sæti
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse sæti, from Proto-Germanic *sētiją. Confer the English seat.
Noun
sæti n (genitive singular sætis, nominative plural sæti)
- seat, a place to sit
- Fáðu þér sæti.
- Have a seat.
- Fáðu þér sæti.
- a place or position on a list
- Kærastan mín er í öðru sæti.
- My girlfriend is in second place.
- Kærastan mín er í öðru sæti.
- haystack
Declension
Declension of sæti | ||||
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n-s | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | sæti | sætið | sæti | sætin |
accusative | sæti | sætið | sæti | sætin |
dative | sæti | sætinu | sætum | sætunum |
genitive | sætis | sætisins | sæta | sætanna |
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Adjective
sæti
- the singular nominative masculine weak declension form of sætur (“sweet, nice, cute”)
- Hvað segirðu sæti?
- How are you cutie?
- Hvað segirðu sæti?
Old Norse
Etymology
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From Proto-Germanic *setiją, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.
Noun
sæti n (genitive sætis)
- a seat
- a hay-rick
Declension
Declension of sæti (strong ija-stem)
Related terms
Descendants
References
- sæti in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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