geta

[ get-uh; Japanese ge-tah ]

noun

, plural ge·ta, ge·tas.

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of geta¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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On the upper part of the Arch is a large inscription in honour of the emperor and his two sons, Caracalla and Geta.

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Two sons, Caracalla and Geta, were the fruit of this marriage, and the destined heirs of the empire.

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Seeing that Phdria is getting along so well, Geta decides to come forward.

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Geta plays injured innocence, and wants to know what Demipho would have had him do.

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