preta

See also: préta, prêta, and pręta

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रेत (preta).

Noun

preta (plural pretas)

1. A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated)

Translations

a hungry ghost from Buddhist folklore

• Buryat: бирэд (bired)
• Hungarian: préta
• Japanese: 餓鬼 (ja) (gaki)
• Kalmyk: бирд (bird)
• Korean: 아귀 (ko) (agwi)
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• Mongolian: бирд (mn) (bird)
• Russian: пре́та f (préta)
• Sanskrit: प्रेत (sa) m (preta)
• Tocharian B: prete

Anagrams

• Peart, Petra, apert, apter, parte, pater, peart, petar, petra, prate, reapt, repat, retap, taper, trape, treap

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Esperanto

Etymology

From French prêt, ultimately from Latin praestō (“ready, present, at hand”, adverb). Compare Italian presto.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈpreta]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Hyphenation: pre‧ta

Adjective

preta (accusative singular pretan, plural pretaj, accusative plural pretajn)

1. ready, set (prepared)

Derived terms

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• prete
• preti
• pretigi
• pretiĝi

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Verb

preta (intransitive)

1. to burst

Related terms

• breta

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Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin petra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛta/

Noun

preta f (plural pprete)

1. stone

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.tɐ/

Adjective

preta

1. feminine singular of preto

Noun

preta f (plural pretas)

1. female equivalent of preto

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Romanian

Etymology

From French prêter.

Verb

a preta (third-person singular present pretează, past participle pretat) 1st conjugation

1. lend itself to

Conjugation

    conjugation of preta (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a preta
gerund			pretând
past participle			pretat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	pretez	pretezi	pretează	pretăm	pretați	pretează
	imperfect	pretam	pretai	preta	pretam	pretați	pretau
	simple perfect	pretai	pretași	pretă	pretarăm	pretarăți	pretară
	pluperfect	pretasem	pretaseși	pretase	pretaserăm	pretaserăți	pretaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să pretez	să pretezi	să preteze	să pretăm	să pretați	să preteze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		pretează			pretați
	negative		nu preta			nu pretați