Set

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "set"

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Set (deity)

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

Alternative forms

Seth
Sutekh

Etymology

Borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲏⲧ (sēt), from Egyptian

(stẖ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛt/
Rhymes: -ɛt
Homophone: set

Proper noun

Set

(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

Set animal

Translations

Egyptian god

Arabic: سِت (ar) m (set), سَت (ar) m (sat), سِت (ar) m (sit)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 賽特 / 赛特 (zh) (Sàitè)
Egyptian:

(stẖ m),

(stš m),

(stḫ m),

(swtḫ m),

(swtj m)
French: Seth (fr) m
Georgian: სეთი (seti)
German: Seth (de) m
Greek: Σετ m (Set), Σεθ (el) m (Seth)
Ancient: Σήθ m (Sḗth)
Hebrew: סת (Set)
Hungarian: Széth
Italian: Seth m
Japanese: セト (Seto)
Korean: 세트 (ko) (Seteu)
Marathi: सेट m (seṭ)
Persian: ست (fa) (set)
Polish: Set (pl) m
Portuguese: Set m, Seth m
Russian: Сет (ru) m (Set)
Slovak: Sét m

Anagrams

Tse, StE, tes, -est, TSE, est, Est., ETS, STE, est., tse, ETs, TEs, Ste, EST, Ste., Est

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

Set

Proper noun

Set

Set

Ewe

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛt/

Proper noun

Set

(biblical) Seth

Faroese

Proper noun

Set m

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

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Set (Kategorientheorie)

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Set (Anzahl)

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Set (Datenstruktur)

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Set und Setting (Psychologie)

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Set (Tischset)

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Set (Filmset)

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Etymology 1

From English set.

Noun

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

place mat, setting
Synonyms: Tischset, Platzdeckchen, Deckchen
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
(social sciences) set
(mathematics) set
(computing) set
Synonym: Menge

Noun

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

(printing) the spacing between letters in type

Noun

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

(film, theater)

set
Synonyms: Filmset, Szenenaufbau, Dekoration
set
Synonyms: Filmset, Drehort, Szene, Bühne

Etymology 2

See lemma.

Proper noun

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

Alternative form of Seth

Further reading

Set (disambiguation) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Set (Kategorientheorie) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Set (Anzahl) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Set (Datenstruktur) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Set and Setting (Psychologie) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Set (Tischset) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Set (Filmset) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Set” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Set” in Duden online

Icelandic

Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:

Set

Proper noun

Set

(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.

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Set

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛt/
Rhymes: -ɛt
Syllabification: Set
Homophone: set

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from New Latin Seth.

Proper noun

Set m pers

(Egyptian mythology) Set (ancient Egyptian god of chaos, thunder and storms, and destruction, commonly depicted as the Set animal)

Declension

Declension of Set

	singular
nominative	Set
genitive	Seta
dative	Setowi
accusative	Seta
instrumental	Setem
locative	Secie
vocative	Secie

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew שת.

Proper noun

Set m pers

(biblical) Seth (third son of Adam and Eve)

Declension

Declension of Set

	singular
nominative	Set
genitive	Seta
dative	Setowi
accusative	Seta
instrumental	Setem
locative	Secie
vocative	Secie

Further reading

Set in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Set in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Seth

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛt/

Proper noun

Set m

(Egyptian mythology) Set (god of Chaos)

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

Set

Proper noun

Set c (genitive Sets)

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

Anagrams

est, tes

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