geta

[ get-uh; Japanese ge-tah ]

/ ˈgɛt ə; Japanese ˈgɛ tɑ /

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noun, plural ge·ta, ge·tas.

a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.

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Origin of geta

1880–85; <Japanese, perhaps by ellipsis from shita-geta, equivalent to shita below, under + -geta, combining form of keta slat, lath; or ge (<Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese xià below) + Japanese (i)ta board

Words nearby geta

gestosis, gesture, Gesualdo, gesundheit, get, geta, get a bang out of, get about, get a break, get a charge, get across

How to use geta in a sentence

It was the birthday of Geta, the younger son of the Emperor, and in his honour there would be games and a double ration of wine.
The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago|Arthur Conan Doyle
On the upper part of the Arch is a large inscription in honour of the emperor and his two sons, Caracalla and Geta.
Roman Mosaics|Hugh Macmillan
Two sons, Caracalla and Geta, were the fruit of this marriage, and the destined heirs of the empire.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon
Seeing that Phdria is getting along so well, Geta decides to come forward.
Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman|Frank Justus Miller

Geta plays injured innocence, and wants to know what Demipho would have had him do.
Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman|Frank Justus Miller