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pety
See also: Appendix:Variations of "pet"
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Attested since the 1500s in the sense "indulged child" and since the 1530s in the sense "animal companion". From Scots and dialectal Northern English, of unclear origin. Perhaps a back-formation of petty, pety (“little, small”), a term formerly used to describe children and animals (e.g. pet lambs). Alternatively, perhaps a borrowing of Scottish Gaelic peata, from Middle Irish petta, peta (“pet, lap-dog”), of uncertain (possibly pre-Indo-European substrate) origin. Compare peat (“pet, darling, woman”).
The verb is derived from the noun.
Noun
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pet (plural pets)
- An animal kept as a companion.
- (by extension) Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects. (pet rock, pet plant, etc.)
- 2015 September 15, Toby Fox, Undertale, Linux, Microsoft Windows, OS X:
- Papyrus: This is my brother's pet rock. He always forgets to feed it. As usual, I have to take responsibility.
- One who is excessively loyal to a superior and receives preferential treatment.
- Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
- 1847 December, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], chapter XIX, in Wuthering Heights: , volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Thomas Cautley Newby, , →OCLC:
- At first she sat silent; but that could not last: she had resolved to make a pet of her little cousin, as she would have him to be; and she commenced stroking his curls, and kissing his cheek, and offering him tea in her saucer, like a baby.
- 1711 January 1 (Gregorian calendar), Isaac Bickerstaff [et al., pseudonyms; Richard Steele et al.], “Thursday, December 21, 1710”, in The Tatler, number 266; republished in [Richard Steele], editor, The Tatler, , London stereotype edition, volume III, London: I. Walker and Co.; , 1822, →OCLC:
- the love of cronies, pets, and favourites
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
an animal kept as a companion
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one who is excessively loyal to a superior and receives preferential treatment
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person or animal especially cherished
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Verb
pet (third-person singular simple present pets, present participle petting, simple past and past participle petted or (nonstandard) pet)
- (transitive) To stroke or fondle (an animal).
- I really love to pet cute puppies.
- (transitive, intransitive, informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
- We started petting each other the moment we were alone.
- 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
- We kissed & petted for about 15 mins & he still wasn't hard, altho he acted like he was enjoying himself.
- (dated, transitive) To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
- His daughter was petted and spoiled.
- 1919 August, P. G. Wodehouse, “Prohibition and the Drama”, in Vanity Fair, page 21:
- […] the American dramatist has had to waste most of his first act elaborately planting the information that his Mister Quex is rich, petted by Society, and altogether more spectacular than the common run of men.
- (archaic, intransitive) To be a pet.
- (archaic, intransitive) To be peevish; to sulk.
- 1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political:
- He sure is queasie stomach't that must pet, and puke, at such a trivial circumstance
Synonyms
- (to stroke or fondle an animal): pat, smooth
- (to stroke or fondle amorously): feel up, grope, touch up; see also Thesaurus:fondle
- (to treat as a pet): coddle, cosset; see also Thesaurus:pamper
- (to be peevish): mope, pout
Derived terms
- pet the kitty
- petting
Translations
fondle (an animal)
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fondle (another person) amorously
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intransitive: fondle amorously
Adjective
pet (not comparable)
- Favourite; cherished; the focus of one's (usually positive) attention.
- a pet child
- The professor seemed offended by the criticism of her pet theory.
- 1886, Frederic Harrison, The Choice of Books:
- Some young lady's pet curate.
- 1875, William Conant Church, The Galaxy, page 141:
- Major Butler has a pet grievance and a pet aversion, which he forces on the reader in every chapter, and which becomes at last very wearisome.
- 1991, Deborah G. Douglas, United States Women in Aviation, 1940-1985, page 9:
- In an interview with Flying magazine, Heberding commented that her pet annoyance was "the reluctance of people generally to accept a woman whether as a pilot or a preflight inspector."
- Kept or treated as a pet.
- (obsolete) Good; ideal.
- 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London, Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
- “Now,” said Hands, “look there; there’s a pet bit for to beach a ship in. Fine flat sand, never a cat's paw, trees all around of it, and flowers a-blowing like a garding on that old ship.”
