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-et

See also: Appendix:Variations of "et"

English edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English -et, from Old French -et.

Suffix edit

-et

  1. Used to form diminutives, loosely construed.

Derived terms edit

English terms suffixed with -et

Related terms edit

See also edit

Anagrams edit

Albanian edit

Suffix edit

-et n

  1. Forms active verbs into mediopassive verbs. Indicating 3rd person singular, indicative, present: it is; (it) -s; (it) is -ing/-n/-ed/-t
    active verbs ending with consonant:
    merr (“it takes”) + -et → merret (it is taken)
    merret
    (it) is taken
    active verbs ending with vowels (adding -h in between to avoid palatalisation):
    lë (“it lets, leaves”) + -h + -et → lihet (it is left)
    lihet vetëm
    it is left alone

See also edit

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Late Latin -ittus.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-et m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ets)

  1. forms diminutives or endearing variants of nouns
    ‎llaç (“knot, loop”) + ‎-et → ‎llacet (diminutive)
    ‎formatge (“cheese”) + ‎-et → ‎formatget (diminutive)
    ‎rei (“king”) + ‎-et → ‎reiet (diminutive)
    ‎roda (“wheel”) + ‎-et → ‎rodet (“reel, spool”)

Suffix edit

-et (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -eta, masculine plural -ets, feminine plural -etes)

  1. forms diminutives or endearing variants of adjectives
    ‎poc (“little”) + ‎-et → ‎poquet (“very little”)

Derived terms edit

Catalan terms suffixed with -et

Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /əð/, [ð̩], [ð̩˕˗ˠ]

Suffix edit

-et

  1. Forms past participles of some verbs, like -t.
  2. Forms the definite singular of most neuter nouns.
  3. Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of "like [noun]"; -esque.
    ‎snerpe (“prude”) + ‎-et → ‎snerpet (“prudish”)
  4. Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of "having [noun], being equipped with [noun]".
    ‎mønster (“pattern”) + ‎-et → ‎mønstret (“patterned”)
    ‎to (“two”) + ‎sprog (“language”) + ‎-et → ‎tosproget (“bilingual”)

Derived terms edit

Danish terms suffixed with -et

Emilian edit

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

-et (personal)

  1. (enclitic, after a consonant) Alternative form of et
  2. (enclitic, after a consonant) Alternative form of te

Related terms edit

Emilian personal pronouns (weak forms)
Number Person Gender Proclitic Enclitic Aphetic
N A D R N A D R N A D R
Singular First — aj- m’ -ja -em -ja -m
Second — t- t’ -et -t
Third Masculine l- g’ s’ -el -eg -es -l -g -s
Feminine l’ -la -la
Plural First — aj- s’ -ja -es -ja -s
Second — aj- v’ -ev -v
Third Masculine j- g’ s’ -i -eg -es -j -g -s
Feminine elj- -li -li

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French -et, from Old French -et, from Late Latin -ittus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɛ/
  • Audio(file)

Suffix edit

-et m (feminine -ette)

  1. suffix indicating diminution or affection

Derived terms edit

French terms suffixed with -et

Descendants edit

  • →? Galician: -ete, -eta
  • → Spanish: -ete

Hungarian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From -e- +‎ -t (causative suffix).

