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Aragonese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin sitis ; compare Asturian sede , Catalan set , Spanish sed .
Noun
sete f
thirst
References
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
sete
vocative singular of set
Danish
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) :
Verb
sete
past participle definite singular of se
past participle plural of se
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese sete , from Latin septem .
Pronunciation
Numeral
sete (indeclinable )
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 )
( literal and figurative ) thirst
avere sete ― to be 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
plural of seta
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
sete
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 )
a seat
( anatomy ) buttocks
( geology ) kame terrace ; lateral terrace
a saddle (on a bicycle )
Derived terms
References
“sete” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk
(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 )
a seat
a saddle (on a bicycle )
( anatomy ) buttocks
( geology ) kame terrace ; lateral terrace
sete m (definite singular seten , indefinite plural setar , definite plural setane )
( anatomy ) buttocks
( geology ) kame terrace ; lateral terrace
sete f (definite singular seta , indefinite plural seter , definite plural setene )
the act of sitting
Synonym: sitjing
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
inflection of sitja , sitje , sitta and sitte :
neuter past participle
supine
References
“sete” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
sete
singular imperative of settan
Portuguese
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
seven
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:sete .
Noun
sete m (plural setes )
seven
( card games ) seven
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:sete .
Descendants
See also
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin sitis, sitem , from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰítis ( “ perishing, decrease ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈse.te/
Rhymes: -ete
Hyphenation: se‧te
Noun
sete f (uncountable )
thirst
Declension
declension of sete (singular only)
singular
f gender
indefinite articulation
definite articulation
nominative/accusative
(o) sete
setea
genitive/dative
(unei) sete
setei
vocative
Derived terms
See also
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin septem , from Proto-Italic *septem , from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ .
Pronunciation
Numeral
sete
seven
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
sete (Cyrillic spelling сете )
inflection of seta :
genitive singular
nominative / accusative / vocative plural
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈsete/
Rhymes: -ete
Syllabification: se‧te
Verb
sete
inflection of ser :
second-person singular imperative combined with te
second-person singular voseo imperative combined with te
Venetan
Etymology
From Latin septem . Compare Italian sette .
Numeral
sete
seven
seventh