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)

  1. seat, a place to sit
    Fáðu þér sæti.
    Have a seat.
  2. a place or position on a list
    Kærastan mín er í öðru sæti.
    My girlfriend is in second place.
  3. haystack
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Etymology 2 edit

Adjective edit

sæti

  1. 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)

  1. a seat
  2. a hayrick

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Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: sæti n
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sete n
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sete n

References edit

  • sæti in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.