vett
Estonian
Noun
vett
Hungarian
Etymology
From the ve- stem of vesz + -tt
Pronunciation
Verb
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.”)
- (deprecated template usage) past participle of vesz
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
vett n (definite singular vettet, uncountable)
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
vett n (definite singular vettet, uncountable)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
References
- “vett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse vit, cognate with Danish vid, German Witz, Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹 (unwiti, “ignorance”), English wit.
Pronunciation
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Noun
vett n (uncountable)
- ability to behave in a reasonable, sensible and civilized way also including the ability to take responsibility for one's actions; common sense; basic intelligence
- han har vett nog att inte göra det
- he has enough common sense not to do that
- har du helt tappat vettet
- have you totally lost your mind
- han har vett nog att inte göra det
Declension
Declension of vett | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | vett | vettet | — | — |
Genitive | vetts | vettets | — | — |
Related terms
- banka in vett i skallen på någon / slå in vett i skallen på någon – to use violence to teach someone how to behave
- (vara) från vettet – (be) out of one's mind
- vett och sans
- vettig – sensible, reasonable
- vettlös – senseless, idiotic
- vettskrämd – scared out of one's wits
- vettvilling – witless
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