setze

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See also: setzè

Catalan

Catalan numbers (edit)
 ←  15 16 17  → [a], [b], [c]
    Cardinal: setze
    Ordinal (Central): setzè
    Ordinal (Valencian): setzé

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sēdecim (sixteen), from sex (six) + decem (ten) (compare Occitan setze, French seize, Italian sedici).

Pronunciation

Numeral

setze m or f

  1. (cardinal number) sixteen

Related terms

Noun

setze m (plural setzes)

  1. sixteen

Central Franconian

Etymology 1

From Middle High German sitzen, from Old High German sizzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan.

Pronunciation

Verb

setze (third-person singular present setz or setzt, past tense soß, past participle jesäße or gesess)

  1. to sit
Usage notes
  • The past participle jesäße is Ripuarian. The form gesess is Moselle Franconian.

Etymology 2

From Middle High German setzen, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan. Compare German setzen, Dutch zetten, English set.

Alternative forms

  • sätze (sometimes used in order to distinguish from etymology 1)

Pronunciation

Verb

setze (third-person singular present setz or setzt, past tense satz, past participle jesatz or gesatz or gesat)

  1. to set, to put
Usage notes
  • The past tense is restricted to Ripuarian, and is rather rare.
  • The past participle jesatz is Ripuarian. The forms gesatz and gesat are Moselle Franconian.

German

Pronunciation

Verb

setze

  1. inflection of setzen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Hunsrik

Etymology

Middle High German setzen, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan.

Pronunciation

Verb

setze

  1. to set

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive setze
participle gesetzd
auxiliary hon
present
indicative
imperative
ich setze
du setzst setz
er/sie/es setzd
meer setze
deer setzd setzd
sie setze
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

Further reading

Occitan

Occitan cardinal numbers
 <  15 16 17  > 
    Cardinal : setze

Pronunciation

Numeral

setze

  1. sixteen

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Middle High German setzen, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan. Compare German setzen, Dutch zetten, English set.

Verb

setze

  1. to set
  2. (reflexive) to sit down