sét

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "set"

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

sét

  1. (non-standard since 1938) past participle of sjå

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *sentus, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”). Cognate with Welsh hynt (“path”) and Old English sīþ (“time”).

Noun

sét m (genitive séta)

  1. path, way
Declension
Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative sét sétL sétaeH
Vocative sét sétL séotu
Accusative sétN sétL séotu
Genitive sétoH, sétaH sétoL, sétaL sétaeN
Dative séitL sétaib sétaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
  • Irish: séad

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *swantos (“desire”). Cognate with Welsh chwant, Breton c'hoant, and Cornish whans.

Noun

sét m (genitive séuit, nominative plural séuit)

  1. object of value, chattel
  2. unit of value
  3. valuable article of property, treasure
  5. ornament, jewel
  6. (figurative) likeness, equivalent
Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative sét sétL séuitL
Vocative séuit sétL séutuH, séuti
Accusative sétN sétL séutuH, séuti
Genitive séuitL sét sétN
Dative sétL sétaib sétaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants

Further reading

Mutation

Mutation of sét
radical lenition nasalization
sét ṡét unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *p-rɛːt (“lightning”). Cognate with Pong pʰlɛːt⁷. Compare Tày phiét /pʰʲɛt/, a borrowing from Vietic.

Noun

sét • (殺, 𩂶, 𩄰, 𪄅)

  1. (weather) lightning
    Synonym: chớp
    sét hòn ― ball lightning
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *p-rɛːt (“rust”).

Alternative forms

Verb

sét • (鎩)

  1. to be rusty
    Synonym: rỉ

Etymology 3

Noun

sét • (冽, 𡏥)

  1. clay
Derived terms
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