sete

See also: Sete, setè, setę, Sète, sete-, and sɛ̀tə̀

Aragonese

Alternative forms

• set (Ribagorçan)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sitis; compare Asturian sede, Catalan set, Spanish sed.

Noun

sete f (plural setes)

1. thirst

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “sete”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛtɛ]

Noun

sete

1. vocative singular of set

Danish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈseˀd̥ə]

Verb

sete

1. past participle definite singular of se
2. past participle plural of se

Galician

Galician numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: sete     Ordinal: sétimo     Ordinal abbreviation: 7º     Multiplier: séptuplo
Galician Wikipedia article on 7

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ?

Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.?

Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥

Proto-Italic *septəm

Latin septem

Old Galician-Portuguese sete

Galician sete

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sete, from Latin septem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛte/ [ˈs̺ɛ.t̪ɪ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛte
• Hyphenation: se‧te

Numeral

sete (indeclinable)

1. seven

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “sete”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “sete”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “sete”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “sete”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Interlingua

Etymology

Derived from Italian sete, Spanish sed, Portuguese sede, all from Latin sitis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.te/

Noun

sete (uncountable)

1. thirst

Related terms

• assetar

References

• Alexander Gode (1951), Interlingua-English: A Dictionary of the International Language, New York: Storm Publishers, →OL

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.te/
• Rhymes: -ete
• Hyphenation: sé‧te

Etymology 1

From Latin sitim, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰítis (“decay; destruction”), derived from the root *dʰgʷʰey- (“to decline; to perish”).

Noun

sete f (plural seti)

1. (literal and figurative) thirst

   avere sete ― to be thirsty

   Ho sete.

   I'm thirsty.

Derived terms

• assetare
• dissetare
• setoso

Related terms

• assetato
• sitibondo
• sitire
• siziente
• sizio

Further reading

• “sete”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

sete f

1. plural of seta

Anagrams

• -este, tese

Ligurian

Ligurian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : sete     Ordinal : setimu

Alternative forms

• sètte (Genoa)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ?

Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.?

Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥

Proto-Italic *septəm

Latin septem

Ligurian sete

Inherited from Latin septem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.te/
• Rhymes: -ete
• Hyphenation: se‧te

Numeral

sete

1. (Monaco) seven (7)

Related terms

numerals

• dissete

Noun

sete m (indeclinable)

1. (Monaco) seven (the number 7)

References

• Louis Barral; Suzanne Simone (1983), “sept”, in Dictionnaire Français-Monégasque [French-Monegasque Dictionary]‎^[1] (overall work in French), Monaco: Mairie de Monaco, page 384

Middle English

Noun

sete

1. alternative form of cite

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Inherited from Danish sæde with native Norwegian -t-, from Old Norse sæti, from Proto-Germanic *sētiją. Cognate with Swedish säte, and (with prefix) German Gesäß, Middle Low German gesête, Middle Dutch gesâte.

Noun

sete n (definite singular setet, indefinite plural seter, definite plural seta or setene)

1. a seat
2. a saddle (on a bicycle, motorcycle)
3. (anatomy) buttocks
4. (geology) kame terrace; lateral terrace

Derived terms

• baksete
• førersete
• katapultsete
• regjeringssete
• setebelte
• sykkelsete
• toalettsete

References

• “sete” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (former reform[s] only): sæte (neuter noun)
• setu (Midlandsnormalen)

Etymology

From different Old Norse terms. All of them are related to sitja (“to sit”), which is ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *sed- (“to sit”).

• (neuter): From Old Norse sæti, whence partly also English seat. From Proto-Germanic *sētiją.
• (masculine): From the Old Norse suffix -seti, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *setô.
• (feminine): From Old Norse seta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seːtə/

Noun

sete n (definite singular setet, indefinite plural sete, definite plural seta)

1. a seat
2. a saddle (on a bicycle)
3. (anatomy) buttocks
4. (geology) kame terrace; lateral terrace

sete m (definite singular seten, indefinite plural setar, definite plural setane)

1. (anatomy) buttocks
2. (geology) kame terrace; lateral terrace

sete f (definite singular seta, indefinite plural seter, definite plural setene)

1. the act of sitting

   Synonym: sitjing

2. mark or imprint where someone has sat

   det syner seta etter henne i graset

   you can see the imprint in the grass where she sat

Usage notes

The neuter form, with its meanings, is by far the most usual one.

Derived terms

• baksete
• katapultsete
• kveldssete
• regjeringssete
• setebelte
• sykkelsete
• toalettsete

Verb

sete

1. inflection of sitja, sitje, sitta and sitte:
   1. neuter past participle
   2. supine

References

• “sete” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.te/
• Rhymes: -e.te

Verb

sete

1. singular imperative of settan

Portuguese

Portuguese numbers ^(edit)

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←  6	7	8  →
Cardinal: sete     Ordinal: sétimo     Ordinal abbreviation: 7.º, 7º     Multiplier: sétuplo, séptuplo     Fractional: sétimo     Group: septeto
Portuguese Wikipedia article on 7

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ?

Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.?

Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥

Proto-Italic *septəm

Latin septem

Old Galician-Portuguese sete

Portuguese sete

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sete, from Latin septem, from Proto-Italic *septəm, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.tɨ/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.tɪ/, /sɛtʲ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛtɨ
• Homophone: set
• Hyphenation: se‧te

Numeral

sete m or f

1. seven

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sete.

Noun

sete m (plural setes)

1. seven
2. (card games) seven

Derived terms

• fugir a sete pés
• setecentos

Related terms

• hepta
• hepta-
• semana
• semanada
• semanal
• semanário
• septenal
• septenário
• septenial
• septénio
• septeto
• septi-
• setembro
• setenta
• sétimo
• sétuplo / séptuplo

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: seete
• Macanese: séti

See also

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás	dois, duque	três, terno	quatro, quadra	cinco, quina	seis, sena	sete, bisca, manilha
oito	nove	dez	valete	dama, rainha	rei	jóquer, curinga

Further reading

• “sete”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “sete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sitis, sitem, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰítis (“perishing, decrease”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.te/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ete
• Hyphenation: se‧te

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

sete f (uncountable)

1. thirst

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	sete	setea
genitive-dative	sete	setei
vocative	—

Derived terms

• setos
• înseta

See also

• foame

Sardinian

Sardinian cardinal numbers

<  6	7	8  >
Cardinal : sete

Alternative forms

• sette

Etymology

From Latin septem, from Proto-Italic *septem, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsete/, [ˈsɛt.tɛ]

Numeral

sete

1. seven

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

sete (Cyrillic spelling сете)

1. inflection of seta:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsete/ [ˈse.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: se‧te

Verb

sete

1. inflection of ser:
   1. second-person singular imperative combined with te
   2. second-person singular voseo imperative combined with te

Venetan

Etymology

From Latin septem. Compare Italian sette.

Numeral

sete

1. seven
2. seventh