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ét

ét

See also: Appendix:Variations of "et"

Danish

Alternative forms

Numeral

ét

  1. neuter singular of en

Pronoun

ét

  1. neuter singular of en

Usage notes

Accent is optional, and reflects intonation. Compare, for example, hun har kun et bord "she only has a table" with hun har kun ét bord "she has only one table".

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈeːt]

Noun

ét ‎(plural étek)

  1. (archaic) food

Usage notes

Today it is used only in compounds and idioms.

Derived terms

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *yantus, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂-. Cognates include Ancient Greek ζῆλος ‎(zêlos) and Sanskrit यत्न ‎(yatna, “zeal”)), यस्यति ‎(yasyati, “strive for”).

Noun

ét m

  1. jealousy; envy, emulation
  2. enthusiasm, zeal
Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

ét f

  1. verbal noun of ad·cota
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Mutation

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

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