setta

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Faroese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Noun

setta n (genitive singular setta, plural settu or settur)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z.

Declension

Declension of setta
n1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative setta settað settu, settur settuni
accusative setta settað settu, settur settuni
dative setta settanum settum settunum
genitive setta settans settna settnanna

Synonyms

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin secta, probably from sectus (“cut off”), or alternatively from sequor, secutus.

Noun

setta f (plural sette)

  1. sect
Related terms

Etymology 2

Verb

setta

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

Anagrams

Kabyle

Kabyle cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : setta
    Native : sḍis

Etymology

From Arabic سِتَّة (sitta).

Pronunciation

Numeral

setta

  1. six
    Synonym: sḍis

References

  • Bellahsene, Linda, Hameg, Nadia (2009) “Kabyle numeral system”, in Université Paris 4, CNRS, editor, Numeral Systems of the World's Languages‎, Paris, France

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian setta.

Pronunciation

Noun

setta f (plural setet)

  1. sect

Related terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

setta n

  1. definite plural of sett

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

setta n

  1. definite plural of sett

Verb

setta (present tense set, past tense sette, past participle sett, passive infinitive settast, present participle settande, imperative sett)

  1. Alternative form of setja

Derived terms

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti. Cognates include Old English settan, Old Saxon settian and Old Dutch setten.

Pronunciation

Verb

setta

  1. (transitive) to set

Descendants

  • Saterland Frisian: sätte
  • West Frisian: sette

References

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Norse

Participle

setta

  1. inflection of settr:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine accusative plural
    3. weak masculine oblique singular
    4. weak feminine nominative singular
    5. weak neuter singular

Tarifit

Tarifit numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: setta

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic ستة (sitta, “six”)

Numeral

setta

  1. six
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