cet
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "cet"
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle French cest, from Old French cist~cest, from Vulgar Latin *ecce iste, from Latin ecce + iste.
Pronunciation
Determiner
cet
- this
- Synonym: (before a masculine noun not starting with a vowel) ce
- 1837 Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manchefr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:
- Or, il faut savoir que cet hidalgo, dans les moments où il restait oisif, c’est-à-dire à peu près toute l’année, s’adonnait à lire des livres de chevalerie....
- Yet, it must be known that this hidalgo, in the moments where he remained idle, that is to say just about the whole year, devoted himself to reading books of chivalry....
Usage notes
- Used before a masculine noun starting with a vowel or a mute h.
Further reading
- “cet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Anagrams
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
cet (plural cetek)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | cet | cetek |
| accusative | cetet | ceteket |
| dative | cetnek | ceteknek |
| instrumental | cettel | cetekkel |
| causal-final | cetért | cetekért |
| translative | cetté | cetekké |
| terminative | cetig | cetekig |
| essive-formal | cetként | cetekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | cetben | cetekben |
| superessive | ceten | ceteken |
| adessive | cetnél | ceteknél |
| illative | cetbe | cetekbe |
| sublative | cetre | cetekre |
| allative | cethez | cetekhez |
| elative | cetből | cetekből |
| delative | cetről | cetekről |
| ablative | cettől | cetektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
ceté | ceteké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
cetéi | cetekéi |
| Possessive forms of cet | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | cetem | cetjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | ceted | cetjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | cetje | cetjei |
| 1st person plural | cetünk | cetjeink |
| 2nd person plural | cetetek | cetjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | cetjük | cetjeik |
Further reading
- cet in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- cet in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Old Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Interjection
cet
- I agree, permission granted, etc.
Noun
cet (indeclinable in the early language, with the copula)
- something allowable, permissible
- something required
- permission
- good will
Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| cet | chet | cet pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čet.
Pronunciation
Noun
cet m inan
Declension
Declension of cet
References
Further reading
- cet in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جد (cedd, cet, “a grandfather, one's ancestor”), from Arabic جَدّ (jadd, “grandfather, ancestor, glory”) from جَدَّ (jadda, “to be new, to be serious or earnest”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cet (definite accusative ceddi, plural (uncommon) cetler or ecdat)
Declension
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| Nominative | cet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite accusative | ceddi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | cet | cetler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite accusative | ceddi | cetleri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dative | cedde | cetlere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | cette | cetlerde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ablative | cetten | cetlerden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “جد”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 646
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “cet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
- “cet”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “cet”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 783