Suffix edit

-et

  2. (causative suffix) Added to a verb (or extremely rarely to a noun) to form a verb with a meaning of letting, making somebody do something or having something done to someone or something.
    Synonyms: -tat/-tet, -aszt/-eszt/-öszt, -jt/-ajt/-ejt, -ít, -dít, (obsolete in this sense) -t
    ‎néz (“to look”) + ‎-et → ‎nézet (“to have something (like a body part) looked at (by a doctor) or (less commonly) to make someone look at something”)
    ‎ég (“to burn”) (intransitive) + ‎-et → ‎éget (“to make something burn or (less commonly) to have someone burn something”)
    ‎mér (“to measure”) + ‎-et → ‎méret (“to make someone measure something or to have something measured”)
Usage notes edit
  • (causative suffix) Variants:
    -at is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant + t and most monosyllabic words
    ‎vár (“to wait”) + ‎-at → ‎várat (“to have someone wait”)
    -et is added to front-vowel words ending in a consonant + t and most monosyllabic words
    ‎kér (“to ask for”) + ‎-et → ‎kéret (“to have someone ask(ed) for; to summon someone [by ordering a servant to fetch him/her]”)
    -tat is added to back-vowel words ending in a vowel + t
    ‎tisztít (“to clean”) + ‎-tat → ‎tisztíttat (“to have someone clean or to have something cleaned”)
    -tet is added to front-vowel words ending in a vowel + t
    ‎keres (“to look for”) + ‎-tet → ‎kerestet (“to have someone look(ed) for”)
Derived terms edit
Hungarian verbs suffixed with -et
Further reading edit
  • Műveltető (faktitív) “Factitive” in Kiefer, Ferenc (ed.). Strukturális magyar nyelvtan 3. Morfológia (“A structural grammar of Hungarian, Vol. 3. Morphology”), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2000.

Etymology 2 edit

From -e- +‎ -t (noun-forming suffix).

Suffix edit

-et (noun-forming suffix)

  2. Added to a verb to form a noun, expressing the result of the action or sometimes a more abstract relation (compare -ás/-és).
    Synonym: -mány/-mény
Usage notes edit
  • (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
    -at is added to back-vowel verbs
    ‎gondol (“to think”) + ‎-at → ‎gondolat (“a thought, an idea”)
    ‎mond (“to say”) + ‎-at → ‎mondat (“sentence”)
    -et is added to front-vowel verbs
    ‎dicsér (“to praise”) + ‎-et → ‎dicséret (“praise, commendation”)
    ‎él (“to live”) + ‎-et → ‎élet (“life”)
    ‎ítél (“to judge”) + ‎-et → ‎ítélet (“judgment”)
    ‎mér (“to measure”) + ‎-et → ‎méret (“measurement, size”)
Derived terms edit
Hungarian nouns suffixed with -et

Etymology 3 edit

Pronominal adverbs from case suffixes (cf. postpositions)
ed suffix who? what? this that he/she
(it)*
case v. pr. c.
nom. – ki mi ez az ő* / -∅
az / -∅		 – –
acc. -t / -ot /
-at / -et / -öt		 kit mit ezt azt őt* / -∅
azt / -∅		 – c1
c2
dat. -nak / -nek kinek minek ennek annak neki neki- c
ins. -val / -vel kivel mivel ezzel/
evvel		 azzal/
avval		 vele c
c-f. -ért kiért miért ezért azért érte – c
tra. -vá / -vé kivé mivé ezzé azzá – – c
ter. -ig – meddig eddig addig – – c
e-f. -ként (kiként) (miként) ekként akként – – c
e-m. -ul / -ül – – – – – – c
ine. -ban / -ben kiben miben ebben abban benne – c
sup. -n/-on/-en/-ön kin min ezen azon rajta (rajta-) c
ade. -nál / -nél kinél minél ennél annál nála – c
ill. -ba / -be kibe mibe ebbe abba bele bele- c
sub. -ra / -re kire mire erre arra rá rá- c
all. -hoz/-hez/-höz kihez mihez ehhez ahhoz hozzá hozzá- c
el. -ból / -ből kiből miből ebből abból belőle – c
del. -ról / -ről kiről miről erről arról róla – c
abl. -tól / -től kitől mitől ettől attól tőle – c
*: Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be
construed likewise. – Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All »

From -e- (linking vowel) +‎ -t (accusative suffix).

Suffix edit

-et (accusative case suffix)

