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Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
sét
- (non-standard since 1938) past participle of sjå
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *sentus, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”). Cognate with Welsh hynt (“path”) and Old English sīþ (“time”).
Noun
sét m (genitive séta)
- path, way
Declension
| Masculine u-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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sét
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sétL
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sétaeH
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| Vocative
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sét
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sétL
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séotu
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| Accusative
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sétN
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sétL
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séotu
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| Genitive
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sétoH, sétaH
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sétoL, sétaL
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sétaeN
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| Dative
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séitL
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sétaib
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sétaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Further reading
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *swantos (“desire”). Cognate with Welsh chwant, Breton c'hoant, and Cornish whans.
Noun
sét m (genitive séuit, nominative plural séuit)
- object of value, chattel
- unit of value
- valuable article of property, treasure
- ornament, jewel
- (figurative) likeness, equivalent
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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sét
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sétL
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séuitL
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| Vocative
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séuit
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sétL
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séutuH, séuti
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| Accusative
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sétN
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sétL
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séutuH, séuti
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| Genitive
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séuitL
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sét
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sétN
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| Dative
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sétL
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sétaib
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sétaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 sét (‘object of value’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 sét (‘likeness’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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Lenition |
Nasalization
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| sét
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ṡét
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unchanged
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *p-rɛːt (“lightning”). Cognate with Pong pʰlɛːt⁷. Compare Tày phiét /pʰʲɛt/, a borrowing from Vietic.
Noun
sét • (殺, 𩂶, 𩄰, 𪄅)
- (weather) lightning
- Synonym: chớp
- sét hòn ― ball lightning
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Vietic *p-rɛːt (“rust”).
Verb
sét • (鎩)
- to be rusty
- Synonym: rỉ
Etymology 3
Noun
sét • (冽, 𡏥)
- clay
Derived terms