ét

See also: Appendix:Variations of "et"

Danish

Alternative forms

• et

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".

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈeːt]

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Noun

ét (plural étek)

1. (archaic) food

Usage notes

Today it is used only in compounds and idioms.

Derived terms

• étcsokoládé
• étkezés
• étkészlet
• étlap
• étlen-szomjan
• étolaj
• étterem
• étvágy

 

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːd/

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage)

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 (genitive éuit)

1. jealousy; envy, emulation
2. enthusiasm, zeal

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ét	—	—
Vocative	éuit	—	—
Accusative	étN	—	—
Genitive	éuitL	—	—
Dative	éutL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• étaigidir

Descendants

• Irish: éad
• Manx: ead
• Scottish Gaelic: eud

Etymology 2

Noun

ét f

1. verbal noun of ad·cota

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	étL	—	—
Vocative	étL	—	—
Accusative	éitN	—	—
Genitive	éiteH	—	—
Dative	éitL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

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.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ét ‘jealousy’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ét (verbal noun)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare ít, which is likely its variant.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɛt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛt̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɛk̚˦˥]

Adjective

ét

1. (only in compounds) very few, very little