tet
See also: TET, Tet, tét, tèt, Tết, tēt, teṭ, -tet, tēṭ, and Tét
Translingual
Symbol
tet
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Tetum.
English
Etymology 1
See teth.
Noun
tet (plural tets)
- Alternative form of teth (“Semitic letter”).
Etymology 2
Clipping of tetracycline.
Noun
tet (countable and uncountable, plural tets)
- (informal, pharmacology) Clipping of tetracycline.
- 1996 May 1, phyllis....@den.mmc.com, “Re: Tetracycline”, in sci.med.diseases.lyme, Usenet:
- I was on oral tet for months after I was first dx backn in '88. All I got from it was a very, very nasty and upset GI track. I had to stop it.
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Etymology 3
Clipping of tetralogy.
Noun
tet (countable and uncountable, plural tets)
- (uncountable, informal, medicine) The tetralogy of Fallot.
- (countable, informal, medicine) A patient with tetralogy of Fallot.
Derived terms
- blue tet
- pink tet
- tet spell
Etymology 4
Clipping of tetraploid.
Noun
tet (plural tets)
- (informal, horticulture) A tetraploid plant cultivar (iris, daylily etc.).
- 2017, Susan Brownmiller, “Daylily Dreams”, in My City Highrise Garden, New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, →ISBN, page 84:
- Tets are 44-chromosome conversions from 22-chromosome diploids, created by elaborate means involving colchicine, a chemical found naturally in crocuses. Only a tet can pollinate a tet, but some tets can pollinate themselves.
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Etymology 5
Clipping of tetrahedron or tetrahedral.
Noun
tet (plural tets)
- (geometry, engineering) A tetrahedron; a tetrahedral finite element.
Adjective
tet (not comparable)
- (geometry, engineering) Tetrahedral.
Etymology 6
Clipping of tetradrachm.
Noun
tet (plural tets)
- (numismatic slang) Clipping of tetradrachm.
- 2001 July 4, Reid Goldsborough, “Re: Language, numismatics, and curating”, in rec.collecting.coins, Usenet:
- I've bought a couple of Greek tets that must have been dipped because all the toning is off them. They're white, but otherwise nice. Other tets I've bought have been cleaned as well but have more gray and other coloring and therefore look better.
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Etymology 7
Clipping of tetra.
Noun
tet (plural tets)
- (informal, fishkeeping) A tetra (freshwater fish).
- 1998 January 24, LASP, “Dead tetras”, in rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc, Usenet:
- All the tetras in my tank (3 species - black neons, Pristellas, and red eyes) died within a 36 hour period. The corys and otos in the same tank are fine.
There was no change in water quality, feeding habits, or water temperature. I have no idea why all the tets would die in such a short time span.
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Etymology 8
Clipping of tetanus.
Noun
tet (plural tets)
- (informal, pathology) Clipping of tetanus.
- 1971, Adelaide Leitch, The Blue Roan, New York, NY: Henry Z. Walck, →ISBN, page 94:
- “It's a tet shot,” Roddy told him, relieved. A tetanus injection was the usual thing for a cut or puncture wound on a horse.
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Etymology 9
See teat.
Noun
tet (plural tets)
- Obsolete form of teat.
- [1780?], Nicholas Coxe, The Huntſman. Containing the Best Methods of Sport, for Courſing with Greyhounds, and Hunting All Kinds of Chases in England, […] , London: J. Dixwell, page 50:
- The Genital part is all nervy; the Tail ſmall; and the Hind hath Udders betwixt her Thighs, with four Speans or Tets, like a Cow.
