vett
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Estonian
[edit]Noun
[edit]vett
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the ve- stem of vesz + -tt.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]vett
- third-person singular indicative past indefinite of vesz
- Nem vett semmit. ― S/he did not buy anything. (literally, “S/he did not buy nothing.”)
Participle
[edit]vett
- past participle of vesz
Norwegian Bokmål
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[edit]Noun
[edit]vett n (definite singular vettet, uncountable)
Derived terms
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[edit]Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]vett n (definite singular vettet, uncountable)
Alternative forms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “vett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse vit, cognate with Danish vid, German Witz, Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹 (unwiti, “ignorance”), English wit.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]vett n (uncountable)
- ability to behave in a reasonable, sensible, and civilized way; good sense, basic intelligence
- Han har vett nog att inte göra det
- He has enough sense not to do it
- Har du helt tappat vettet?
- Have you totally lost your mind?
- Är du från vettet?
- Are you out of your mind?
- skrämma någon från vettet
- scare someone out of their wits
- banka in vett i skallen på någon
- knock some sense into someone('s skull)
Declension
[edit]Declension of vett | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | vett | vettet | — | — |
Genitive | vetts | vettets | — | — |
Related terms
[edit]- ovett
- vett och etikett
- vett och sans
- vettig – sensible, reasonable
- vettlös – senseless, idiotic
- vettskrämd – scared out of one's wits
- vettvilling
See also
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