  2. Unrounded front-vowel variant of -t. See details there.
    ‎kert (“garden”) + ‎-et → ‎kertet (“garden”)
    Láttam egy gyönyörű kertet. ― I saw a beautiful garden.
Usage notes edit
  • (accusative case suffix): It can be added to nouns, adjectives, numerals and pronouns. Whether a suffix-initial vowel (linking vowel) will be used is hard to predict and thus needs to be learned with each word. A rule of thumb, however, is that older and shorter words tend to incorporate a vowel, rather than simply use -t. Variants:
    -t is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-. Final -o in foreign words changes to -ó-.
    -ot is added to most back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -at is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -et is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -öt is added to most rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -∅ (zero form), optionally, after possessive suffixes, especially in the singular but sometimes also in the plural (and not infrequently after multiple-possession forms as well), except for the third-person singular (“his/her/its”, -ja/-je) as its omission would not reduce the number of syllables.
    Elviszem a kabátom(at/∅), kabátod(at/∅); kabátunk(at/∅), kabátotok(at/∅), kabátjuk(at/∅); kabátjaim(at/∅) etc.
    I’ll take my coat, your coat; our coat, [plural] your coat, their coat; my coats etc.
    It is also omitted usually from the accusative forms of first- and second-person singular personal pronouns (engem, téged (“me, you”)).
   Hungarian case suffixes
Case Back vowel
a, á, o, ó, u, ú 		Front vowel
unrounded
e, é, i, í 		rounded
ö, ő, ü, ű
nominative —
accusative -t
-ot / -at -et -öt
dative -nak -nek
instrumental -val -vel
causal-final -ért
translative -vá -vé
terminative -ig
essive-formal -ként
essive-modal -ul -ül
inessive -ban -ben
superessive -n
-on -en -ön
adessive -nál -nél
illative -ba -be
sublative -ra -re
allative -hoz -hez -höz
elative -ból -ből
delative -ról -ről
ablative -tól -től
Note for all endings:
Stem-final -a/-e changes to -á-/-é-, respectively, except -ként.
    alma — almában, but almaként
    zene ― zenében, but zeneként

Etymology 4 edit

From -etik (passive-forming suffix), removing the ending.

Suffix edit

-et

  2. Combining form of -etik (passive-forming suffix) before all inflectional and derivational suffixes, except the dictionary form itself, the indefinite third-person singular present indicative
    küldetik (“to be sent”) → küldetés (“mission”).
Usage notes edit

(combining forms of the passive-forming suffix) Variants: -at-, -et-, -tat-, -tet- (from -atik, -etik, -tatik, -tetik), as well as the tautological (doubly suffixed) forms -attat-, -ettet- (from -attatik, -ettetik). See more in the template of the full forms of this suffix.

See also edit

Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-et

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of -ō (first conjugation)

Middle English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old French -et, and its feminine variant -ette, from Late Latin -ittus (and the other gender forms -itta, -ittum).

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-et

  1. Forms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words, it has lost its original meaning.

Derived terms edit

Middle English terms suffixed with -et

Descendants edit

References edit

Middle French edit

Etymology edit

From Old French -et.

Suffix edit

-et

  1. Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun.

Descendants edit

Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *-ëjëtēk.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈ-eh(t)/

Suffix edit

-et

  1. Forms momentane verbs.
    ‎njuikut (“to jump around”) + ‎-et → ‎njuiket (“to jump once”)

Usage notes edit

  • This suffix triggers the strongest grade on a preceding stressed syllable.

Inflection edit

Contracted e-stem, no gradation
infinitive -et
1st sing. present -en
1st sing. past -ejin
infinitive -et action noun -en
present participle -ejeaddji action inessive -emin
-eme
past participle -en action elative -emis
agent participle — action comitative -emiin
abessive -ekeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular -en -ejin -ejēhkon
2nd singular -et -ejit -e
3rd singular -e -ii -ejēhkos
1st dual -ejetne -iime -ejeadnu
-ejeahkku
2nd dual -ebeahtti -iide -ejeahkki
3rd dual -eba -iiga -ejēhkoska
1st plural -et -iimet -ejētnot
-ejēhkot
-ejeahkkot
-ejeadnot
2nd plural -ebēhtet -iidet -ejēhket
3rd plural -ejit -ejedje -ejēhkoset
connegative -e -en -e
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular -ešin
-ešedjen 		-elin
-eledjen 		-ežan
2nd singular -ešit
-ešedjet 		-elit
-eledjet 		-ežat
3rd singular -ešii -elii -eža
-eš
1st dual -ešeimme -eleimme -ežetne
2nd dual -ešeidde -eleidde -ežeahppi
3rd dual -ešeigga -eleigga -ežeaba
1st plural -ešeimmet -eleimmet -ežit
-ežat
2nd plural -ešeiddet -eleiddet -ežēhpet
3rd plural -eše
-ešedje 		-ele
-eledje 		-ežit
connegative -eše -ele -eš

Derived terms edit

Northern Sami terms suffixed with -et

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse -it.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ə/
  • Reduced final -e is lost before the suffix; both forms are then pronounced the same (e.g. hode and hodet).

