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geta

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A Roman emperor who ruled from 209 to 211 C.E.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with traditional Japanese garments such as the kimono.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A technique for capturing stones by enclosing them in a “net” preventing them from escaping in any direction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: go

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4

noun

Meaning 4

footwear usually with wooden soles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clog, patten, sabot

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: footwear, footgear

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Geta.

Borrowed from Japanese 下駄 (geta).

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 下駄 (ashija) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 下駄 (ajaha) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Bulgarian: джапа́нка (džapánka) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 下馱 /下驮 (xiàtuó) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 木屐 (mùjī) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Japanese: 下駄 (geta) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Kikai: 下駄 (assa) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Korean: 게타 (geta) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Kunigami: 下駄 (hashijā) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Miyako: 下駄 (atsa) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Okinawan: 下駄 (ashija) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Okinoerabu: 下駄 (ashijā) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Pohnpeian: kedda — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Russian: гэ́та (gɛ́ta) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Russian: ге́та (géta) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Spanish: geta — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Thai: เกี๊ยะ (gía) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Tokunoshima: 下駄 (anja) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Yaeyama: 下駄 (asïdza) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Yonaguni: 下駄 (achida) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Yoron: 下駄 (ashija) — Japanese raised wooden clogs
  • Dutch: geta — capturing technique in Go
  • Dutch: net — capturing technique in Go
  • German: Geta — capturing technique in Go
  • German: Netz — capturing technique in Go
  • Japanese: 下駄 (geta) — capturing technique in Go