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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)
- 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
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
French
Etymology
Masculine form of guette. Compare the original Old French gué.
Pronunciation
Noun
guet m (plural guets)
- lookout
- Synonym: aguet
- (military, historical) watch
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Unknown.
Noun
guet n (uncountable)
- pig squeal
Declension
| singular only
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indefinite
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definite
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| nominative-accusative
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guet
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guetul
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| genitive-dative
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guet
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guetului
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| vocative
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guetule
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References
- guet in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN