sete

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See also: Sete, setè, setę, Sète, and sete-

Aragonese

Alternative forms

  • set (Ribagorçan)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sitis; compare Asturian sede, Catalan set, Spanish sed.

Noun

sete f

  1. thirst

References

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

sete

  1. vocative singular of set

Danish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA(key):

Verb

sete

  1. past participle definite singular of se
  2. past participle plural of se

Galician

Galician numbers (edit)
70
 ←  6 7 8  → 
    Cardinal: sete
    Ordinal: sétimo
    Ordinal abbreviation:
    Multiplier: séptuplo

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sete, from Latin septem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛte/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛte
  • Hyphenation: se‧te

Numeral

sete (indeclinable)

  1. seven

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈse.te/
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Hyphenation: sé‧te

Etymology 1

From Latin sitis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰítis (decay; destruction), derived from the root *dʰgʷʰey- (to decline; to perish).

Noun

sete f (plural seti)

  1. (literal and figurative) thirst
    avere seteto be thirsty
    Ho sete.
    I'm thirsty.
Derived terms

Further reading

  • sete in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

sete f

  1. plural of seta

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

sete

  1. Alternative form of cite

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sæti.

Noun

sete n (definite singular setet, indefinite plural seter, definite plural seta or setene)

  1. a seat
  2. (anatomy) buttocks
  3. (geology) kame terrace; lateral terrace
  4. a saddle (on a bicycle)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • (former reform only): sæte (neuter noun)

Etymology

From different Old Norse terms. All of them are related to sitja (to sit), which is ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *sed- (to sit).

Pronunciation

Noun

sete n (definite singular setet, indefinite plural sete, definite plural seta)

  1. a seat
  2. a saddle (on a bicycle)
  3. (anatomy) buttocks
  4. (geology) kame terrace; lateral terrace

sete m (definite singular seten, indefinite plural setar, definite plural setane)

  1. (anatomy) buttocks
  2. (geology) kame terrace; lateral terrace

sete f (definite singular seta, indefinite plural seter, definite plural setene)

  1. the act of sitting
    Synonym: sitjing
  2. mark or imprint where someone has sat
    det syner seta etter henne i graset
    you can see the imprint in the grass where she sat

Usage notes

The neuter form, with its meanings, is by far the most usual one.

Derived terms

Verb

sete

  1. inflection of sitja, sitje, sitta and sitte:
    1. neuter past participle
    2. supine

References

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

sete

  1. singular imperative of settan

Portuguese

Portuguese numbers (edit)
70
 ←  6 7 8  → 
    Cardinal: sete
    Ordinal: sétimo
    Ordinal abbreviation: 7.º
    Multiplier: sétuplo, séptuplo
    Fractional: sétimo
    Group: septeto

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sete, from Latin septem (seven), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (seven). Compare Spanish siete.

Pronunciation

 

Numeral

sete m or f

  1. seven

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sete.

Noun

sete m (plural setes)

  1. seven
  2. (card games) seven

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sete.

Descendants

  • Kadiwéu: seete
  • Macanese: séti

See also

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás dois, duque três, terno quatro, quadra cinco, quina seis, sena sete, bisca, manilha
oito nove dez valete dama rei jóquer, curinga

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sitis, sitem, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰítis (perishing, decrease).

Pronunciation

Noun

sete f (uncountable)

  1. thirst

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Sardinian

Sardinian cardinal numbers
 <  6 7 8  > 
    Cardinal : sete

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin septem, from Proto-Italic *septem, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Pronunciation

Numeral

sete

  1. seven

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

sete (Cyrillic spelling сете)

  1. inflection of seta:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsete/
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: se‧te

Verb

sete

  1. inflection of ser:
    1. second-person singular imperative combined with te
    2. second-person singular voseo imperative combined with te

Venetan

Etymology

From Latin septem. Compare Italian sette.

Numeral

sete

  1. seven
  2. seventh