zet
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Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
zet n (indeclinable)
- The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
See also
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Czech zieti, from Proto-Slavic *zijati.
Alternative forms
Verb
zet impf
- (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.
- (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.
- (literary, uncommon) to gaze, to stare, to gape
- Synonym: zírat
- Zelo naň tisíc očí. ― A thousand eyes were staring at him.
Conjugation
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive zet.
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Derived terms
- rozzet
- zazet
Related terms
Further reading
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From zetten.
Noun
zet m (plural zetten, diminutive zetje n)
- shove, push
- 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
- inflection of zetten:
Etymology 3
- The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
Descendants
- → Indonesian: zet
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
- The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
Synonyms
- zed (Standard Malay)
See also
Further reading
- “zet” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Noun
zet m inan
- The name of the Latin-script letter z/Z.
See also
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zętь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.
Pronunciation
Noun
zȅt m (Cyrillic spelling зе̏т)
- son-in-law
- brother-in-law (husband of one's sibling)
Declension
See also
Further reading
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zętь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.
Pronunciation
Noun
zȅt m anim
Declension
| 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
- “zet”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Yola
Alternative forms
Etymology
- From Middle English set, from Old English set, from Proto-West Germanic *set (“seat”).
- From Middle English setten, from Old English settan, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan.
Pronunciation
Noun
zet
Verb
zet (present participle zetteen, past participle ee-zet)
- 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 (d. 1827) (before 1828) 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, published 1867, page 81
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