Wiktionary

det

See also: Det, DET, dét, dèt, dêt, dệt, det., and Det.

TranslingualEdit

SymbolEdit

det

  1. (mathematics) determinant function

EnglishEdit

NounEdit

det (plural dets)

  1. (grammar) Abbreviation of determiner.
  2. (military, US) Abbreviation of detachment.

AlbanianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Shortening of dialectal dēt (South Gheg), from archaic Arbëreshë dejt, dejët, from Proto-Albanian *deubeta, from pre-Albanian *dʰéubʰetos, enlargement of Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰos (“deep”), from *dʰewbʰ- (compare English deep, Lithuanian dubùs). Hyllested proposes a loanword from Greek δέλτα.[1]

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

det m (indefinite plural dete, definite singular deti, definite plural detet)

  1. sea

DeclensionEdit

Declension of det
indefinite forms
(trajta të pashquara) 		definite forms
(trajta të shquara)
singular
(numri njëjës) 		plural
(numri shumës) 		singular
(numri njëjës) 		plural
(numri shumës)
nominative
(emërore) 		(një) det (disa) dete deti detet
accusative
(kallëzore) 		(një) det (disa) dete detin detet
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së) 		(një) deti (disa) deteve detit detevet
dative
(dhanore) 		(një) deti (disa) deteve detit detevet
ablative
(rrjedhore)
(prej) 		(një) deti (disa) detesh detit detevet

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Proto-Indo-European Reconstruction and Albanian Phonotactics Hyllested, Adam, 2016, Proceedings of the 26th Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference. Jamison, S. W., Melchert, H. C. & Vine, B. (eds.). Bremen: Hempen Verlag, p. 71

Alemannic GermanEdit

AdverbEdit

det

  1. Alternative form of deet

DanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

ArticleEdit

det n (common den, plural de)

  1. (definite) the (used before an adjective preceding a noun)
    huset - the house; det gule hus - the yellow house

PronounEdit

det n (common den, plural de)

  1. (demonstrative) that
  2. (personal) it
  3. (impersonal subject) it
    Det regner.
    It is raining.

See alsoEdit

Danish personal pronouns
Number Person Type Nominative Oblique Possessive
common neuter plural
Singular First – jeg mig min mit mine
Second modern / informal du dig din dit dine
formal De Dem Deres
Third masculine (person) han ham hans
feminine (person) hun hende hendes
common(noun) den dens
neuter(noun) det dets
reflexive – sig sin sit sine
Plural First modern vi os vores
archaic / formal vor vort vore
Second – I jer jeres
Third – de dem deres
reflexive – sig

GermanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Low German det and dät.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /dɛt/, /dət/, /dæt/

ArticleEdit

det

  1. (colloquial, Berlin-Brandenburg) Alternative form of das
    Gibste mir ma’ det Wasser?
    Could you pass me the water?

PronounEdit

det

  1. (colloquial, Berlin-Brandenburg) Alternative form of das
    Det weeß ik nich'.
    I don't know that.
  2. (colloquial, Berlin-Brandenburg, neuter nominative) it

IrishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

ContractionEdit

det (triggers lenition)

  1. (Munster) Contraction of de do (“from your sg”).
    Ar chuiris det chroí é? ― Did you get it off your chest?

Related termsEdit

Irish preposition contractions
Basic form Contracted with Copular forms
an (“the sg”) na (“the pl”) mo (“my”) do (“your”) a (“his, her, their; which (present)”) ár (“our”) ar (“which (past)”) (before consonant) (present/future before vowel) (past/conditional before vowel)
de (“from”) den de na
desna*		 de mo
dem*		 de do
ded*, det*		 dá dár dar darb darbh
do (“to, for”) don do na
dosna*		 do mo
dom*		 do do
dod*, dot*		 dá dár dar darb darbh
faoi (“under, about”) faoin faoi na faoi mo faoi do faoina faoinár faoinar faoinarb faoinarbh
i (“in”) sa, san sna i mo
im*		 i do
id*, it*		 ina inár inar inarb inarbh
le (“with”) leis an leis na le mo
lem*		 le do
led*, let*		 lena lenár lenar lenarb lenarbh
ó (“from, since”) ón ó na
ósna*		 ó mo
óm*		 ó do
ód*, ót*		 óna ónár ónar ónarb ónarbh
trí (“through”) tríd an trí na trí mo trí do trína trínár trínar trínarb trínarbh
*Dialectal.

