Set

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "set"

English

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Egyptian-style picture of Set
Set as shown in Egyptian art

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲏⲧ (sēt), from Egyptian
st
X
(stẖ).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Set

  1. (Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms, or the god of destruction.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Danish

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Proper noun

Set

  1. Set

Ewe

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Set

  1. (biblical) Seth

Faroese

Proper noun

Set m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Set: Setsson
  • daughter of Set: Setsdóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Set
Accusative Set
Dative Seti
Genitive Sets

German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From English set.

Noun

Set n or m (strong, genitive Sets, plural Sets)

  1. place mat, setting
    Synonyms: Tischset, Platzdeckchen, Deckchen
  2. (aus (“of”) +Dat) set, combination, collection
    Synonyms: Gruppe, Reihe, Serie, Garnitur, Sammlung, Satz
    1. (sports, esp. Switzerland) set, match
      Synonyms: Satz, Spielabschnitt
    2. (music) set
      Synonyms: Setlist, Konzertprogramm, Programm
  3. (social sciences) set
  4. (mathematics) set
  5. (computing) set
    Synonym: Menge

Noun

Set n (strong, genitive Sets or Set, plural Sets)

  1. (printing) the spacing between letters in type

Noun

Set m (strong, genitive Sets or Set, plural Sets)

(film, theater)

  1. set
    Synonyms: Filmset, Szenenaufbau, Dekoration
  2. set
    Synonyms: Filmset, Drehort, Szene, Bühne

Etymology 2

See lemma.

Proper noun

Set m (proper noun, strong, genitive Sets or Set)

  1. Alternative form of Seth

Further reading

Icelandic

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Proper noun

Set

  1. (biblical) Seth
    • Genesis 5:3 (Icelandic, English)
      Adam lifði hundrað og þrjátíu ár. Þá gat hann son í líking sinni, eftir sinni mynd, og nefndi hann Set.
      When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), from Egyptian stẖ,

st
X

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.t͡ʃi/, /ˈsɛt͡ʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛt͡ʃ/, /ˈsɛ.t͡ʃi/

Proper noun

Set m

  1. (Egyptian mythology) Set (god of Chaos)

Swedish

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Proper noun

Set c (genitive Sets)

  1. (biblical) Seth.
  2. a male given name of biblical origin; also spelled Seth

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