guet

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.

Cognate with German gut, Dutch goed, English good, Icelandic góður, Gothic 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 (gōþs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuət/

Adjective

guet (comparative besser, superlative bescht)

1. good
   • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:

     Nu, d' Bäsi ist ä gueti Frau.

     Now, the auntie is a good woman.

   • 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):

     Isch ä guete Fründ vo mir.

     He's a good friend of mine.

Declension

Declension of guet

		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative + accusative	weak	guet	guet(i)	guet(e)	guete
	strong	guete	gueti	guets	gueti
dative	weak	guete			guete
	strong	guetem	gueter	guetem

Mixed paradigms occur after the indefinite article and certain other determiners, but the details vary.

Other forms - Voralberg:

Strong masc. sg. nom.: gueta

Strong masc. sg. acc.: gueta

Strong fem. sg. nom. & acc.: guet'

Mixed masc. sg. nom.: gueta

Related terms

• Guets/Guet's n

French

Etymology

Deverbal from guetter, or masculine form of guette. Compare the original Old French gué.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Homophones: gai, gaie, gaies, gais, gay, gays, guets

Noun

guet m (plural guets)

1. lookout

   Synonym: aguet

2. (military, historical) watch

Derived terms

• faire le guet
• tour de guet

Related terms

• guetter

Further reading

• “guet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• tégu

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

guet n (uncountable)

1. pig squeal

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	guet	guetul
genitive-dative	guet	guetului
vocative	guetule

References

• guet in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN