LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

fēta

fēta f (genitive fētae)
Classical[ˈfeː.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɛː.ta]

Meaning

  1. woman or female animal that has just given birth
  2. mother-sheep
  3. Medieval Latinsheep

Origins

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

Occitano-Romance
  • Catalanfeda
  • Occitanfeda
  • Gasconheda
  • Gasconhede
  • Vivaro-Alpinefeafrom Occitan feda
  • Vivaro-Alpinefeiafrom Occitan feda
  • Vivaro-Alpinefiàfrom Occitan feda
  • Vivaro-Alpinefiéfrom Occitan feda
Balkan Romance
  • Romanianfată
  • Aromanianfeatã
  • Aromanianfiate
  • Istro-Romanianfetĕ
  • Megleno-Romanianfeată
  • Megleno-Romanianfętă
North Italian
  • Lombardfeda
  • Old Ligurianfea
  • Piedmontesefèja
  • Piedmontesefea
  • Friulianfede
  • Venetanfeda
Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençalfèya

Quick answers

What does fēta mean in Latin?
fēta, a noun, means “woman or female animal that has just given birth; mother-sheep; sheep”.
What is the genitive of fēta?
The genitive singular is fētae. fēta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce fēta?
In classical Latin, [ˈfeː.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfɛː.ta].