Set
See also: Appendix:Variations of "set"
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛt/
- Rhymes: -ɛt
- Homophone: set
Proper noun
Set
- (Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms, or the god of destruction.
Derived terms
Translations
Egyptian god
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Anagrams
Danish
Proper noun
Set
Ewe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sét/, [sét̪]
Proper noun
Sét
Faroese
Proper noun
Set m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Set: Setsson
- daughter of Set: Setsdóttir
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| nominative | Set |
| accusative | Set |
| dative | Seti |
| genitive | Sets |
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
Noun
Set n or m (strong, genitive Sets, plural Sets)
- place mat, setting
- Synonyms: Tischset, Platzdeckchen, Deckchen
- set, combination, collection [with aus (+ dative) ‘of some items’]
- (social sciences) set
- (mathematics) set
- (computing) set
- Synonym: Menge
Noun
Set n (strong, genitive Sets or Set, plural Sets)
Noun
Set m (strong, genitive Sets or Set, plural Sets)
Etymology 2
See lemma.
Proper noun
Set m (proper noun, strong, genitive Sets or Set)
- alternative form of Seth
Further reading
- Set (disambiguation) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Set (Kategorientheorie) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Set (Anzahl) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Set (Datenstruktur) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Set and Setting (Psychologie) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Set (Tischset) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Set (Filmset) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Set” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Set” in Duden online
Icelandic
Proper noun
Set
Declension
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛt/
- Rhymes: -ɛt
- Syllabification: Set
- Homophone: set
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from New Latin Seth.
Proper noun
Set m pers
- (Egyptian mythology) Set (ancient Egyptian god of chaos, thunder and storms, and destruction, commonly depicted as the Set animal)
Declension
Declension of Set
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Set |
| genitive | Seta |
| dative | Setowi |
| accusative | Seta |
| instrumental | Setem |
| locative | Secie |
| vocative | Secie |
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew שת.
Proper noun
Set m pers
Declension
Declension of Set
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Set |
| genitive | Seta |
| dative | Setowi |
| accusative | Seta |
| instrumental | Setem |
| locative | Secie |
| vocative | Secie |
Further reading
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), from Egyptian stẖ,
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Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.t͡ʃi/, /ˈsɛt͡ʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛt͡ʃ/, /ˈsɛ.t͡ʃi/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɛt/
Proper noun
Set m
Swedish
Proper noun
Set c (genitive Sets)
- (biblical) Seth.
- a male given name of biblical origin; also spelled Seth