I. ˈā|d.ə, |tə also ˈē| noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek ēta, from a Phoenician word akin to Hebrew ḥēth
: the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet — symbol Η or η; see alphabet table
II. ˈāˌtä noun
( plural eta also etas )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Japanese
1. : an outcast class formerly segregated in Japan
in pre-Meiji Japan the eta , or pariah class, ranked below the … warrior, farmer, artisan, and merchant — J.F.Embree
2. : a member of the eta class