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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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Declension of setta
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