geta

[ get-uh; Japanese ge-tah ]

/ ˈgɛt ə; Japanese ˈgɛ tɑ /

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.

Nearby words

get-together, get-tough, get-up, get-up-and-go, get-well, geta, getafe, getaway, gethsemane, getter, gettering

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

Examples from the Web for geta

Many other women died at this time because they were supposed to be sympathizers with Geta.
Roman Women|Alfred Brittain
The sun shone brightly in the large room; a shaft of light, showing dancing dust, fell on Geta.
A Thorny Path [Per Aspera], Complete|Georg Ebers
Geta had all sorts of meat served up to him in alphabetical order.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various
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

Julia Domna, a native of Syria, offered him this dowry, and she became the mother of Geta.
The Caesars|Thomas de Quincey