vet
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Clipping of veterinarian.
Noun
vet (plural vets)
- (colloquial) A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.
- 2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian[1]:
- Colin Cameron, a vet who examined the dead animal, said there was "no doubt the kitten would have suffered unnecessarily" before dying.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
vet (plural vets)
- (colloquial, US) A veteran (a former soldier or other member of armed forces).
- 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 73:
- “A former soldier, sir. A vet. Theyʼre all vets, a little shellshocked.”
Usage notes
Although veteran can be used in many contexts such as sports or business to describe someone with many years of experience, vet is usually used only for former military personnel.
Translations
Etymology 3
Possibly by analogy from Etymology 1, in the sense of "verifying the soundness [of an animal]"
Verb
vet (third-person singular simple present vets, present participle vetting, simple past and past participle vetted)
- To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.
- The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench.
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Albanian
Alternative forms
Adjective
i vet
- his, her or their own
- Aleksandri është me Albanin dhe qenin e vet.
- Aleksandër is with Alban and his (own) dog.
- Aleksandri është me Albanin dhe qenin e vet.
Usage notes
Used in contexts where i tij (“his”), i saj (“her”) or i tyre (“their”) would be ambiguous. In the example sentence above, if "e vet" were replaced with "e tij", it would more likely refer to Alban's dog. The use of "vet" removes this ambiguity.
Declension
See also
Blagar
Noun
vet
References
Catalan
Etymology 1
Noun
vet m (plural vets)
Etymology 2
From Latin videte, second-person plural present imperative of videō (“to see”). Compare French voici, voilà.
Adverb
vet
- there is
- vet aquí
- here's
- vet aquí
See also
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
vet
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vet, from Old Dutch fētit, fet, from Proto-West Germanic *faitid, originally a past participle.
Pronunciation
Adjective
vet (comparative vetter, superlative vetst)
Inflection
Declension of vet | ||||
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uninflected | vet | |||
inflected | vette | |||
comparative | vetter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | vet | vetter | het vetst het vetste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | vette | vettere | vetste |
n. sing. | vet | vetter | vetste | |
plural | vette | vettere | vetste | |
definite | vette | vettere | vetste | |
partitive | vets | vetters | — |
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
vet n (plural vetten)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Berbice Creole Dutch: fete
Adverb
vet
- (colloquial) very
- Hij is vet dik.
- He's very fat.
- Hij is vet dik.
Anagrams
Hungarian
Etymology
Of uncertain origin, perhaps from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wettä- (“to throw, fling, toss”). [1][2]
Pronunciation
Verb
vet
- (transitive) to throw, cast
- (transitive, intransitive) to sow
- ki mint vet, úgy arat ― reap what one sows (literally, “the way one sows will s/he reap”)
Conjugation
Note that vettem, vettél, vett etc. are not forms of this verb but those of vesz (“to take, buy”).
Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | vetek | vetsz | vet | vetünk | vettek | vetnek | |
Def. | vetem | veted | veti | vetjük | vetitek | vetik | |||
2nd-p. o. | vetlek | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | vetettem | vetettél | vetett | vetettünk | vetettetek | vetettek | ||
Def. | vetettem | vetetted | vetette | vetettük | vetettétek | vetették | |||
2nd-p. o. | vetettelek | ― | |||||||
Future | Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. vetni fog. | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | veték | vetél | vete | veténk | vetétek | vetének | ||
Def. | vetém | vetéd | veté | veténk | vetétek | veték | |||
2nd-p. o. | vetélek | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. vet vala, vetett vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | vetendek | vetendesz | vetend | vetendünk | vetendetek | vetendenek | ||
Def. | vetendem | vetended | vetendi | vetendjük | vetenditek | vetendik | |||
2nd-p. o. | vetendelek | ― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | vetnék | vetnél | vetne | vetnénk | vetnétek | vetnének | |
Def. | vetném | vetnéd | vetné | vetnénk (or vetnők) |
vetnétek | vetnék | |||
2nd-p. o. | vetnélek | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. vetett volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | vessek | vess or vessél |
vessen | vessünk | vessetek | vessenek | |
Def. | vessem | vesd or vessed |
vesse | vessük | vessétek | vessék | |||
2nd-p. o. | vesselek | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. vetett légyen | ||||||||
Infinitive | vetni | vetnem | vetned | vetnie | vetnünk | vetnetek | vetniük | ||
Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
vetés | vető | vetett | vetendő | vetve (vetvén) | |||||
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs). | |||||||||
Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | vethetek | vethetsz | vethet | vethetünk | vethettek | vethetnek | |
Def. | vethetem | vetheted | vetheti | vethetjük | vethetitek | vethetik | |||
2nd-p. o. | vethetlek | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | vethettem | vethettél | vethetett | vethettünk | vethettetek | vethettek | ||
Def. | vethettem | vethetted | vethette | vethettük | vethettétek | vethették | |||
2nd-p. o. | vethettelek | ― | |||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | vetheték | vethetél | vethete | vetheténk | vethetétek | vethetének | ||
Def. | vethetém | vethetéd | vetheté | vetheténk | vethetétek | vetheték | |||
2nd-p. o. | vethetélek | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. vethet vala, vethetett vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | vethetendek or vetandhatok |
vethetendesz or vetandhatsz |
vethetend or vetandhat |
vethetendünk or vetandhatunk |
vethetendetek or vetandhattok |
vethetendenek or vetandhatnak | ||
Def. | vethetendem or vetandhatom |
vethetended or vetandhatod |
vethetendi or vetandhatja |
vethetendjük or vetandhatjuk |
vethetenditek or vetandhatjátok |
vethetendik or vetandhatják | |||
2nd-p. o. | vethetendelek or vetandhatlak |
― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | vethetnék | vethetnél | vethetne | vethetnénk | vethetnétek | vethetnének | |
Def. | vethetném | vethetnéd | vethetné | vethetnénk (or vethetnők) |
vethetnétek | vethetnék | |||
2nd-p. o. | vethetnélek | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. vethetett volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | vethessek | vethess or vethessél |
vethessen | vethessünk | vethessetek | vethessenek | |
Def. | vethessem | vethesd or vethessed |
vethesse | vethessük | vethessétek | vethessék | |||
2nd-p. o. | vethesselek | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. vethetett légyen | ||||||||
Inf. | (vethetni) | (vethetnem) | (vethetned) | (vethetnie) | (vethetnünk) | (vethetnetek) | (vethetniük) | ||
Positive adjective | vethető | Neg. adj. | vethetetlen | Adv. part. | (vethetve / vethetvén) | ||||
Derived terms
(With verbal prefixes):
References
- ^ Entry #1143 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
- ^ vet in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- vet in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ведь (vedʹ).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ala-Laukaa" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈʋet/
- Hyphenation: vet
Conjunction
vet
- after all
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 56:
- Jo vet ono lumi maas.
- There's already snow on the ground, after all.
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
- Miä vet saan lypsää, - halliaal meeleel vastais Ksenja.
- I can milk, after all - Ksenja answered in a grieving mood.
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 650
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch fētit, fet, from Proto-West Germanic *faitid, originally a past participle.
Adjective
vet
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Noun
vet n
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “vet (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “vet (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vet (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vet (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
vet
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
vet
Swedish
Verb
vet
- present of veta; know, knows
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of veta.
- Vet hut!
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Anagrams
Westrobothnian
Etymology 1
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.. Cognate with Gutnish vit, Elfdalian wit and Blekingian vôjt.
Noun
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Related terms
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Etymology 2
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E..
Noun
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Etymology 3
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Verb
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