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See also
- carbon tet
Further reading
tet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- ETT, Ett
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtet/
- Hyphenation: tet
Pronoun
tét (predicative téeti)
- she, her
See also
Afar personal pronouns
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person m | 3rd person f | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Singular | anú | atú | úsuk | ís |
| Plural | nanú | isín | úsun | ||
| Object | Singular | yó | kó | ká | tét |
| Plural | né | sín | kén | ||
Determiner
tét
- her
See also
Afar possessive determiners
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person m | 3rd person f | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Singular | yi | ku | kay | tet | |
| Plural | ni | sin | ken | |||
| Reflexive | Singular | inní | isí | |||
| Plural | ninní | isinní, sinní | ||||
References
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “tet”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈtət/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈtɛt/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈtet/
Noun
tet f (plural tets)
- teth
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɛt]
Noun
tet f
- genitive plural of teta
Dutch
Etymology
From tiet.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
tet c (plural tetten, diminutive tetje n)
- (vulgar) boob; tit
Finnish
Etymology 1
te + -t
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtet/, [ˈt̪e̞t̪]
- Rhymes: -et
- Syllabification(key): tet
Pronoun
tet
- (personal, dialectal) you (plural; in archaic English: ye)
Synonyms
- te (standard Finnish)
- työ (dialectal)
Etymology 2
From Hebrew טֵית (ṭēth).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈte(ː)t/, [ˈt̪e̞(ː)t̪]
- Rhymes: -et
- Syllabification(key): tet
Noun
tet
- teth (ninth letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician scripts and the Northwest Semitic abjad)
Declension
| Inflection of tet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tet | tetit | |
| genitive | tetin | tetien | |
| partitive | tetiä | tetejä | |
| illative | tetiin | teteihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tet | tetit | |
| accusative | nom. | tet | tetit |
| gen. | tetin | ||
| genitive | tetin | tetien | |
| partitive | tetiä | tetejä | |
| inessive | tetissä | teteissä | |
| elative | tetistä | teteistä | |
| illative | tetiin | teteihin | |
| adessive | tetillä | teteillä | |
| ablative | tetiltä | teteiltä | |
| allative | tetille | teteille | |
| essive | tetinä | teteinä | |
| translative | tetiksi | teteiksi | |
| instructive | — | tetein | |
| abessive | tetittä | teteittä | |
| comitative | — | teteineen | |
| Possessive forms of tet (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | tetini | tetimme |
| 2nd person | tetisi | tetinne |
| 3rd person | tetinsä | |
Anagrams
- -tte
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin tēctum.
Noun
tet m (plural tets)
- roof (made of straw)
See also
- cuviert
Italian
Etymology
From Hebrew טֵית (ṭēt).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛt/
- Rhymes: -ɛt
- Hyphenation: tèt
Noun
tet m or f (invariable)
- teth, specifically:
- the name of the Phoenician-script letter 𐤈
- the name of the Hebrew-script letter ט
See also
- teta
Kven
Etymology
From Finnish te, from Proto-Finnic *tek, from Proto-Uralic *te.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtet/
Noun
tet
- ye, you (plural)
Declension
Declension of tet
|
See also
Kven personal pronouns
| first | second | third anim | third anim or inan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | mie | sie | hän | se |
| plural | met | tet | het | net |
References
- Eira Söderholm (2017) Kvensk grammatikk, Tromsø: Cappelen Damm Akademisk, →ISBN, page 276
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French tête.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teːt/
Noun
tet m (definite singular teten, indefinite plural tetar, definite plural tetane)
- forefront, lead
- han ligg i tet.
- he's in the lead.
References
- “tet” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin tēctum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tet/
Audio (Languedocien) (file)
Noun
tet m (plural tets)
- ceiling
- (nautical) overhead
Pochutec
Etymology
Cognate with Classical Nahuatl tletl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtet/
Noun
tet
- fire
References
- Boas, Franz (July 1917), “El Dialecto mexicano de Pochutla, Oaxaca”, in International Journal of American Linguistics (in Spanish), volume 1, issue 1, DOI:, JSTOR 1263398, pages 9–44
Réunion Creole French
Etymology
From French tête
Noun
tet
- A head
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) tetg
Etymology
From Latin tēctum.
Noun
tet m (plural tets)
- (Puter, Vallader) roof
Slovene
Noun
tet
- genitive dual/plural of teta
Zou
Verb
tet
- publish
References
- http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf