sét

See also: Appendix:Variations of "set"

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

sét

1. (non-standard since 1938) past participle of sjå

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲeːd]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *sentus, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”). Cognate with Welsh hynt (“path”) and Old English sīþ (“time”).

Noun

sét m (genitive séta)

1. path, way

Declension

Masculine u-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	sét	sétL	sétaeH
Vocative	sét	sétL	séotu
Accusative	sétN	sétL	séotu
Genitive	sétoH, sétaH	sétoL, sétaL	sétaeN
Dative	séitL	sétaib	sétaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Related terms

• drochet (“bridge”)

Descendants

• Irish: séad

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 sét (‘path, way’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *swantos (“desire”). Cognate with Welsh chwant, Breton c'hoant, and Cornish whans.

Noun

sét m (genitive séuit, nominative plural séuit)

1. object of value, chattel
2. unit of value
3. valuable article of property, treasure
5. ornament, jewel
6. (figurative) likeness, equivalent

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	sét	sétL	séuitL
Vocative	séuit	sétL	séutuH, séuti
Accusative	sétN	sétL	séutuH, séuti
Genitive	séuitL	sét	sétN
Dative	sétL	sétaib	sétaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: seoid, séad
• Scottish Gaelic: seud

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 sét (‘object of value’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 sét (‘likeness’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
sét	ṡét	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɛt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɛt̚˦˧˥] ~ [sɛt̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂɛk̚˦˥] ~ [sɛk̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *p-rɛːt (“lightning”). Cognate with Pong pʰlɛːt⁷. Compare Tày phiét /pʰʲɛt/, a borrowing from Vietic.

Noun

sét • (殺, 𩂶, 𩄰, 𪄅)

1. (weather) lightning

   Synonym: chớp

   sét hòn ― ball lightning

Derived terms

Derived terms

• sấm sét

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *p-rɛːt (“rust”).

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) rét

Verb

sét • (鎩)

1. to be rusty

   Synonym: rỉ

Etymology 3

Noun

sét • (冽, 𡏥)

1. clay

Derived terms

Derived terms

• đất sét