guet

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Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.

Cognate with German gut, Dutch goed, English good, Icelandic góður, Gothic 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 (gōþs).

Pronunciation

Adjective

guet (comparative besser, superlative bescht)

  1. good
    • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:
      Nu, d' Bäsi ist ä gueti Frau.
      Now, the auntie is a good woman.
    • 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
      Isch ä guete Fründ vo mir.
      He's a good friend of mine.

Declension

Declension of guet
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative/accusative gueti gueti gueti guete
dative guete guete guete guete
Strong inflection nominative/accusative guete gueti guets gueti
dative guete guete guete guete

Other forms - Voralberg:

Strong masc. sg. nom.: gueta
Strong masc. sg. acc.: gueta
Strong fem. sg. nom. & acc.: guet'
Mixed masc. sg. nom.: gueta
Weak ntr. sg. nom. & acc.: guet

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French

Etymology

Masculine form of guette. Compare the original Old French gué.

Pronunciation

Noun

guet m (plural guets)

  1. lookout
    Synonym: aguet
  2. (military, historical) watch

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Romanian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

guet n (uncountable)

  1. pig squeal

Declension

References

  • guet in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN