setze

See also: setzè

Catalan

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Cardinal: setze     Ordinal (Central): setzè     Ordinal (Valencian): setzé
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Etymology

Inherited from Latin sēdecim (“sixteen”), from sex (“six”) + decem (“ten”) (compare Occitan setze, French seize, Italian sedici).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsɛ.d͡zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈse.d͡ze]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -ɛdze

Numeral

setze m or f

1. (cardinal number) sixteen

Related terms

• sis
• deu

Noun

setze m (plural setzes)

1. sixteen

Central Franconian

Etymology 1

From Middle High German sitzen, from Old High German sizzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzetsə/

Verb

setze (third-person singular present setz or setzt, past tense soß, past participle jesäße or gesess)

1. to sit

Usage notes

• The past participle jesäße is Ripuarian. The form gesess is Moselle Franconian.

Etymology 2

From Middle High German setzen, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan. Compare German setzen, Dutch zetten, English set.

Alternative forms

• sätze (sometimes used in order to distinguish from etymology 1)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛtsə/

Verb

setze (third-person singular present setz or setzt, past tense satz, past participle jesatz or gesatz or gesat)

1. to set, to put

Usage notes

• The past tense is restricted to Ripuarian, and is rather rare.
• The past participle jesatz is Ripuarian. The forms gesatz and gesat are Moselle Franconian.

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

setze

1. inflection of setzen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Hunsrik

Etymology

Middle High German setzen, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈset͡sə/

Verb

setze

1. to set

Conjugation

Regular

infinitive	setze
participle	gesetzd
auxiliary	hon
	present indicative	imperative
ich	setze	—
du	setzst	setz
er/sie/es	setzd	—
meer	setze	—
deer	setzd	setzd
sie	setze	—

The present participle is uncommonly used,
but can be made with the suffix -end.

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “setze”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Occitan

Occitan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : setze

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Numeral

setze

1. sixteen

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎^[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 560

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Middle High German setzen, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan. Compare German setzen, Dutch zetten, English set.

Verb

setze

1. to set
2. (reflexive) to sit down