iets
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- iits (obsolete)
Etymology
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[edit]Pronoun
[edit]iets
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch iet, a contraction of earlier iewet, from Old Dutch iowiht. This Old Dutch compound is formed from Old Dutch ie- 'anything' and a second constituent corresponding to Middle Dutch wicht 'being, creature', earlier meaning 'thing'. Cognate with Limburgish get, Central Franconian jet, English aught.
The suffix -s is taken from Old Dutch niets whose -s is an old partitive genitive ending.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]iets
- something
- Er zit iets in mijn schoen.
- There's something in my shoe.
- anything
- Anders nog iets? ― Anything else?
Antonyms
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[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: iets
Adverb
[edit]iets
- a little, somewhat
- Je zou wel iets meer enthousiasme mogen tonen.
- You could show a little more enthusiasm.
Anagrams
[edit]Latvian
[edit]Participle
[edit]- gone; indefinite past passive participle of iet
- ar mazo spēkstaciju atbalstu ir iets par tālu ― as for (lit. with) the support for small power plants (it) is gone too far
- atceries kādreiz takas, kas ietas ― remember sometime the paths that were gone (= gone by, traveled)
Declension
[edit]masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
nominative | iets | ieti | ieta | ietas | |
genitive | ieta | ietu | ietas | ietu | |
dative | ietam | ietiem | ietai | ietām | |
accusative | ietu | ietus | ietu | ietas | |
instrumental | ietu | ietiem | ietu | ietām | |
locative | ietā | ietos | ietā | ietās | |
vocative | — | — | — | — |
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