Derived terms
Translations
favourite; cherished
kept or treated as a pet
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pet”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 “pet”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 “pet”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ Schrijver, Peter (2000) “Non-Indo-European Surviving in Ireland in the First Millennium AD”, in Ériu, volume 51, →JSTOR, pages 195-199
Etymology 2
Noun
pet (plural pets)
- A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
- 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 3, in The History of Pendennis. , volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, , published 1849–1850, →OCLC:
- His genius at this time was of a decidedly gloomy cast. He brought his mother a tragedy, in which, though he killed sixteen people before the second act, it made her laugh so, that he thrust the masterpiece into the fire in a pet.
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 105:
- There was something ludicrous, even more, unbecoming a gentleman, in leaving a friend's house in a pet, with the host's reproaches sounding in his ears, to be matched only by the bitterness of the guest's sneering retorts.
- 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 1]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, , →OCLC:
- Buck Mulligan sat down in a sudden pet.
Etymology 3
Noun
pet (plural pets)
- Abbreviation of petition.
Etymology 4
Noun
pet (plural pets)
- (Ireland, Geordie) A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.
References
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
See also
- pet coke (etymologically unrelated)
- red vet pet (etymologically unrelated)
Anagrams
Ainu
Noun
pet
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin pēditum. Compare Occitan pet, French pet, Spanish pedo.
Pronunciation
Noun
pet m (plural pets)
Derived terms
See also
- llufa f
References
- “pet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “pet” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Chuukese
Etymology
Noun
pet
- bed
- 2010, Ewe Kapasen God, United Bible Societies, →ISBN, Luke 5:24, page 110:
- Iwe upwe pwȧr ngeni kemi pwe mi wor an ewe Noun Aramas manamanen omusano tipis won fonufan. Iwe a apasa ngeni ewe mwan mi mwök, 'Upwe erenuk, kopwe uta, kopwe eki om na pet o feinno non imwom!"
- Therefore I will show you that the Son of Man has the power of forgiving sins on earth. So he said to the sick man, 'I tell you, stand, grab your bed and go to your house!"
Dutch
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
pet m (plural petten, diminutive petje n)
- cap (headwear with a peak at the front)
Descendants
- → Caribbean Javanese: pèt
- → Indonesian: pet, peci (from the diminutive)
- → Papiamentu: pèchi, petsje (from the diminutive)
Adjective
pet (comparative petter, superlative petst)
Inflection
| Inflection of pet | ||||
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| uninflected | pet | |||
| inflected | pette | |||
| comparative | petter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | pet | petter | het petst het petste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | pette | pettere | petste |
| n. sing. | pet | petter | petste | |
| plural | pette | pettere | petste | |
| definite | pette | pettere | petste | |
| partitive | pets | petters | — | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: pèchi (from the diminutive)
French
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old French pet, inherited from Latin pēditum.
Pronunciation
Noun
pet m (plural pets)
- (colloquial) fart
- Synonym: vesse
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the main lemma.
Pronunciation
Noun
pet m (plural pets)
- (colloquial, nonstandard) Clipping of pétard.
Further reading
- “pet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Friulian
Etymology
Noun
pet m (plural pets)
See also
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch pet, probably from French toupet. Doublet of peci.
Pronunciation
Noun
pet (plural pet-pet, first-person possessive petku, second-person possessive petmu, third-person possessive petnya)
Further reading
- “pet” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Middle French
Noun
pet m (plural pets)
- (vulgar) fart, gas, flatulence
Polish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
pet m inan (diminutive pecik)
- (colloquial) cigarette butt
- Synonyms: kiep, niedopałek, ogarek
- (colloquial, derogatory) cigarette
Declension
Declension of pet
Further reading
- pet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pet in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English pet.
Pronunciation
Noun
pet m (plural pets)
- (Brazil, upper class slang) pet (animal kept as a companion)
- Synonyms: animal de estimação (much more common), mascote
See also
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
pet m (plural pets)
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
| 50 | ||
| ← 4 | 5 | 6 → |
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| Cardinal: pet Ordinal: peti Multiplier: petostruk Collective: petoro, petorica Fractional: petina | ||
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pętь, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.
