Set

See also: Appendix:Variations of "set"

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲏⲧ (sēt), from Egyptian

(stẖ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛt
  • Homophone: set

Proper noun

Set

  1. (Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms, or the god of destruction.
    Synonyms: Bab, Baba

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Danish

Proper noun

Set

  1. Set

Ewe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sét/, [sét̪]

Proper noun

Sét

  1. (biblical) Seth

Faroese

Proper noun

Set m

  1. 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

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Etymology 1

From English set.

Noun

Set n or m (strong, genitive Sets, plural Sets)

  1. place mat, setting
    Synonyms: Tischset, Platzdeckchen, Deckchen
  2. set, combination, collection [with aus (+ dative) ‘of some items’]
    Synonyms: Gruppe, Reihe, Serie, Garnitur, Sammlung, Satz
    1. (sports, esp. Switzerland) set, match
      Synonyms: Satz, Spielabschnitt
    2. (music) set
      Synonyms: Setlist, Konzertprogramm, Programm
  3. (social sciences) set
  4. (mathematics) set
  5. (computing) set
    Synonym: Menge

Noun

Set n (strong, genitive Sets or Set, plural Sets)

  1. (printing) the spacing between letters in type

Noun

Set m (strong, genitive Sets or Set, plural Sets)

(film, theater)

  1. set
    Synonyms: Filmset, Szenenaufbau, Dekoration
  2. set
    Synonyms: Filmset, Drehort, Szene, Bühne

Etymology 2

See lemma.

Proper noun

Set m (proper noun, strong, genitive Sets or Set)

  1. alternative form of Seth

Further reading

Icelandic

Proper noun

Set

  1. (biblical) Seth
    • Genesis 5:3 (Icelandic, English)
      Adam lifði hundrað og þrjátíu ár. Þá gat hann son í líking sinni, eftir sinni mynd, og nefndi hann Set.
      When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.

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

  1. (Egyptian mythology) Set (ancient Egyptian god of chaos, thunder and storms, and destruction, commonly depicted as the Set animal)
Declension

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew שת.

Proper noun

Set m pers

  1. (biblical) Seth (third son of Adam and Eve)
Declension

Further reading

  • Set in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Set in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), from Egyptian stẖ,


Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.t͡ʃi/, /ˈsɛt͡ʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛt͡ʃ/, /ˈsɛ.t͡ʃi/

Proper noun

Set m

  1. (Egyptian mythology) Set (god of Chaos)

Swedish

Proper noun

Set c (genitive Sets)

  1. (biblical) Seth.
  2. a male given name of biblical origin; also spelled Seth

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