peti

See also: Peti, peți, pēti, and pētī

Azerbaijani

Etymology

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Adjective

peti (comparative daha peti, superlative ən peti)

1. (Qazakh, Meghri) ugly, useless

   Synonym: yaraşıqsız

Further reading

• “peti” in Obastan.com.

Baba Malay

Etymology

From Malay peti, from Tamil பெட்டி (peṭṭi, “chest, trunk, box, case”) or Hindi पेटी (peṭī, “box, chest”).

Noun

peti

1. chest

Derived terms

• peti ayer batu
• peti besi
• peti nyanyi
• peti orang mati

Further reading

• Baba Malay Dictionary

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈpɛ.ti]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈpə.ti]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpe.ti]

Verb

peti

1. inflection of petar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin petō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeti/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eti
• Hyphenation: pe‧ti

Verb

peti (present petas, past petis, future petos, conditional petus, volitive petu)

1. to ask for, request, beg, bid
   • 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, Proverbaro Esperanta‎^[1]:

     Kiu ne petas, tiu ne ricevas.

     One who doesn't ask doesn't receive.

Conjugation

Conjugation of peti

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		petas		petis		petos
active participle		petanta	petantaj	petinta	petintaj	petonta	petontaj
	acc.	petantan	petantajn	petintan	petintajn	petontan	petontajn
passive participle		petata	petataj	petita	petitaj	petota	petotaj
	acc.	petatan	petatajn	petitan	petitajn	petotan	petotajn
nominal active participle		petanto	petantoj	petinto	petintoj	petonto	petontoj
	acc.	petanton	petantojn	petinton	petintojn	petonton	petontojn
nominal passive participle		petato	petatoj	petito	petitoj	petoto	petotoj
	acc.	petaton	petatojn	petiton	petitojn	petoton	petotojn
adverbial active participle		petante		petinte		petonte
adverbial passive participle		petate		petite		petote
		infinitive	peti	imperative	petu	conditional	petus

Derived terms

• almozpeti (“to beg”)
• informpeti (“to query, ask for information”)
• pardonpeti (“to ask for apologies”)

See also

• proponi (“to propose”)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish bädd, from Old Norse beðr, from Proto-Germanic *badją. Doublet of patja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeti/, [ˈpe̞t̪i]
• Rhymes: -eti
• Syllabification^(key): pe‧ti
• Hyphenation^(key): pe‧ti

Noun

peti (colloquial or American)

1. bed (furniture or other place for sleeping)

   Synonyms: punkka (colloquial), sänky

   Near-synonym: vuode

Declension

Inflection of peti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation)
nominative		peti	pedit
genitive		pedin	petien
partitive		petiä	petejä
illative		petiin	peteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		peti	pedit
accusative	nom.	peti	pedit
	gen.	pedin
genitive		pedin	petien
partitive		petiä	petejä
inessive		pedissä	pedeissä
elative		pedistä	pedeistä
illative		petiin	peteihin
adessive		pedillä	pedeillä
ablative		pediltä	pedeiltä
allative		pedille	pedeille
essive		petinä	peteinä
translative		pediksi	pedeiksi
abessive		pedittä	pedeittä
instructive		—	pedein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of peti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative petini petini accusative nom. petini petini gen. petini genitive petini petieni partitive petiäni petejäni inessive pedissäni pedeissäni elative pedistäni pedeistäni illative petiini peteihini adessive pedilläni pedeilläni ablative pediltäni pedeiltäni allative pedilleni pedeilleni essive petinäni peteinäni translative pedikseni pedeikseni abessive pedittäni pedeittäni instructive — — comitative — peteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative petisi petisi accusative nom. petisi petisi gen. petisi genitive petisi petiesi partitive petiäsi petejäsi inessive pedissäsi pedeissäsi elative pedistäsi pedeistäsi illative petiisi peteihisi adessive pedilläsi pedeilläsi ablative pediltäsi pedeiltäsi allative pedillesi pedeillesi essive petinäsi peteinäsi translative pediksesi pedeiksesi abessive pedittäsi pedeittäsi instructive — — comitative — peteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative petimme petimme accusative nom. petimme petimme gen. petimme genitive petimme petiemme partitive petiämme petejämme inessive pedissämme pedeissämme elative pedistämme pedeistämme illative petiimme peteihimme adessive pedillämme pedeillämme ablative pediltämme pedeiltämme allative pedillemme pedeillemme essive petinämme peteinämme translative pediksemme pedeiksemme abessive pedittämme pedeittämme instructive — — comitative — peteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative petinne petinne accusative nom. petinne petinne gen. petinne genitive petinne petienne partitive petiänne petejänne inessive pedissänne pedeissänne elative pedistänne pedeistänne illative petiinne peteihinne adessive pedillänne pedeillänne ablative pediltänne pedeiltänne allative pedillenne pedeillenne essive petinänne peteinänne translative pediksenne pedeiksenne abessive pedittänne pedeittänne instructive — — comitative — peteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative petinsä petinsä accusative nom. petinsä petinsä gen. petinsä genitive petinsä petiensä partitive petiään petiänsä petejään petejänsä inessive pedissään pedissänsä pedeissään pedeissänsä elative pedistään pedistänsä pedeistään pedeistänsä illative petiinsä peteihinsä adessive pedillään pedillänsä pedeillään pedeillänsä ablative pediltään pediltänsä pedeiltään pedeiltänsä allative pedilleen pedillensä pedeilleen pedeillensä essive petinään petinänsä peteinään peteinänsä translative pedikseen pediksensä pedeikseen pedeiksensä abessive pedittään pedittänsä pedeittään pedeittänsä instructive — — comitative — peteineen peteinensä

Derived terms

compounds

• alapeti
• kasvispeti
• kiintopetireaktori
• kynsipeti
• leijupeti
• perhepeti
• petikaveri
• petipuhe
• petipuuha
• petivaate
• riisipeti
• siskonpeti
• yläpeti

Further reading

• “peti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• piet

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay peti, from Tamil பெட்டி (peṭṭi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈti/ [pəˈt̪i]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: pe‧ti

Noun

pêti (plural peti-peti)

1. box, chest

Affixed terms

• berpeti-peti
• memetikan

Compounds

• peti besi
• peti bicara
• peti jenazah
• peti kemas
• peti mati
• peti mayat
• peti menyanyi
• peti ngomong
• peti pendingin
• peti uang

Further reading

• “peti”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ti/
• Rhymes: -eti
• Hyphenation: pé‧ti

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

peti m

1. plural of peto

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

peti

1. inflection of petare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• tipe

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛ.tiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛː.ti]

Verb

petī

1. present passive infinitive of petō

Malay

Etymology

From Tamil பெட்டி (peṭṭi, “chest, trunk, box, case”) or Hindi पेटी (peṭī, “box, chest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəti/, [pəˈt̪i]
• Rhymes: -ti, -i

Noun

pĕti (Jawi spelling ڤتي, plural peti-peti or peti²)

1. box, chest, case

Descendants

• Baba Malay: peti
• Indonesian: peti
• → Urak Lawoi': เปอตี (peti)

Further reading

• "peti" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Middle English

Adjective

peti

1. alternative form of pety

Serbo-Croatian

Serbo-Croatian numbers ^(edit)

	50
←  4	5	6  →
Cardinal: pet     Ordinal: peti     Multiplier: petostruk     Collective: petoro, petorica     Fractional: petina

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pénktas, from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷtos.

Adjective

pȇtī (Cyrillic spelling пе̑тӣ)

1. fifth

Declension

Declension of peti

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		peti	peta	peto
genitive		petog(a)	pete	petog(a)
dative		petom(u)	petoj	petom(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	peti petog(a)	petu	peto
vocative		peti	peta	peto
locative		petom(u)	petoj	petom(u)
instrumental		petim	petom	petim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		peti	pete	peta
genitive		petih	petih	petih
dative		petim(a)	petim(a)	petim(a)
accusative		pete	pete	peta
vocative		peti	pete	peta
locative		petim(a)	petim(a)	petim(a)
instrumental		petim(a)	petim(a)	petim(a)

Further reading

• “peti”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pínˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁-.

Verb

péti impf (Cyrillic spelling пе́ти)

1. to climb

   Nemoj se peti na drvo. ― Don't climb on a tree.

Further reading

• “peti”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

peti (Cyrillic spelling пети)

1. dative/locative singular of peta

Slovene

Slovene numbers

< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : pét Ordinal : pêti Cardinal adverb : pétkrat Ordinal adverb : pêtič Multiplicative : petóren

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *pętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *penktas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ̀ːti/

Adjective

péti (not comparable)

1. fifth

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	pêti	pêta	pêto
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pêti	pêta	pêto
genitive	pêtega	pête	pêtega
dative	pêtemu	pêti	pêtemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	pêto	pêto
locative	pêtem	pêti	pêtem
instrumental	pêtim	pêto	pêtim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pêta	pêti	pêti
genitive	pêtih	pêtih	pêtih
dative	pêtima	pêtima	pêtima
accusative	pêta	pêti	pêti
locative	pêtih	pêtih	pêtih
instrumental	pêtima	pêtima	pêtima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pêti	pête	pêta
genitive	pêtih	pêtih	pêtih
dative	pêtim	pêtim	pêtim
accusative	pête	pête	pêta
locative	pêtih	pêtih	pêtih
instrumental	pêtimi	pêtimi	pêtimi

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *pěti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pèːti/

Verb

pẹ́ti impf

1. to sing

   ptica poje, ptice pojejo ― the bird sings, the birds sing

Conjugation

Vowel + -ti -jem (AP c)
infinitive	pẹ́ti
1st singular	pójem
infinitive	pẹ́ti			pȅt, pẹ̑t
supine	pẹ̑t
verbal noun	pẹ́tje
	participle			converb
present	pojọ̄č			—
past	pẹ̑t			—
l-participle	masculine		feminine		neuter
singular	pẹ̑ł		pẹ́la		pẹ̑lo
dual	pẹ̑la		pẹ̑li		pẹ̑li
plural	pẹ̑li		pẹ̑le		pẹ̑la
	present			imperative
1st singular	pójem			—
2nd singular	póješ			pọ̄j, pōj
3rd singular	póje			—
1st dual	pójeva			pọ̑jva, pȏjva
2nd dual	pójeta			pọ̑jta, pȏjta
3rd dual	pójeta			—
1st plural	pójemo			pọ̑jmo, pȏjmo
2nd plural	pójete			pọ̑jte, pȏjte
3rd plural	pójejo			—

Derived terms

• opẹ́ti
• pẹ́vec
• prepẹ́ti
• pripẹ́ti
• zapẹ́ti

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

peti

1. inflection of peta:
   1. dative/locative singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

Further reading

• “peti”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “peti”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch put (“well”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ti/

Noun

peti

1. well

Derived terms

• watrapeti