sæti
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse sæti, from Proto-Germanic *sētiją. Compare the English seat.
Noun edit
sæti n (genitive singular sætis, nominative plural sæti)
- seat, a place to sit
- Fáðu þér sæti.
- Have a seat.
- a place or position on a list
- Kærastan mín er í öðru sæti.
- My girlfriend is in second place.
- haystack
Declension edit
declension of sæti
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
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Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
sæti
- the singular nominative masculine weak declension form of sætur (“sweet, nice, cute”)
- Hvað segirðu sæti?
- How are you cutie?
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *setiją, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.
Noun edit
sæti n (genitive sætis)
Declension edit
Declension of sæti (strong ija-stem)
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Descendants edit
References edit
- sæti in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.