guet

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.

Cognate with German gut, Dutch goed, English good, Icelandic góður, Gothic 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 (gōþs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuət/

Adjective

guet (comparative besser, superlative bescht)

1. good
   • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:

     Nu, d' Bäsi ist ä gueti Frau.

     Now, the auntie is a good woman.

   • 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):

     Isch ä guete Fründ vo mir.

     He's a good friend of mine.

Declension

Declension of guet
		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
Weak inflection	nominative/accusative	gueti	gueti	gueti	guete
	dative	guete	guete	guete	guete
Strong inflection	nominative/accusative	guete	gueti	guets	gueti
	dative	guete	guete	guete	guete

Other forms - Voralberg:

Strong masc. sg. nom.: gueta

Strong masc. sg. acc.: gueta

Strong fem. sg. nom. & acc.: guet'

Mixed masc. sg. nom.: gueta

Weak ntr. sg. nom. & acc.: guet

Related terms

• Guets/Guet's n

French

Etymology

Masculine form of guette. Compare the original Old French gué.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɛ

Noun

guet m (plural guets)

1. lookout

   Synonym: aguet

2. (military, historical) watch

Derived terms

• faire le guet
• tour de guet

 

Related terms

• guetter

Further reading

• “guet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• tégu

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

guet n (uncountable)

1. pig squeal

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	guet	guetul
genitive-dative	guet	guetului
vocative	guetule

References

• guet in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN