seta
French, noun
seta is spelled S-E-T-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 102,288th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Seta is a French feminine noun meaning “seta” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Poil microscopique qui offre une adhérence très élevée avec divers supports, aidant ainsi les animaux à se…”.
What does seta mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Poil microscopique qui offre une adhérence très élevée avec divers supports, aidant ainsi les animaux à se fixer ou à se déplacer. 2. Soie (chez les bryophytes).
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 seta
- setæ plural
- setae plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is seta in French?
seta appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).