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geta¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 下駄 (geta).

noun getas · geta

  1. A Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with traditional Japanese garments such as the kimono. Because of August he wears shorts and sandals, the Japanese geta sort called thongs.
  2. A technique for capturing stones by enclosing them in a “net” preventing them from escaping in any direction.

    Similar: net

Geta²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin Geta.

proper noun

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

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noun Japanese raised wooden clogs

Españolgeta
한국어게타 geta
日本語下駄 geta
中文下馱 /下驮 xiàtuó, 木屐 mùjī
Русскийгэ́та gɛ́ta, ге́та géta

noun capturing technique in Go

日本語下駄 geta
DeutschGeta, Netz

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"geta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/geta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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geta. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/geta

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"geta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/geta.

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@misc{geta_2026,
  title = {geta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/geta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}