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prêta

French, verb\pʁe.ta\

prêta is a French verb meaning “third-person singular past historic of prêter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does prêta mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    third-person singular past historic of prêter

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Type de démon bouddhiste particulièrement reconnu pour ses faim et soif insatiables, surtout celles de cadavres et d’excréments.

noun: 1. Type de démon bouddhiste particulièrement reconnu pour ses faim et soif insatiables, surtout celles de cadavres et d’excréments.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of prêta

  • pretas plural
  • préta
  • prétas plural
  • preta

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce prêta?

  • \pʁe.ta\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is prêta in French?

prêta appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).