zet

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Czech

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

zet n (indeclinable)

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

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Czech zieti, from Proto-Slavic *zijati.

Alternative forms

Verb

zet impf

  1. (literary) to gape, to be wide open
    Synonyms: být otevřen, otvírat se
    Pode mnou zela strž.
    A chasm was gaping under me.
    Ve střeše zeje díra.
    There is a gaping hole in the roof.
  2. (literary) to be surrounded, to wear, to exhibit, to show
    Synonym: jevit
    Dům zeje prázdnotou.
    The house seems empty.
    Její oči zely úzkostí a zoufáním.
    Her eyes were full of anxiety and desperation.
  3. (literary, uncommon) to gaze, to stare, to gape
    Synonym: zírat
    Zelo naň tisíc očí.
    A thousand eyes were staring at him.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms

Further reading

  • zeti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • zeti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • zet in Internetová jazyková příručka

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɛt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zet
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Etymology 1

From zetten.

Noun

zet m (plural zetten, diminutive zetje n)

  1. shove, push
  2. move, turn (e.g. in a game)
    Dat was geen slimme zet.That was not a smart move.
    Hij is aan zet.It's his turn.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zet

  1. inflection of zetten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch zet.

Pronunciation

Noun

zèt

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

Synonyms

  • zed (Standard Malay)

See also

Further reading

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Noun

zet m inan

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

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zętь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Noun

zȅt m (Cyrillic spelling зе̏т)

  1. son-in-law
  2. brother-in-law (husband of one's sibling)

Declension

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zętь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Pronunciation

Noun

zȅt m anim

  1. son-in-law

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing. zèt
gen. sing. zéta
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
zèt zéta zétje
zéti
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
zéta zétov zétov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
zétu zétoma zétom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
zéta zéta zéte
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
zétu zétih zétih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
zétom zétoma zéti

Further reading

  • zet”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Yola

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

zet

  1. set

Verb

zet (past participle ee-zet)

  1. to set
    • 1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 7, page 108:
      An hea zet up a pouingaan an a cry.
      And he set up a puingaan and a cry.

References

  • Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 81