dét
See also: det, Det, DET, dêt, dệt, det., and Det.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʲeːd/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *dant, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.
Noun
dét n (genitive déit, nominative plural dét)
- tooth
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 67b10
- do déit glosses ad dentem
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 117d5
- huan dét ascatu glosses emulo dente
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 67b10
- set of teeth
- (attributively) of ivory
- in colg déit ― ivory-hilted sword
- morsel of food
Inflection
| Neuter nt-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | détN | détL | détL |
| Vocative | détN | détL | détL |
| Accusative | détN | détL | détL |
| Genitive | dét | dét | détN |
| Dative | déitL | détaib | détaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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This declension was soon replaced by a regular o-stem declension in later varieties of Irish.
Derived terms
- détbán, détgel (“white-toothed”)
- détidu (“toothache”)
Descendants
- Irish: déad
- Scottish Gaelic: deud
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
·dét
- passive singular preterite conjunct of daimid
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| dét | dét pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ | ndét |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 dét (‘tooth’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Vietnamese
Etymology
Borrowed from French zède.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zɛt̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jɛt̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jɛk̚˦˥]
Noun
dét
- The name of the Latin-script letter Z.