Pronunciation
Numeral
pȇt (Cyrillic spelling пе̑т)
- five (5)
Usage notes
- Nouns following the numbers 5-20 are in genitive plural.
Slovene
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| Cardinal: pet Cardinal prefix: pet- Ordinal: peti Latinate ordinal: kvintaren Ordinal prefix: peto- Number: pet Digit: petka Digit place: petica Adverbial: petič Krat adverbial: petikrat Multiplier: peteren Krat multiplier: petkrat Fixed multiplier: petkraten Adverbial multiplier: peterno Multiplier verb: popeteriti Multiplier prefix: petern- Krat multiplier prefix: petkratn- Krat adverbial multiplier: petkratno Collective: petero Separable collective: peter Greek or Latinate collective: pentada Greek collective prefix: penta- Latinate collective prefix: kvinkve- Fractional: petina Fractional multiplier: petinski Elemental: peterica Number of musicians: kvintet | ||
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *pętь, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.
Pronunciation
Numeral
pẹ̑t
Declension
| First declension (hard), fixed accent | ||
|---|---|---|
| masculine, feminine and neuter | following adjectives and nouns | |
| nom pl | pẹ̑t | + genitive |
| plural | ||
| masculine, feminine and neuter | following adjectives and nouns | |
| nominative imenovȃlnik |
pẹ̑t | + genitive |
| genitive rodȋlnik |
pétih | + genitive |
| dative dajȃlnik |
pétim | + dative |
| accusative tožȋlnik |
pẹ̑t | + genitive |
| locative mẹ̑stnik |
pétih | + locative |
| instrumental orọ̑dnik |
pétimi | + instrumental |
| (vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
pẹ̑t | + circumflex genitive |
- less common
| Second declension (no endings), fixed accent | ||
|---|---|---|
| masculine, feminine and neuter | following adjectives and nouns | |
| nom pl | pẹ̑t | + genitive |
| plural | ||
| masculine, feminine and neuter | following adjectives and nouns | |
| nominative imenovȃlnik |
pẹ̑t | + genitive |
| genitive rodȋlnik |
pẹ̑t | + genitive |
| dative dajȃlnik |
pẹ̑t | + dative |
| accusative tožȋlnik |
pẹ̑t | + genitive |
| locative mẹ̑stnik |
pẹ̑t | + locative |
| instrumental orọ̑dnik |
pẹ̑t | + instrumental |
| (vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
pẹ̑t | + circumflex genitive |
Noun
pẹ̑t n
- number five
Declension
| Third neuter declension (no endings) , fixed accent (singularia tantum) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | pẹ̑t | ||
| gen. sing. | pẹ̑t | ||
| singular | |||
| nominative imenovȃlnik |
pẹ̑t | ||
| genitive rodȋlnik |
pẹ̑t | ||
| dative dajȃlnik |
pẹ̑t | ||
| accusative tožȋlnik |
pẹ̑t | ||
| locative mẹ̑stnik |
pẹ̑t | ||
| instrumental orọ̑dnik |
pẹ̑t | ||
| (vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
pẹ̑t | ||
To express dual and plural, the phrase število pet 'number five' is used, e.g. dve števili pet sta napisani, or, informally, also petka.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
pȇt
Further reading
- “pet”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “pet”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Tày
| < 7 | 8 | 9 > |
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| Cardinal : pet | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *peːtᴰ (“eight”), from Chinese 八 (MC peat, “eight”). Cognate with Thai แปด (bpɛ̀ɛt), Lao ແປດ (pǣt), Lü ᦶᦔᧆᧈ (ṗaed¹), Tai Dam ꪵꪜꪒ, Shan ပႅတ်ႇ (pèt), Tai Nüa ᥙᥦᥖᥱ (pǎet), Ahom 𑜆𑜢𑜄𑜫 (pit), Bouyei beedt, Zhuang bet.
Pronunciation
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key):
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key):
Numeral
pet