guet
Alemannic German edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
guet (comparative besser, superlative bescht)
- 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 edit
| 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 edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Masculine form of guette. Compare the original Old French gué.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
guet m (plural guets)
- lookout
- Synonym: aguet
- (military, historical) watch
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “guet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Unknown.
Noun edit
guet n (uncountable)
- pig squeal
Declension edit
declension of guet (singular only)