vet
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Clipping of veterinarian.
NounEdit
vet (plural vets)
- (colloquial) A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.
- 2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian[1]:
- Colin Cameron, a vet who examined the dead animal, said there was "no doubt the kitten would have suffered unnecessarily" before dying.
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Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
vet (plural vets)
- (colloquial, US) A veteran (a former soldier or other member of armed forces).
- 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 73:
- “A former soldier, sir. A vet. Theyʼre all vets, a little shellshocked.”
Usage notesEdit
Although veteran can be used in many contexts such as sports or business to describe someone with many years of experience, vet is usually used only for former military personnel.
TranslationsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
Possibly by analogy from Etymology 1, in the sense of "verifying the soundness [of an animal]"
VerbEdit
vet (third-person singular simple present vets, present participle vetting, simple past and past participle vetted)
- To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.
- The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench.
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AlbanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
AdjectiveEdit
i vet
- his, her or their own
- Aleksandri është me Albanin dhe qenin e vet.
- Aleksandër is with Alban and his (own) dog.
- Aleksandri është me Albanin dhe qenin e vet.
Usage notesEdit
Used in contexts where i tij (“his”), i saj (“her”) or i tyre (“their”) would be ambiguous. In the example sentence above, if "e vet" were replaced with "e tij", it would more likely refer to Alban's dog. The use of "vet" removes this ambiguity.
DeclensionEdit
See alsoEdit
BlagarEdit
NounEdit
vet
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CatalanEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
vet m (plural vets)
Etymology 2Edit
From Latin videte, second-person plural present imperative of videō (“to see”). Compare French voici, voilà.
AdverbEdit
vet
- there is
- vet aquí
- here's
- vet aquí
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CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
vet
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch vet, from Old Dutch fētit, fet, from Proto-West Germanic *faitid, originally a past participle.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
vet (comparative vetter, superlative vetst)
InflectionEdit
| Inflection of vet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | vet | |||
| inflected | vette | |||
| comparative | vetter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | vet | vetter | het vetst het vetste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | vette | vettere | vetste |
| n. sing. | vet | vetter | vetste | |
| plural | vette | vettere | vetste | |
| definite | vette | vettere | vetste | |
| partitive | vets | vetters | — | |
SynonymsEdit
- (fat; emphatical, bold; cool): dik
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DescendantsEdit
NounEdit
vet n (plural vetten)
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DescendantsEdit
- Berbice Creole Dutch: fete
AdverbEdit
vet
- (colloquial) very
- Hij is vet dik.
- He's very fat.
- Hij is vet dik.
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HungarianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wettä- (“to throw, fling, toss”). [1][2]
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
vet
- (transitive) to throw, cast
- (transitive, intransitive) to sow
- ki mint vet, úgy arat ― reap what one sows (literally, “the way one sows will s/he reap”)
ConjugationEdit
Note that vettem, vettél, vett etc. are not forms of this verb but those of vesz (“to take, buy”).
| 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | vetek | vetsz | vet | vetünk | vettek | vetnek |
| Def. | vetem | veted | veti | vetjük | vetitek | vetik | ||
| 2nd-p. o. | vetlek | ― | ||||||
| Past | Indef. | vetettem | vetettél | vetett | vetettünk | vetettetek | vetettek | |
| Def. | vetettem | vetetted | vetette | vetettük | vetettétek | vetették | ||
| 2nd-p. o. | vetettelek | ― | ||||||
| Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | vetnék | vetnél | vetne | vetnénk | vetnétek | vetnének |
| Def. | vetném | vetnéd | vetné | vetnénk (or vetnők) |
vetnétek | vetnék | ||
| 2nd-p. o. | vetnélek | ― | ||||||
| Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | vessek | vess or vessél |
vessen | vessünk | vessetek | vessenek |
| Def. | vessem | vesd or vessed |
vesse | vessük | vessétek | vessék | ||
| 2nd-p. o. | vesselek | ― | ||||||
| Infinitive | vetni | vetnem | vetned | vetnie | vetnünk | vetnetek | vetniük | |
| Other nonfinite verb forms |
Verbal noun | Present participle | Past participle | Future part. | Adverbial part. | Potential | ||
| vetés | vető | vetett | vetendő | vetve | vethet | |||
Derived termsEdit
(With verbal prefixes):
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Entry #1143 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
- ^ vet in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further readingEdit
- vet in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
IngrianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Russian ведь (vedʹ).
PronunciationEdit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋet/, [ˈʋe̞d]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋet/, [ˈʋe̞d̥]
- Rhymes: -et
- Hyphenation: vet
ConjunctionEdit
vet
- after all
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 56:
- Jo vet ono lumi maas.
- There's already snow on the ground, after all.
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
- Miä vet saan lypsää, - halliaal meeleel vastais Ksenja.
- I can milk, after all - Ksenja answered in a grieving mood.
ReferencesEdit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 650
Middle DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Dutch fētit, fet, from Proto-West Germanic *faitid, originally a past participle.
AdjectiveEdit
vet
InflectionEdit
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
DescendantsEdit
NounEdit
vet n
InflectionEdit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “vet (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “vet (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vet (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vet (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Alternative formsEdit
VerbEdit
vet
Norwegian NynorskEdit
VerbEdit
vet
- imperative of veta
SwedishEdit
VerbEdit
vet
- present of veta; know, knows
- imperative of veta.
- Vet hut!
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
AnagramsEdit
VurësEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Torres-Banks *βatu, from Proto-Oceanic *patu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.[1]
NounEdit
vet
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Torres-Banks *βatu, from Proto-Oceanic *patuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ.[1]
NounEdit
vet
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Catriona Malau (September 2021), “vet”, in A Dictionary of Vurës, Vanuatu (Asia-Pacific Linguistics), Australian National University Press, , →ISBN, page 210
WestrobothnianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic *witją. Cognate with Gutnish vit, Elfdalian wit and Blekingian vôjt.
NounEdit
vet n
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse væta, from Proto-Germanic *wētijǭ.
NounEdit
vêt f
Etymology 3Edit
From Old Norse væta, from Proto-Germanic *wētijaną.