objet

English

Etymology

Ellipsis. Doublet of object and objectum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oʊbˈʒeɪ/

Noun

objet (plural objets)

  1. Ellipsis of objet d'art.

Czech

Alternative forms

  • obejet (rare)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Czech ob-
Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂-der.
Proto-Balto-Slavic *jā́ˀtei
Proto-Slavic *jěti
Old Czech jěti
Czech jet
Czech objet

    From ob- + jet.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈobjɛt]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Homophone: oběd

    Verb

    objet pf (imperfective objíždět)

    1. to drive around

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of objet
    infinitive objet, objeti active adjective objevšií


    verbal noun objetí passive adjective objetý
    present forms indicative imperative
    singular plural singular plural
    1st person objedu objedeme — objeďme
    2nd person objedeš objedete objeď objeďte
    3rd person objede objedou — —
    participles past participles passive participles
    singular plural singular plural
    masculine animate objel objeli objet objeti
    masculine inanimate objely objety
    feminine objela objeta
    neuter objelo objela objeto objeta
    transgressives present past
    masculine singular objev —
    feminine + neuter singular objevši —
    plural objevšie —

    Further reading

    French

    Etymology

      Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin obiectum.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      objet m (plural objets)

      1. (perceptible) thing, object
        • 1759, Voltaire, Candide, ou l'Optimisme:
          Les premiers objets qui se présentèrent furent Cunégonde et la vieille, qui étendaient des serviettes sur des ficelles pour les faire sécher.
          The first objects they beheld there, were Miss Cunegund and the old woman, who were hanging some tablecloths on a line to dry.
      2. in particular crafted or manufactured thing
        • 1885, Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami:
          C’est horrible… je ne verrai plus rien… rien de ce qui existe… les plus petits objets qu’on manie… les verres… les assiettes… les lits où l’on se repose si bien… les voitures. C’est bon de se promener en voiture, le soir… Comme j’aimais tout ça.
          It is horrible. I shall no longer see the smallest objects--the glasses--the dishes--the beds on which we rest--the carriages. It is fine to drive in the evening. How I loved all that.
      3. aim, goal
        • 1847, Honoré de Balzac, Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes: À combien l’amour revient aux vieillards:
          Sa première visite à la Verberie eut lieu lors de la mort de sa mère, et la dernière avait eu pour objet de demander le service de ce mensonge si nécessaire à sa politique.
          His first visit to La Verberie had been on the occasion of his mother's death; and his last had been paid with a view to asking the favor of the lie which was so necessary to his advancement.
      4. mental representation, what is thought
        • 1846, Alexandre Dumas, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, (specify volume 1–6):
          Maintenant que ce trésor qui avait été si longtemps l’objet des méditations de l’abbé pouvait assurer le bonheur à venir de celui que Faria aimait véritablement comme son fils, il avait encore doublé de valeur à ses yeux.
          Now that this treasure, which had so long been the object of the abbe's meditations, could insure the future happiness of him whom Faria really loved as a son, it had doubled its value in his eyes.
      5. source or target of feeling
        • 1843, George Sand, Consuelo:
          Puis enfin, s’apercevant de l’attention dont elle était l’objet, elle laissa tomber ses mains de ses oreilles sur ses genoux, et son cahier de ses genoux à terre.
          Then, perceiving at last the attention of which she was the object, she dropped her hands from her ears to her knees, and her books from her knees to the floor.
      6. (grammar) object
        Coordinate term: sujet
      7. (object-oriented programming) object
      8. (letters and emails) subject line

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      • Turkish: obje

      Further reading

      Norman

      Etymology

      From Latin obiectum.

      Pronunciation

      • Audio:(file)

      Noun

      objet m (plural objets)

      1. (Jersey, grammar, etc.) object

      Derived terms

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