Set

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English

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Egyptian-style picture of Set
Set as shown in Egyptian art

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲏⲧ (sēt), from Egyptian
st
X
(stẖ).

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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.

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Danish

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Set

  1. Set

Ewe

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Set

  1. (biblical) Seth

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Set m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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Patronymics

  • son of Set: Setsson
  • daughter of Set: Setsdóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Set
Accusative Set
Dative Seti
Genitive Sets

German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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From English set.

Noun

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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

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

  1. (printing) the spacing between letters in type

Noun

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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

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See lemma.

Proper noun

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

  1. Alternative form of Seth

Further reading

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Icelandic

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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.

Polish

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from New Latin Seth.

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Set m pers

  1. (Egyptian mythology) Set (ancient Egyptian god of chaos, thunder and storms, and destruction, commonly depicted as the Set animal)
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Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew שת.

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Set m pers

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

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

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

st
X

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Set m

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

Swedish

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Set c (genitive Sets)

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

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