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feta.

woman or female animal that has just given birth

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfeː.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈfɛː.ta]

  1. woman or female animal that has just given birth

    declension-1

  2. mother-sheep

    declension-1

  3. sheep

    Medieval-Latin · declension-1
Where this word comes from

Substantivization of the feminine of fētus (“having recently given birth”). Found in Classical Latin in senses 1 and 2.

verb[ˈfeː.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈfɛː.ta]

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of fētō

    active · form-of · imperative · present · second-person · singular
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