. to father, to beget [with accusative]
   • Genesis 5:3 (Icelandic, English)

     Adam lifði hundrað og þrjátíu ár. Þá gat hann son í líking sinni, eftir sinni mynd, og nefndi hann Set.

     When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.

3. to obtain, achieve [with accusative]

   Maðurinn gat sér gott orð í Danmörku. ― The man achieved fame in Denmark.

4. to guess [with accusative]

   Hann gat rétt. ― He guessed correctly.

5. to mention [with genitive]

   Hennar er getið í bók þeirri. ― She is mentioned in that book.

Usage notes

• Geta (1) requires the supine (sagnbót) form of an accompanying verb, rather than the bare infinitive.
  • Incorrect: Ég get ekki segja þér hvers vegna.
  • Correct: Ég get ekki sagt þér hvers vegna.
    • I cannot tell you why.
• The supine of geta (1) is getað, the supine of geta in all other senses is getið.
  • Hann hefur ekki getað talað við son sinn.
    • He has not been able to speak with his son; he hasn't gotten to speak with his son".
  • Hann hefur getið son.
    • He has begotten a son.

Conjugation

geta – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að geta
supine sagnbót		getið
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		getandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	get	gat		geti	gæti
	þú	getur	gast		getir	gætir
	hann, hún, það	getur	gat		geti	gæti
plural	við	getum	gátum		getum	gætum
	þið	getið	gátuð		getið	gætuð
	þeir, þær, þau	geta	gátu		geti	gætu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	get (þú), gettu
plural	þið	getið (þið), getiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

getast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að getast
supine sagnbót		getist
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		getandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	gest	gast		getist	gætist
	þú	gest	gast		getist	gætist
	hann, hún, það	gest	gast		getist	gætist
plural	við	getumst	gátumst		getumst	gætumst
	þið	getist	gátust		getist	gætust
	þeir, þær, þau	getast	gátust		getist	gætust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	gest (þú), gestu
plural	þið	getist (þið), getisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

getinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	getinn	getin	getið	getnir	getnar	getin
accusative (þolfall)	getinn	getna	getið	getna	getnar	getin
dative (þágufall)	getnum	getinni	getnu	getnum	getnum	getnum
genitive (eignarfall)	getins	getinnar	getins	getinna	getinna	getinna
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	getni	getna	getna	getnu	getnu	getnu
accusative (þolfall)	getna	getnu	getna	getnu	getnu	getnu
dative (þágufall)	getna	getnu	getna	getnu	getnu	getnu
genitive (eignarfall)	getna	getnu	getna	getnu	getnu	getnu

Derived terms

• eins og hann frekast gat
• eins og nærri má geta

See also

• valda

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

geta f (genitive singular getu, nominative plural getur)

1. ability

Declension

Declension of geta (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	geta	getan	getur	geturnar
accusative	getu	getuna	getur	geturnar
dative	getu	getunni	getum	getunum
genitive	getu	getunnar	geta	getanna

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay geta, from Classical Persian کت (kat, “throne”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡəˈta]
• Hyphenation: gê‧ta

Noun

gêta (plural geta-geta)

1. (obsolete) throne

   Synonyms: takhta, singgasana

Further reading

• “geta”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Japanese

Romanization

geta

1. Rōmaji transcription of げた
2. Rōmaji transcription of ゲタ

Malay

Noun

geta (Jawi spelling ݢتا, plural geta-geta)

1. dais, throne

Further reading

• "geta" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "geta" at PRPM first version)

Old English

Adverb

ġēta

1. alternative form of ġīeta

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *getaną.

Verb

geta (singular past indicative gat, plural past indicative gátu, past participle getinn)

1. to get [with accusative]
2. to guess [with genitive]

Conjugation

Conjugation of geta — active (strong class 5)

infinitive	geta
present participle	getandi
past participle	getinn
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	get	gat		geta	gæta
2nd person singular	getr	gazt		getir	gætir
3rd person singular	getr	gat		geti	gæti
1st person plural	getum	gátum		getim	gætim
2nd person plural	getið	gátuð		getið	gætið
3rd person plural	geta	gátu		geti	gæti
imperative	present
2nd person singular	get
1st person plural	getum
2nd person plural	getið

Conjugation of geta — mediopassive (strong class 5)

infinitive	getask
present participle	getandisk
past participle	getizk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	getumk	gátumk		getumk	gætumk
2nd person singular	gezk	gazk		getisk	gætisk
3rd person singular	gezk	gazk		getisk	gætisk
1st person plural	getumsk	gátumsk		getimsk	gætimsk
2nd person plural	getizk	gátuzk		getizk	gætizk
3rd person plural	getask	gátusk		getisk	gætisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	gezk
1st person plural	getumsk
2nd person plural	getizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: geta
• Faroese: gita
• Norwegian Bokmål: gjette
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gjeta, gjete, gjette
• Old Swedish: gita, gæta
  • Swedish: gitta
• Old Danish: gitæ, geta
  • Danish: gide
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gidde
  • →? Norwegian Nynorsk: gidda
• → Middle English: geten, getten
  • English: get
  • Yola: get

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “geta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Phuthi

Verb

-geta

1. to add

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 下駄 (geta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡeta/ [ˈɡe.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta

Noun

geta f (plural getas)

1. (footwear) geta

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek Γέτης (Gétēs)

Latin Getader.

Spanish geta

Derived from Latin Geta, from Ancient Greek Γέτης (Gétēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxeta/ [ˈxe.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: ge‧ta
• Homophone: jeta

Noun

geta m or f by sense (plural getas)

1. (demonym) Geat

Further reading

• “geta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026