tet

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Tetum, Portuguese tétum, or Tetum Tetun.

Symbol

tet

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Tetum.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Tetum terms

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Etymology 1

See teth.

Noun

tet (plural tets)

1. Alternative form of teth (“Semitic letter”).

Etymology 2

Clipping of tetracycline.

Noun

tet (countable and uncountable, plural tets)

1. (informal, pharmacology) Clipping of tetracycline.
   • 1996 May 1, phyllis....@den.mmc.com, “Re: Tetracycline”, in sci.med.diseases.lyme‎^[1] (Usenet):

     I was on oral tet for months after I was first dx backn in '88. All I got from it was a very, very nasty and upset GI track. I had to stop it.

Etymology 3

Clipping of tetralogy.

Noun

tet (countable and uncountable, plural tets)

1. (uncountable, informal, medicine) The tetralogy of Fallot.
2. (countable, informal, medicine) A patient with tetralogy of Fallot.

Derived terms

• blue tet
• pink tet
• tet spell

Etymology 4

Clipping of tetraploid.

Noun

tet (plural tets)

1. (informal, horticulture) A tetraploid plant cultivar (iris, daylily etc.).
   • 2017, Susan Brownmiller, “Daylily Dreams”, in My City Highrise Garden, New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, →ISBN, page 84:

     Tets are 44-chromosome conversions from 22-chromosome diploids, created by elaborate means involving colchicine, a chemical found naturally in crocuses. Only a tet can pollinate a tet, but some tets can pollinate themselves.

Etymology 5

Clipping of tetrahedron or tetrahedral.

Noun

tet (plural tets)

1. (geometry, engineering) A tetrahedron; a tetrahedral finite element.

Adjective

tet (not comparable)

1. (geometry, engineering) Tetrahedral.

Etymology 6

Clipping of tetradrachm.

Noun

tet (plural tets)

1. (numismatic slang) Clipping of tetradrachm.
   • 2001 July 4, Reid Goldsborough, “Re: Language, numismatics, and curating”, in rec.collecting.coins‎^[2] (Usenet):

     I've bought a couple of Greek tets that must have been dipped because all the toning is off them. They're white, but otherwise nice. Other tets I've bought have been cleaned as well but have more gray and other coloring and therefore look better.

Etymology 7

Clipping of tetra.

Noun

tet (plural tets)

1. (informal, fishkeeping) A tetra (freshwater fish).
   • 1998 January 24, LASP, “Dead tetras”, in rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc‎^[3] (Usenet):

     All the tetras in my tank (3 species - black neons, Pristellas, and red eyes) died within a 36 hour period. The corys and otos in the same tank are fine.
     There was no change in water quality, feeding habits, or water temperature. I have no idea why all the tets would die in such a short time span.

Etymology 8

Clipping of tetanus.

Noun

tet (plural tets)

1. (informal, pathology) Clipping of tetanus.
   • 1971, Adelaide Leitch, The Blue Roan, New York, NY: Henry Z. Walck, →ISBN, page 94:

     “It's a tet shot,” Roddy told him, relieved. A tetanus injection was the usual thing for a cut or puncture wound on a horse.

Etymology 9

See teat.

Noun

tet (plural tets)

1. Obsolete form of teat.
   • [1780?], Nicholas Coxe, The Huntſman. Containing the Best Methods of Sport, for Courſing with Greyhounds, and Hunting All Kinds of Chases in England, […] , London: J. Dixwell, page 50:

     The Genital part is all nervy; the Tail ſmall; and the Hind hath Udders betwixt her Thighs, with four Speans or Tets, like a Cow.

See also

• carbon tet
• met tet
• silicon tet

Further reading

• tet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• ETT, Ett

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtet/ [ˈtɛʰt]
• Hyphenation: tet

Pronoun

tét (predicative téeti)

1. she, her

See also

Afar personal pronouns

		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
				m	f
subject	singular	anú	atú	úsuk	ís
	plural	nanú	isín	úsun
object	singular	yó	kó	ká	tét
	plural	né	sín	kén

Determiner

tét

1. her
   • 2006, “Ruut 1:5 [Ruth 1:5]”, in Nabuwwa kee malikwa [Prophets and kings]‎^[4]:

     Noqmi-baqla kee tet xaylo inkih rabteh.

