seta

See also: séta, sēta, sētā, setä, and seta'

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin seta, from saeta.

Noun

seta (plural setas or setae or setæ)

1. A bristle or hair
2. (botany) The stalk of a moss sporangium, or occasionally in a liverwort.
   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 6:

     The latter has the sporophyte seta 4 cells in diam. and has thecal Lejeunea-type androecial branches […]

Derived terms

• microseta
• setation

Translations

bristle or hair

• Swedish: seta (sv)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

stalk of a moss sporangium

• Romanian: setă (ro) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Czech: ^{(please verify)} štětina (cs) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} pelillo m

Anagrams

• AEST, ESTA, East, SEAT, TEAs, east, eats, etas, sate, saté, seat, tase, teas

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Asturian

Noun

seta f (plural setes)

1. mushroom

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse setja, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti. Causative of *sitjaną.

Verb

seta (third person singular past indicative setti, third person plural past indicative sett, supine sett)

1. to set, to put

Conjugation

Conjugation of seta (group v-24-2)
infinitive	seta
supine	sett
participle (a5 (a39))1	setandi	settur
	present	past
first singular	seti	setti
second singular	setur/ setir	setti
third singular	setur/ setir	setti
plural	seta	settu
	imperative
singular	set!
plural	setið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Finnish

Noun

seta

1. (nautical, dated) Synonym of lokilastu.

Usage notes

• In contemporary Finnish Seta refers to a Finnish association that works for LGBT rights.

Declension

Inflection of seta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		seta	setat
genitive		setan	setojen
partitive		setaa	setoja
illative		setaan	setoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		seta	setat
accusative	nom.	seta	setat
	gen.	setan
genitive		setan	setojen setain rare
partitive		setaa	setoja
inessive		setassa	setoissa
elative		setasta	setoista
illative		setaan	setoihin
adessive		setalla	setoilla
ablative		setalta	setoilta
allative		setalle	setoille
essive		setana	setoina
translative		setaksi	setoiksi
abessive		setatta	setoitta
instructive		—	setoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of seta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative setani setani accusative nom. setani setani gen. setani genitive setani setojeni setaini rare partitive setaani setojani inessive setassani setoissani elative setastani setoistani illative setaani setoihini adessive setallani setoillani ablative setaltani setoiltani allative setalleni setoilleni essive setanani setoinani translative setakseni setoikseni abessive setattani setoittani instructive — — comitative — setoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative setasi setasi accusative nom. setasi setasi gen. setasi genitive setasi setojesi setaisi rare partitive setaasi setojasi inessive setassasi setoissasi elative setastasi setoistasi illative setaasi setoihisi adessive setallasi setoillasi ablative setaltasi setoiltasi allative setallesi setoillesi essive setanasi setoinasi translative setaksesi setoiksesi abessive setattasi setoittasi instructive — — comitative — setoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative setamme setamme accusative nom. setamme setamme gen. setamme genitive setamme setojemme setaimme rare partitive setaamme setojamme inessive setassamme setoissamme elative setastamme setoistamme illative setaamme setoihimme adessive setallamme setoillamme ablative setaltamme setoiltamme allative setallemme setoillemme essive setanamme setoinamme translative setaksemme setoiksemme abessive setattamme setoittamme instructive — — comitative — setoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative setanne setanne accusative nom. setanne setanne gen. setanne genitive setanne setojenne setainne rare partitive setaanne setojanne inessive setassanne setoissanne elative setastanne setoistanne illative setaanne setoihinne adessive setallanne setoillanne ablative setaltanne setoiltanne allative setallenne setoillenne essive setananne setoinanne translative setaksenne setoiksenne abessive setattanne setoittanne instructive — — comitative — setoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative setansa setansa accusative nom. setansa setansa gen. setansa genitive setansa setojensa setainsa rare partitive setaansa setojaan setojansa inessive setassaan setassansa setoissaan setoissansa elative setastaan setastansa setoistaan setoistansa illative setaansa setoihinsa adessive setallaan setallansa setoillaan setoillansa ablative setaltaan setaltansa setoiltaan setoiltansa allative setalleen setallensa setoilleen setoillensa essive setanaan setanansa setoinaan setoinansa translative setakseen setaksensa setoikseen setoiksensa abessive setattaan setattansa setoittaan setoittansa instructive — — comitative — setoineen setoinensa

See also

• setalainen

Anagrams

• Seat, aste, tase

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin saeta.

Noun

seta f (plural setæ)

1. seta

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Galician

Alternative forms

• seeta

Etymology

13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese saeta, from Latin sagitta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛta̝/

Noun

seta f (plural setas)

1. arrow

   Synonym: frecha

   • 1458, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI. Vigo: Galaxia, page 337:

     que seyron do dito castello os ditos tres omens e aderençaran a él por lo matar, dentro na dita vyña, e hun deles le puxara hua seta por lo matar, e quando vyra a balesta armada, que fogira por la vyña e foron pus él por llo matar, et de feyto o mataran con a dita seeta, senón Deus que o quyso gardar, e como le remesaran a dita seta, que le remesaran hua pedra e que le deran con ela ena caueça

     that the aforementioned three men left the castle and came towards him for killing him, in that vineyard, and one of them took an arrow, and when he saw the crossbow armed he ran way, but they came after him for killing him, and actually they would have killed him with that arrow if not because God wanted to protect him, and as they threw that arrow, they also threw a stone which hit him in the head

Derived terms

• setada

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “seeta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin sēta, from saeta, from Proto-Italic *saitā, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ito-, *sh₂éyto-, from *sh₂ey-, *seh₂i- (“to bind”). Compare Spanish and Portuguese seda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈseː.t̪a], /ˈse.ta/
• Hyphenation: sé‧ta

Noun

seta f (plural sete)

1. (textiles) silk

Anagrams

• aste, tesa

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈseː.ta/, [ˈs̠eːt̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ta/, [ˈsɛːt̪ä]

Noun

sēta f (genitive sētae); first declension

1. Alternative form of saeta ("bristle").

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sēta	sētae
Genitive	sētae	sētārum
Dative	sētae	sētīs
Accusative	sētam	sētās
Ablative	sētā	sētīs
Vocative	sēta	sētae

References

• “seta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• seta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• setene

Noun

seta n

1. definite plural of sete

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

seta n

1. definite plural of sete

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ta/

Noun

seta f

1. Augmentative of setka

Usage notes

Typically refers to a 100 ml bottle or shot of vodka.

Declension

Declension of seta

	singular	plural
nominative	seta	sety
genitive	sety	set
dative	secie	setom
accusative	setę	sety
instrumental	setą	setami
locative	secie	setach
vocative	seto	sety

Noun

seta

1. genitive singular of set

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Portuguese

setas

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese saeta, from Latin sagitta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: sé‧ta

Noun

seta f (plural setas)

1. arrow
   1. weapon
   2. pointing symbol

Synonyms

• flecha

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): sjȅta

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sěta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sêta/
• Hyphenation: se‧ta

Noun

sȅta f (Cyrillic spelling се̏та)

1. sorrow, melancholy

Declension

Declension of seta

	singular	plural
nominative	sȅta	sete
genitive	sete	sȇtā
dative	seti	setama
accusative	setu	sete
vocative	seto	sete
locative	seti	setama
instrumental	setom	setama

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Spanish

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseta/
• Homophone: zeta (non-Castilian dialects)

Noun

seta f (plural setas)

1. mushroom (especially edible)

Synonyms

• callampa f (Chile)
• champiñón m
• hongo m