ceti

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ceti"

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ceti, from Tamil செட்டி (ceṭṭi, “mercantile class”), from Prakrit sēṭṭi, from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् (śreṣṭhin, “merchant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛti]
• Hyphenation: cè‧ti

Noun

cèti (first-person possessive cetiku, second-person possessive cetimu, third-person possessive cetinya)

1. a South Indian.
2. trader
3. loan shark, money lender, usurer.

   Synonyms: lintah darat, pelepas uang, rentenir, tukang riba

4. matchmaker.

   Synonyms: comblang, muncikari

Derived terms

• menceti

 

Further reading

• “ceti” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.ti/
• Rhymes: -ɛti
• Hyphenation: cè‧ti

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ceti m

1. plural of ceto

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ceti f

1. plural of cete

Anagrams

• etcì, teci

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkeː.tiː/, [ˈkeːt̪iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ti/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːt̪i]

Noun

cētī

1. inflection of cētus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular

Romanian

Verb

a ceti (third-person singular present cetește, past participle cetit) 4th conj.

1. Alternative form of citi

Conjugation

    conjugation of ceti (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a ceti
gerund			cetind
past participle			cetit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	cetesc	cetești	cetește	cetim	cetiți	cetesc
	imperfect	ceteam	ceteai	cetea	ceteam	ceteați	ceteau
	simple perfect	cetii	cetiși	ceti	cetirăm	cetirăți	cetiră
	pluperfect	cetisem	cetiseși	cetise	cetiserăm	cetiserăți	cetiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să cetesc	să cetești	să cetească	să cetim	să cetiți	să cetească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		cetește			cetiți
	negative		nu ceti			nu cetiți