saeta

== English == === Noun === saeta (plural saetas) A Spanish religious song evoking strong emotion, usually sung during public processions. === Anagrams === Aetas, at sea == Estonian == === Noun === saeta abessive singular of saag == Finnish == === Etymology === From sakea +‎ -eta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɑetɑˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝e̞t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑetɑ Syllabification(key): sa‧e‧ta Hyphenation(key): sae‧ta === Verb === saeta (intransitive) to thicken, become/get thick(er) (e.g. of snowfall, smoke, darkness) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “saeta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === aseta, etsaa, saate, seata == Latin == === Alternative forms === sēta === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *saitā, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂it-o/eh₂-, *sh₂éyt-o/eh₂-, from *sh₂ey-, *seh₂i- (“to bind”). Compare Old High German seid (“cord”), Old Norse seior, Czech síť (“net”), Russian сеть (setʹ, “net, mesh”), Old Church Slavonic сѣть (sětĭ, “trap, snare, net”), Lithuanian sietas (“tie”), Old Prussian saytan (“belt, strap”), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬈𐬙𐬎 (haetu, “dam”), and Sanskrit सेतु (sétu, “bridge, fetter, band”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsae̯.ta] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsɛː.ta] === Noun === saeta f (genitive saetae); first declension a bristle, (rough) hair on an animal (Late Latin) silk (the meaning of most descendants in modern languages) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== (Note: all listed terms derive from the variant sēta.) === References === === Further reading === “saeta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “saeta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “saeta”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Alternative forms === seta, saeta === Etymology === From Latin sagitta (“arrow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saˈeta/ === Noun === saeta f (plural saetas) arrow, crossbow bolt Ca a Saeta llentrara aſſẏ / pellos oſſos da faz comaṗṅdi / que non lla podiȧ tirar dali The bolt had gotten into / the bones of his face, as I've heard, / such that they couldn't remove it. ==== Related terms ==== saetada baesta, arqueiro ==== Descendants ==== Galician: seta Portuguese: seta === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “saeta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “saeta”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saˈeta/ [saˈe.t̪a] Rhymes: -eta Syllabification: sa‧e‧ta === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin sagitta. ==== Noun ==== saeta f (plural saetas) arrow Synonym: flecha dart Synonym: dardo hand (of a clock or watch) Synonyms: manecilla, aguja ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Might be the same as Etymology 1 or perhaps from Arabic. ==== Noun ==== saeta f (plural saetas) (Andalusia, Semana Santa) song performed in a mournful manner in honour of images of Jesus or Virgin Mary during Holy Week processions in Southern Spain, mostly in Andalusia. === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== saeta inflection of saetar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “saeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025