saeta

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See also: säta, sæta, and -sæta

English

Noun

saeta (plural saetas)

  1. A Spanish religious song evoking strong emotion, usually sung during public processions.

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Estonian

Noun

saeta

  1. abessive singular of saag

Finnish

Etymology

From sakea +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

Verb

saeta

  1. (intransitive, usually of snowfall) To thicken, become/get thick(er).
    Lumisade sakeni nopeasti ja näkyvyys huononi.
    The snowfall thickened fast and the visibility worsened.

Conjugation

Inflection of saeta (Kotus type 72*D/vanheta, k-∅ gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. sakenen en sakene 1st sing. olen saennut en ole saennut
2nd sing. sakenet et sakene 2nd sing. olet saennut et ole saennut
3rd sing. sakenee ei sakene 3rd sing. on saennut ei ole saennut
1st plur. sakenemme emme sakene 1st plur. olemme saenneet emme ole saenneet
2nd plur. sakenette ette sakene 2nd plur. olette saenneet ette ole saenneet
3rd plur. sakenevat eivät sakene 3rd plur. ovat saenneet eivät ole saenneet
passive saetaan ei saeta passive on saettu ei ole saettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. sakenin en saennut 1st sing. olin saennut en ollut saennut
2nd sing. sakenit et saennut 2nd sing. olit saennut et ollut saennut
3rd sing. sakeni ei saennut 3rd sing. oli saennut ei ollut saennut
1st plur. sakenimme emme saenneet 1st plur. olimme saenneet emme olleet saenneet
2nd plur. sakenitte ette saenneet 2nd plur. olitte saenneet ette olleet saenneet
3rd plur. sakenivat eivät saenneet 3rd plur. olivat saenneet eivät olleet saenneet
passive saettiin ei saettu passive oli saettu ei ollut saettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. sakenisin en sakenisi 1st sing. olisin saennut en olisi saennut
2nd sing. sakenisit et sakenisi 2nd sing. olisit saennut et olisi saennut
3rd sing. sakenisi ei sakenisi 3rd sing. olisi saennut ei olisi saennut
1st plur. sakenisimme emme sakenisi 1st plur. olisimme saenneet emme olisi saenneet
2nd plur. sakenisitte ette sakenisi 2nd plur. olisitte saenneet ette olisi saenneet
3rd plur. sakenisivat eivät sakenisi 3rd plur. olisivat saenneet eivät olisi saenneet
passive saettaisiin ei saettaisi passive olisi saettu ei olisi saettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. sakene älä sakene 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. saetkoon älköön saetko 3rd sing. olkoon saennut älköön olko saennut
1st plur. saetkaamme älkäämme saetko 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. saetkaa älkää saetko 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. saetkoot älkööt saetko 3rd plur. olkoot saenneet älkööt olko saenneet
passive saettakoon älköön saettako passive olkoon saettu älköön olko saettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. saennen en saenne 1st sing. lienen saennut en liene saennut
2nd sing. saennet et saenne 2nd sing. lienet saennut et liene saennut
3rd sing. saennee ei saenne 3rd sing. lienee saennut ei liene saennut
1st plur. saennemme emme saenne 1st plur. lienemme saenneet emme liene saenneet
2nd plur. saennette ette saenne 2nd plur. lienette saenneet ette liene saenneet
3rd plur. saennevat eivät saenne 3rd plur. lienevät saenneet eivät liene saenneet
passive saettaneen ei saettane passive lienee saettu ei liene saettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st saeta present sakeneva saettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st saetakseni saetaksemme
2nd saetaksesi saetaksenne
3rd saetakseen
saetaksensa
past saennut saettu
2nd inessive2 saetessa saettaessa agent3 sakenema
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st saetessani saetessamme
2nd saetessasi saetessanne
3rd saetessaan
saetessansa
negative sakenematon
instructive saeten — 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.

2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
3) Usually with a possessive suffix. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
4) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).

3rd inessive sakenemassa —
elative sakenemasta —
illative sakenemaan —
adessive sakenemalla —
abessive sakenematta —
instructive sakeneman saettaman
4th4 verbal noun sakeneminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st sakenemaisillani sakenemaisillamme
2nd sakenemaisillasi sakenemaisillanne
3rd sakenemaisillaan
sakenemaisillansa

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *saitā, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂it-o/eh₂-, *sh₂éyt-o/eh₂-, from *sh₂ey-, *seh₂i- (“to bind”). Compare Old High German seid (“cord”), Old Norse seior, Czech síť (“net”), Old Church Slavonic сеть (setĭ, “trap, snare”), Lithuanian sietas (“tie”), Old Prussian saytan (“belt, strap”), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬈𐬙𐬎 (haetu, “dam”), and Sanskrit सेतु (sétu, “bridge, fetter, band”).

Pronunciation

Noun

saeta f (genitive saetae); first declension

  1. a bristle, (rough) hair on an animal
  2. (Late Latin) silk (the meaning of most descendants in modern languages)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative saeta saetae
Genitive saetae saetārum
Dative saetae saetīs
Accusative saetam saetās
Ablative saetā saetīs
Vocative saeta saetae

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Descendants

References

  • “saeta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “saeta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • saeta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “saeta”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 533-534

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sagitta (“arrow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

saeta f (plural saetas)

  1. arrow, crossbow bolt

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Descendants

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈeta/
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: sa‧e‧ta

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin sagitta.

Noun

saeta f (plural saetas)

  1. arrow
    Synonym: flecha
  2. dart
    Synonym: dardo
  3. hand (of a clock or watch)
    Synonyms: manecilla, aguja
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Etymology 2

Verb

saeta

  1. inflection of saetar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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