sétte

See also: sette, Sette, and sètte

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈze.tə/
• Rhymes: -etə

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sédyeti.

Verb

sétte (third-person singular present sétt, preterite soët, past participle geséëte, auxiliary verb haane) (Eupen)

1. (intransitive) to sit; to perch
2. (intransitive) to stay (in one place); to remain; to be (in a particular place or state)
3. (intransitive, of clothing) to fit
4. (intransitive, in certain constructions) to be (e.g. with voll métt)
5. (intransitive, colloquial) to do time; to spend time in jail

Conjugation

Irregular with past tense (Eupen dialect)
infinitive	sétte
participle	geséëte
auxiliary	haane
	present indicative	past indicative	conditional	imperative
1st singular	sétt	soët	siët	—
2nd singular	sétts	soëts	siëts	sétt
3rd singular	sétt	soët	siët	—
1st plural	sétte	soëte	siëte	—
2nd plural	sétt	soët	siët	sétt
3rd plural	sétte	soëte	siëte	—

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti, ultimately from the same Proto-Indo-European root of etymology 1.

Verb

sétte (third-person singular present sétt, preterite satt, past participle gesatt, auxiliary verb haane or séëne)

1. (transitive) to set; to put
2. (reflexive, of a person) to sit down
3. (reflexive, of particles or contents) to settle

Conjugation

Irregular with past tense (Eupen dialect)
infinitive	sétte
participle	gesatt
auxiliary	haane
	present indicative	past indicative	conditional	imperative
1st singular	sétt	satt	sätt	—
2nd singular	sétts	satts	sätts	sétt
3rd singular	sétt	satt	sätt	—
1st plural	sétte	satte	sätte	—
2nd plural	sétt	satt	sätt	sétt
3rd plural	sétte	satte	sätte	—

Derived terms

• äsétte