     Naomi's husband and her children all died.

See also

Afar possessive determiners

		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
				m	f
personal	singular	yi	ku	kay	tet
	plural	ni	sin	ken
reflexive	singular	inní	isí
	plural	ninní	isinní, sinní

References

• E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “tet”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[5], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Albanian

Noun

tet m

1. abbreviation of tetor (“October”)

   Coordinate terms: jan, shk, mar, pri, maj, qer, korr, gush, sht, nën, dhj

Catalan

Noun

tet f (plural tets)

1. teth

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛt]

Noun

tet f

1. genitive plural of teta

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From tiet.

Noun

tet c (plural tetten, diminutive tetje n)

1. (vulgar) boob; tit

Etymology 2

From Hebrew טי״ת (tet). Doublet of thèta.

Noun

tet m (plural tets, diminutive tetje n)

1. teth (Semitic letter)

Alternative forms

• teth

Finnish

Etymology 1

te +‎ -t

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtet/, [ˈt̪e̞t̪]
• Rhymes: -et
• Syllabification^(key): tet
• Hyphenation^(key): tet

Pronoun

tet (dialectal)

1. (personal) you (plural; in archaic English: ye)

Synonyms

• te (standard Finnish)
• työ (dialectal)

Etymology 2

From Biblical Hebrew טֵית (ṭēth).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈte(ː)t/, [ˈt̪e̞(ː)t̪]
• Rhymes: -et
• Syllabification^(key): tet
• Hyphenation^(key): tet

Noun

tet

1. teth (ninth letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician scripts and the Northwest Semitic abjad)

Declension

Inflection of tet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		tet	tetit
genitive		tetin	tetien
partitive		tetiä	tetejä
illative		tetiin	teteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tet	tetit
accusative	nom.	tet	tetit
	gen.	tetin
genitive		tetin	tetien
partitive		tetiä	tetejä
inessive		tetissä	teteissä
elative		tetistä	teteistä
illative		tetiin	teteihin
adessive		tetillä	teteillä
ablative		tetiltä	teteiltä
allative		tetille	teteille
essive		tetinä	teteinä
translative		tetiksi	teteiksi
abessive		tetittä	teteittä
instructive		—	tetein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tetini tetini accusative nom. tetini tetini gen. tetini genitive tetini tetieni partitive tetiäni tetejäni inessive tetissäni teteissäni elative tetistäni teteistäni illative tetiini teteihini adessive tetilläni teteilläni ablative tetiltäni teteiltäni allative tetilleni teteilleni essive tetinäni teteinäni translative tetikseni teteikseni abessive tetittäni teteittäni instructive — — comitative — teteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tetisi tetisi accusative nom. tetisi tetisi gen. tetisi genitive tetisi tetiesi partitive tetiäsi tetejäsi inessive tetissäsi teteissäsi elative tetistäsi teteistäsi illative tetiisi teteihisi adessive tetilläsi teteilläsi ablative tetiltäsi teteiltäsi allative tetillesi teteillesi essive tetinäsi teteinäsi translative tetiksesi teteiksesi abessive tetittäsi teteittäsi instructive — — comitative — teteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tetimme tetimme accusative nom. tetimme tetimme gen. tetimme genitive tetimme tetiemme partitive tetiämme tetejämme inessive tetissämme teteissämme elative tetistämme teteistämme illative tetiimme teteihimme adessive tetillämme teteillämme ablative tetiltämme teteiltämme allative tetillemme teteillemme essive tetinämme teteinämme translative tetiksemme teteiksemme abessive tetittämme teteittämme instructive — — comitative — teteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tetinne tetinne accusative nom. tetinne tetinne gen. tetinne genitive tetinne tetienne partitive tetiänne tetejänne inessive tetissänne teteissänne elative tetistänne teteistänne illative tetiinne teteihinne adessive tetillänne teteillänne ablative tetiltänne teteiltänne allative tetillenne teteillenne essive tetinänne teteinänne translative tetiksenne teteiksenne abessive tetittänne teteittänne instructive — — comitative — teteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tetinsä tetinsä accusative nom. tetinsä tetinsä gen. tetinsä genitive tetinsä tetiensä partitive tetiään tetiänsä tetejään tetejänsä inessive tetissään tetissänsä teteissään teteissänsä elative tetistään tetistänsä teteistään teteistänsä illative tetiinsä teteihinsä adessive tetillään tetillänsä teteillään teteillänsä ablative tetiltään tetiltänsä teteiltään teteiltänsä allative tetilleen tetillensä teteilleen teteillensä essive tetinään tetinänsä teteinään teteinänsä translative tetikseen tetiksensä teteikseen teteiksensä abessive tetittään tetittänsä teteittään teteittänsä instructive — — comitative — teteineen teteinensä