Further readingEdit

LatinEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

det

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of dō

Middle EnglishEdit

NounEdit

det

  1. Alternative form of dette

AdjectiveEdit

det

  1. Alternative form of dette

Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse þat.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeː/ (stressed)
  • IPA(key): /də/ (unstressed)
  • Audio(file)

PronounEdit

det (genitive dets)

  1. it; third person singular, neuter gender. Nominative, accusative or dative.
    Er det det det er? Det er det det er. - Is that what it is? That is what it is.

See alsoEdit

    Personal pronouns in Bokmål
Number Person Type Nominative Oblique Possessive
feminine masculine neuter plural
Singular First – jeg meg mi min mitt mine
Second – du deg di din ditt dine
Third feminine (person) hun henne hennes
masculine (person) han ham / han hans
feminine (noun) den dens
masculine (noun)
neuter (noun) det dets
reflexive – seg si sin sitt sine
Plural First – vi oss vår vårt våre
Second – dere deres
Third general de dem deres
reflexive – seg si sin sitt sine

PronounEdit

det n

  1. (demonstrative pronoun) that

ArticleEdit

det n

  1. the; only used if there is an adjective in front of the noun
    huset: the house → det røde huset: the red house

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse þat.

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

det

  1. it; third person singular, neuter gender
    er det det det er - is that what it is

ArticleEdit

det n

  1. the; only used if there is an adjective in front of the noun
    Dei bur i det kvite huset der borte.
    They live in the white house over there.

DeterminerEdit

det

  1. that; neuter of den

Related termsEdit

See alsoEdit

Norwegian Nynorsk personal pronouns
person first person second person reflexive third person
case singular singular masculine singular feminine singular neuter
nominative eg, je1 du han ho det, dat2
accusative meg deg seg han, honom2 ho, henne2 det, dat2
dative2 meg deg seg honom henne di2
genitive min din sin hans hennar, hennes1 dess3
case plural
nominative me, vi de, dokker dei
accusative oss, okk dykk, dokker seg dei, deim2
dative oss, okk dykk, dokker seg deim2
genitive vår, okkar dykkar, dokkar sin deira, deires1
1Obsolete. 2Landsmål. 3Rare or literary. Cursive forms unofficial today.


ReferencesEdit

OccitanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Occitan, from Latin digitus.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

det m (plural dets)

  1. finger

RomanschEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin digitus (“finger, toe”).

NounEdit

det m (plural dets)

  1. (anatomy) finger

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Swedish þæt, dhet‚ from Old Norse þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat, from Proto-Indo-European *tod, nominative and accusative singular neuter of *só.

Alternative formsEdit

  • de' (eye dialect), de, d (pronunciation spellings)

Pronunciation 1Edit

PronounEdit

det n

  1. It; third-person singular, referring to nouns of neuter gender. Nominative, accusative or dative
  2. it; the impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement
    Det regnar.
    It is raining.
  3. it; the impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject or object
    Jag visste det!
    I knew it!
Usage notesEdit
Impersonal pronoun
This is not used to declare what time it is: instead use either an explicit klockan ("the clock") or either of den or hon.
DeclensionEdit
Swedish personal pronouns
Number Person Type Nominative Oblique Possessive
common neuter plural
singular first — jag mig, mej3 min mitt mina
second — du dig, dej3 din ditt dina
third masculine (person) han honom, han2, en5 hans
feminine (person) hon henne, na5 hennes
gender-neutral (person)1 hen hen, henom7 hens
common (noun) den den dess
neuter (noun) det det dess
indefinite man or en4 en ens
reflexive — sig, sej3 sin sitt sina
plural first — vi oss vår, våran2 vårt, vårat2 våra
second — ni er er, eran2, ers6 ert, erat2 era
archaic I eder eder, eders6 edert edra
third — de, dom3 dem, dom3 deras
reflexive — sig, sej3 sin sitt sina
1Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, and has gained widespread acceptance today.
2Informal
4Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative to man, to avoid association to the male gender.
5Informal, somewhat dialectal
6Formal address
7Discouraged by the Swedish Language Council
See alsoEdit

Pronunciation 2Edit

PronounEdit

det n

  1. (demonstrative) that

Pronunciation 3Edit

  • IPA(key): /dɛ/, (rare) /dɛt/

ArticleEdit

det n

  1. the; only used if there is an adjective in front of the noun.
    huset: the house → det röda huset: the red house

Related termsEdit

AnagramsEdit

VenetianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin digitus.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

det m (plural deđi)

  1. finger
  2. toe

Related termsEdit

VolapükEdit

NounEdit

det (nominative plural dets)

  1. right (all senses?)

DeclensionEdit

declension of det
singular plural
nominative det dets
genitive deta detas
dative dete detes
accusative deti detis
vocative 1 o det! o dets!
predicative 2 detu detus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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