eta
Sayee-tee-AYUS/ˌi.tiˈeɪ/UK/ˌiː.tiːˈeɪ/
- 1Short for estimated time of arrival. It means the time when someone or something is expected to arrive.
The pilot told us our ETA was six o'clock.
Mom texted me to ask for my ETA.
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- 2AY-tuh/ˈeɪtə/UKEE-tuh/ˈiːtə/The seventh letter of the Greek alphabet used today. In old Greek it was the eighth letter.
In Greek class, we learned to write the eta right after the zeta.
A capital eta looks just like an English H.
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- 3Short for edited to add. People write it online before something they added to a post later.
ETA: I fixed the broken link in my post above.
ETA: My lost dog came home, so thanks for sharing this post!
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- 4AY-tuh/ˈeɪtə/UKEE-tuh/ˈiːtə/A name, now an insult in Japan, for a person there from a group kept apart and forced into low work.
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- 5Short for Electronic Travel Authority. The name is used in Australia.
She got her ETA before her trip to Australia.
Make sure your ETA is ready before you fly to Sydney.
- 6Short for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna. It is a name and is written in capital letters.
- 7One kind of tiny particle, called a meson, that has no electric charge and no spin.
- 8Short for Elvis tribute artist. It means a person whose job is to perform as Elvis Presley.
- 9Another way to spell ita, a kind of palm tree that grows near the Orinoco River.
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Origins
Meaning 2
From the Ancient Greek word êta.
Meaning 4
From a Japanese word meaning "full of filth." It is now considered offensive in Japan.