dette

English

Etymology

See debt.

Noun

dette (countable and uncountable, plural dettes)

1. (obsolete) Debt.

Translations

debt — see debt

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Danish

Pronoun

dette n (common denne, plural disse)

1. neuter singular of denne

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French

Alternative forms

• debte (obsolete)
• dête (obsolete)

Etymology

Old French dete, from Latin dēbita, plural of dēbitum. Doublet of débit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛt/

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Noun

dette f (plural dettes)

1. debt

Usage notes

While both dette and créance correspond with English debt, dette is seen from the perspective of the borrower (money they owe), whereas créance is seen from the perspective of the lender (money owed to them).

Antonyms

• créance

Derived terms

• endetter

Further reading

• “dette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Italian

Adjective

dette f pl

1. feminine plural of detto

Verb

dette f pl

1. feminine plural of detto

Verb

dette

1. third-person singular past historic of dare

Synonyms

• diede

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French dete, from Latin dēbitum.

Noun

dette f (plural dettes)

1. (Jersey) debt

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þetta

Pronoun

dette

1. this (neuter of denne)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse detta

Verb

dette

1. to fall

References

• “dette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²dɛtːə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þetta.

Pronoun

dette

1. this (neuter of denne)

Verb

dette

1. parallel form to detta

References

• “dette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.