det

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Translingual

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Symbol

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det

  1. (mathematics) determinant function

English

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Noun

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det (plural dets)

  1. (grammar) Abbreviation of determiner.
  2. (military, US) Abbreviation of detachment.

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Shortening of dialectal dēt (South Gheg), from archaic Arbëreshë dejt, dejët, from Proto-Albanian *deubeta, from pre-Albanian *dʰéubʰetos, enlargement of Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰos (deep), from *dʰewbʰ- (compare English deep, Lithuanian dubùs). Hyllested proposes a loanword from Greek δέλτα.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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det m (plural dete, definite deti, definite plural detet)

  1. sea

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Proto-Indo-European Reconstruction and Albanian Phonotactics Hyllested, Adam, 2016, Proceedings of the 26th Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference. Jamison, S. W., Melchert, H. C. & Vine, B. (eds.). Bremen: Hempen Verlag, p. 71

Alemannic German

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Adverb

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det

  1. Alternative form of deet

Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de/, [d̥e̝], [te̝]
  • Rhymes: -e

Article

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det n (common den, plural de)

  1. (definite) the (used before an adjective preceding a noun)
    huset - the house; det gule hus - the yellow house

Pronoun

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det n (common den, plural de)

  1. (demonstrative) that
  2. (personal) it
  3. (impersonal subject) it
    Det regner.
    It is raining.

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Low German det and dät.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɛt/, /dət/, /dæt/
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Article

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det

  1. (colloquial, Berlin-Brandenburg) Alternative form of das
    Gibste mir ma’ det Wasser?
    Could you pass me the water?

Pronoun

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det

  1. (colloquial, Berlin-Brandenburg) Alternative form of das
    Det weeß ik nich'.
    I don't know that.
  2. (colloquial, Berlin-Brandenburg, neuter nominative) it

Irish

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Contraction

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det (triggers lenition)

  1. (Munster) Contraction of de do (from your sg).
    Ar chuiris det chroí é?Did you get it off your chest?
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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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det

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of

Middle English

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Noun

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det

  1. Alternative form of dette

Adjective

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det

  1. Alternative form of dette

North Frisian

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Article

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det

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) the (feminine and neuter singular, full form)
    Coordinate term: (reduced) at (a)

Alternative forms

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  • (feminine): (Mooring), di (Sylt)
  • (neuter): dåt (Mooring), dit (Sylt)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þat.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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det (genitive dets)

  1. it; third person singular, neuter gender. Nominative, accusative or dative.
    Er det det det er? Det er det det er.
    Is that what it is? That is what it is.

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Pronoun

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det n

  1. (demonstrative pronoun) that

Article

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det n

  1. the; only used if there is an adjective in front of the noun
    huset: the house → det røde huset: the red house
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þat.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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det

  1. it; third person singular, neuter gender
    er det det det er - is that what it is

Article

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det n

  1. the; only used if there is an adjective in front of the noun
    Dei bur i det kvite huset der borte.
    They live in the white house over there.

Determiner

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det

  1. that; neuter of den
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Occitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan, from Latin digitus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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det m (plural dets)

  1. finger

Romansch

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Etymology

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From Latin digitus (finger, toe).

Noun

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det m (plural dets)

  1. (anatomy) finger

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish þæt, dhet‚ from Old Norse þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat, from Proto-Indo-European *tod, nominative and accusative singular neuter of *só.

Alternative forms

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  • de' (eye dialect), de, d (pronunciation spellings)

Pronunciation 1

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Pronoun

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det n

  1. it; third-person singular, referring to nouns of neuter gender. Nominative, accusative or dative
  2. it; the impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement
    Det regnar.
    It is raining.
  3. it; the impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject or object
    Jag visste det!
    I knew it!
Usage notes
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Impersonal pronoun
This is not used to declare what time it is: instead use either an explicit klockan ("the clock") or either of den or hon.
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Pronunciation 2

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Pronoun

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det n

  1. (demonstrative) that

Noun

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det n

  1. (psychoanalysis) id
    Synonym: underjag
Declension
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Pronunciation 3

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  • IPA(key): /dɛ/, (rare) /dɛt/

Article

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det n

  1. the (when an adjective is used with a neuter gender noun in the definite – den is used for common gender nouns, and de for plural nouns, regardless of gender)
    ett hus
    a house
    huset
    the house
    ett rött hus
    a red house
    det röda huset
    the red house
    röda hus
    red houses (for comparison – note that "röd" has the same inflection in the definite and plural (and that the singular and plural of hus are identical)
Usage notes
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See the usage notes for den, which explain how to express "the [adjective] [noun]."

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Anagrams

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Venetan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin digitus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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det m (plural deđi)

  1. finger
  2. toe
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Volapük

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Noun

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det (nominative plural dets)

  1. right (all senses?)

Declension

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