Anagrams

• -tte

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin tēctum.

Noun

tet m (plural tets)

1. roof (made of straw)

See also

• cuviert

Italian

Etymology

From Hebrew טֵית (ṭēt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt
• Hyphenation: tèt

Noun

tet m or f (invariable)

1. teth, specifically:
   1. the name of the Phoenician-script letter 𐤈
   2. the name of the Hebrew-script letter ט

See also

• teta

Kankanaey

Etymology

Blend of ta +‎ et.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtət/ [ˈtɨt̚]
• Rhymes: -ət
• Syllabification: tet

Adverb

tët

1. in truth

Derived terms

• tet-ewa

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “tet”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[6], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 465

Kven

Etymology

From Finnish te, from Proto-Finnic *tek, from Proto-Uralic *te.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtet/

Noun

tet

1. ye, you (plural)

Declension

Declension of tet singular plural nominative sie tet genitive sinun teiđän, teän partitive sinnuu, sinua teitä accusative sinun teiđät, teät illative sinhuun teihin inessive sinussa teissä elative sinusta teistä allative sinule, sinulet, sulle, sullet teile, teilet adessive sinula, sulla teilä ablative sinulta, sulta teiltä translative sinuna teinä essive sinuksi teiksi abessive sinutta teittä

See also

Kven personal pronouns

	first	second	third anim	third anim or inan
singular	mie	sie	hän	se
plural	met	tet	het	net

References

• Eira Söderholm (2017), Kvensk grammatikk‎^[7], Tromsø: Cappelen Damm Akademisk, →ISBN, page 276

Meänkieli

Etymology

Inherited from Finnish te.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tet/

Pronoun

tet (singular sie)

1. you (second-person plural personal pronoun)

Inflection

Inflection of tet

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sie	tet
Accusative	sinut, sinun	teät, teän
Genitive	sinun	teän
Partitive	sinua	teitä
Inessive	sinussa	teissä
Elative	sinusta	teistä
Illative	sinhuun	teihin
Adessive	sulla	teilä
Ablative	sulta	teiltä
Allative	sulle	teile
Essive	sinuna	teinä
Translative	sinuksi	teiksi

See also

Meänkieli personal pronouns

	first	second	third
singular	mie	sie	hään, se
plural	met	tet	het, net

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French tête.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teːt/

Noun

tet m (definite singular teten, indefinite plural tetar, definite plural tetane)

1. forefront, lead

   han ligg i tet.

   he's in the lead.

References

• “tet” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin tēctum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tet/

• Audio (Languedoc):

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Noun

tet m (plural tets)

1. ceiling
2. (nautical) overhead

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *tə-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tïn-ta. Compare Classical Nahuatl tetl (“stone, rock”).

Noun

tet (plural tejte)

1. stone, rock

Further reading

• Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter.
• Lara-Martínez, R., McCallister, R. Glosario cultural náwat pipil y nicarao.

Pochutec

Etymology

Cognate with Classical Nahuatl tletl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtet/

Noun

tet

1. fire

References

• Boas, Franz (July 1917), “El Dialecto mexicano de Pochutla, Oaxaca”, in International Journal of American Linguistics (in Spanish), volume 1, number 1, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 9–44

Réunion Creole French

Etymology

From French tête

Noun

tet

1. A head

Romansh

Alternative forms

• tetg (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran)

Etymology

From Latin tēctum.

Noun

tet m (plural tets)

1. (Puter, Vallader) roof

Slovene

Noun

tet

1. genitive dual/plural of teta

Zou

Verb

tet

1. publish

References

• Chungkham Yashawanta Singh; Lukram Himmat (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University