eta

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'ETA': /ˌiːtiːˈeɪ/; 'eta': /ˈiːtə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ā′tə, ē′tə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•ta  (ā′tə, ē′tə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
  2. the vowel sound represented by this letter.
  • Greek êta; compare Hebrew ḥeth heth

E.T.A., 
  1. estimated time of arrival.
Also, ETA 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
eta /ˈiːtə/ n
  1. the seventh letter in the Greek alphabet (Η, η), a long vowel sound, transliterated as e or ē
Etymology: Greek, of Phoenician origin; compare Hebrew heth
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ETA or E.T.A., an abbreviation of:
  1. estimated time of arrival.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ETA abbreviation for
  1. estimated time of arrival
'eta' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alkanet - anchoveta - Aquarids - banquette - carreta - castanet - coetaneous - Eta Aquarids - Eta Carinae - eta meson - hebetate - Jesus H. Christ - miazine - nonvegetative - revegetate - undervegetation - vegetation - vegetative

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