Suffix edit

-et

  1. Forms the definite singular of neuter nouns.
Related terms edit
  • det (article, pronoun; t also silent)
  • -t (adjective suffix; t pronounced)

Etymology 2 edit

From Danish -et (past participle suffix), generalised to the past tense (Danish -ede) through influence of native Norwegian dialects.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-et

  1. Forms the past tense and past participle of class-1 weak verbs.
    Synonym: -a

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse -óttr.

Noun edit

-et (definite singular and plural -ete)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of -ete

Derived terms edit

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -et

Anagrams edit

Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *-atją, *-itją, *-utją.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-et n

  1. suffix forming nouns from verbs, adjectives, and other nouns (sometimes causes i-mutation)
    þēowot ― service, religious service, ministry
    grafet ― trench
    bærnet ― a burning, combustion, cauterizing
    emnet ― level ground, leveling
    þiccet ― thicket
    rēwet ― rowing; ship, row-boat
    rȳmet ― space, clearance, extension
    swefet, sweofot ― sleep; sleeping
    þyrnet ― thicket of thorns, thorny place

Usage notes edit

Declension edit

Declension of -et (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative -et -ettu
accusative -et -ettu
genitive -ettes -etta
dative -ette -ettum

Descendants edit

Old French edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Late Latin -ittus.

Suffix edit

-et

  1. Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun.
Descendants edit
  • Middle French: -et

Etymology 2 edit

From Latin -ātus.

Suffix edit

-et

  1. (12th century and before) Alternative form of -é (suffix used to form past participles of regular -er verbs)

Romanian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Latin -ētum. Compare Italian -eto, French -aie.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-et n (plural -eturi or -ete)

  1. Used with plant or tree names to form names of orchards, woods, forests, or groves.
    brad (“fir tree”) → brădet (“fir-tree forest”)
    ulm (“elm”) → ulmet (“elm forest”)
    fag (“beech”) → făget (“beech forest”)
Declension edit
Declension of -et
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) -et -etul (niște) -eturi -eturile
genitive/dative (unui) -et -etului (unor) -eturi -eturilor
vocative -etule -eturilor
Declension of -et
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) -et -etul (niște) -ete -etele
genitive/dative (unui) -et -etului (unor) -ete -etelor
vocative -etule -etelor
Derived terms edit
Romanian terms suffixed with -et

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Latin -itus. No longer productive.

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /et/ (stressed on the antepenultimate)

Suffix edit

-et n (plural -ete)

  1. (unproductive) Used to form nouns derived from the action of some verbs.
    zâmbi (“to smile”) → zâmbet (“a smile”)
    zbiera (“to scream”) → zbieret (“a scream”)
Declension edit
Declension of -et
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) -et -etul (niște) -ete -etele
genitive/dative (unui) -et -etului (unor) -ete -etelor
vocative -etule -etelor
Derived terms edit
Romanian terms suffixed with -et
Romanian terms suffixed with -ăt

Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-et

  1. Suffix for definite form singular of neuter nouns, especially if they end with consonant or a stressed vowel.
  2. Suffix for the neuter form of past participles of verbs belonging to the fourth declension (strong verbs). This may be analyzed as two morphemes: a combination of the suffix -en for past participle and -t for neuter, where the n of the first suffix disappears. Such an analysis is historically correct.

Synonyms edit

  • (nonstandard; slang) 1

Anagrams edit

Volapük edit

Suffix edit

-et

  1. Used to indicate a consequential or concrete example

Derived terms edit

Volapük terms suffixed with -et

Welsh edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-et

  1. (colloquial) verb suffix for the second-person singular conditional

Derived terms edit

Category Welsh terms suffixed with -et not found
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