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setta

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Noun

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setta n (genitive singular setta, plural settu or settur)

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

Declension

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n1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative setta settað settu, settur settuni
accusative setta settað settu, settur settuni
dative setta settanum settum settunum
genitive setta settans settna settnanna

Synonyms

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Latin secta, probably from sectus (cut off), or alternatively from sequor, secutus.

Noun

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setta f (plural sette)

  1. sect
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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setta

  1. inflection of settare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

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Kabyle

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Kabyle cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : setta
    Native : sḍis

Etymology

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From Arabic سِتَّة (sitta).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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setta

  1. six
    Synonym: sḍis

References

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  • Bellahsene, Linda, Hameg, Nadia (2009) “Kabyle numeral system”, in Université Paris 4, CNRS, editor, Numeral Systems of the World's Languages[1], Paris, France

Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian setta.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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setta f (plural setet)

  1. sect
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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setta n

  1. definite plural of sett

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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setta n

  1. definite plural of sett

Verb

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setta (present tense set, past tense sette, past participle sett, passive infinitive settast, present participle settande, imperative sett)

  1. Alternative form of setja

Derived terms

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Old Frisian

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti. Cognates include Old English settan, Old Saxon settian and Old Dutch setten.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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setta

  1. (transitive) to set

Descendants

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  • Saterland Frisian: sätte
  • West Frisian: sette

References

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  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Norse

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Participle

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setta

  1. inflection of settr:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine accusative plural
    3. weak masculine oblique singular
    4. weak feminine nominative singular
    5. weak neuter singular

Tarifit

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Tarifit numbers (edit)
60
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    Cardinal: setta

Etymology

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Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic ستة (sitta, six)

Numeral

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setta

  1. six