seto

See also: Seto and ṣeto

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛto]

Participle

seto

1. neuter singular passive participle of sít

Estonian

Etymology

Cognate form of setu borrowed from Seto (or Võro).

Noun

seto (genitive seto, partitive setot)

1. alternative form of setu

Adjective

seto (indeclinable)

1. alternative form of setu

Usage notes

This form is generally preferred by the Setos and other Southern Estonians. Some recent dictionaries have considered this the main form, over setu.

See also

• Setomaa
• Setumaa

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseto/, [ˈs̠e̞t̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification^(key): se‧to
• Hyphenation^(key): se‧to

Noun

seto

1. alternative form of setu

Declension

Inflection of seto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		seto	setot
genitive		seton	setojen
partitive		setoa	setoja
illative		setoon	setoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		seto	setot
accusative	nom.	seto	setot
	gen.	seton
genitive		seton	setojen
partitive		setoa	setoja
inessive		setossa	setoissa
elative		setosta	setoista
illative		setoon	setoihin
adessive		setolla	setoilla
ablative		setolta	setoilta
allative		setolle	setoille
essive		setona	setoina
translative		setoksi	setoiksi
abessive		setotta	setoitta
instructive		—	setoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of seto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative setoni setoni accusative nom. setoni setoni gen. setoni genitive setoni setojeni partitive setoani setojani inessive setossani setoissani elative setostani setoistani illative setooni setoihini adessive setollani setoillani ablative setoltani setoiltani allative setolleni setoilleni essive setonani setoinani translative setokseni setoikseni abessive setottani setoittani instructive — — comitative — setoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative setosi setosi accusative nom. setosi setosi gen. setosi genitive setosi setojesi partitive setoasi setojasi inessive setossasi setoissasi elative setostasi setoistasi illative setoosi setoihisi adessive setollasi setoillasi ablative setoltasi setoiltasi allative setollesi setoillesi essive setonasi setoinasi translative setoksesi setoiksesi abessive setottasi setoittasi instructive — — comitative — setoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative setomme setomme accusative nom. setomme setomme gen. setomme genitive setomme setojemme partitive setoamme setojamme inessive setossamme setoissamme elative setostamme setoistamme illative setoomme setoihimme adessive setollamme setoillamme ablative setoltamme setoiltamme allative setollemme setoillemme essive setonamme setoinamme translative setoksemme setoiksemme abessive setottamme setoittamme instructive — — comitative — setoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative setonne setonne accusative nom. setonne setonne gen. setonne genitive setonne setojenne partitive setoanne setojanne inessive setossanne setoissanne elative setostanne setoistanne illative setoonne setoihinne adessive setollanne setoillanne ablative setoltanne setoiltanne allative setollenne setoillenne essive setonanne setoinanne translative setoksenne setoiksenne abessive setottanne setoittanne instructive — — comitative — setoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative setonsa setonsa accusative nom. setonsa setonsa gen. setonsa genitive setonsa setojensa partitive setoaan setoansa setojaan setojansa inessive setossaan setossansa setoissaan setoissansa elative setostaan setostansa setoistaan setoistansa illative setoonsa setoihinsa adessive setollaan setollansa setoillaan setoillansa ablative setoltaan setoltansa setoiltaan setoiltansa allative setolleen setollensa setoilleen setoillensa essive setonaan setonansa setoinaan setoinansa translative setokseen setoksensa setoikseen setoiksensa abessive setottaan setottansa setoittaan setoittansa instructive — — comitative — setoineen setoinensa

Inflection of seto (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t–d gradation)
nominative		seto	sedot
genitive		sedon	setojen
partitive		setoa	setoja
illative		setoon	setoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		seto	sedot
accusative	nom.	seto	sedot
	gen.	sedon
genitive		sedon	setojen
partitive		setoa	setoja
inessive		sedossa	sedoissa
elative		sedosta	sedoista
illative		setoon	setoihin
adessive		sedolla	sedoilla
ablative		sedolta	sedoilta
allative		sedolle	sedoille
essive		setona	setoina
translative		sedoksi	sedoiksi
abessive		sedotta	sedoitta
instructive		—	sedoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of seto (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t–d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative setoni setoni accusative nom. setoni setoni gen. setoni genitive setoni setojeni partitive setoani setojani inessive sedossani sedoissani elative sedostani sedoistani illative setooni setoihini adessive sedollani sedoillani ablative sedoltani sedoiltani allative sedolleni sedoilleni essive setonani setoinani translative sedokseni sedoikseni abessive sedottani sedoittani instructive — — comitative — setoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative setosi setosi accusative nom. setosi setosi gen. setosi genitive setosi setojesi partitive setoasi setojasi inessive sedossasi sedoissasi elative sedostasi sedoistasi illative setoosi setoihisi adessive sedollasi sedoillasi ablative sedoltasi sedoiltasi allative sedollesi sedoillesi essive setonasi setoinasi translative sedoksesi sedoiksesi abessive sedottasi sedoittasi instructive — — comitative — setoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative setomme setomme accusative nom. setomme setomme gen. setomme genitive setomme setojemme partitive setoamme setojamme inessive sedossamme sedoissamme elative sedostamme sedoistamme illative setoomme setoihimme adessive sedollamme sedoillamme ablative sedoltamme sedoiltamme allative sedollemme sedoillemme essive setonamme setoinamme translative sedoksemme sedoiksemme abessive sedottamme sedoittamme instructive — — comitative — setoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative setonne setonne accusative nom. setonne setonne gen. setonne genitive setonne setojenne partitive setoanne setojanne inessive sedossanne sedoissanne elative sedostanne sedoistanne illative setoonne setoihinne adessive sedollanne sedoillanne ablative sedoltanne sedoiltanne allative sedollenne sedoillenne essive setonanne setoinanne translative sedoksenne sedoiksenne abessive sedottanne sedoittanne instructive — — comitative — setoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative setonsa setonsa accusative nom. setonsa setonsa gen. setonsa genitive setonsa setojensa partitive setoaan setoansa setojaan setojansa inessive sedossaan sedossansa sedoissaan sedoissansa elative sedostaan sedostansa sedoistaan sedoistansa illative setoonsa setoihinsa adessive sedollaan sedollansa sedoillaan sedoillansa ablative sedoltaan sedoltansa sedoiltaan sedoiltansa allative sedolleen sedollensa sedoilleen sedoillensa essive setonaan setonansa setoinaan setoinansa translative sedokseen sedoksensa sedoikseen sedoiksensa abessive sedottaan sedottansa sedoittaan sedoittansa instructive — — comitative — setoineen setoinensa

Further reading

• “seto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• esto, sote, teos

Japanese

Romanization

seto

1. Rōmaji transcription of せと

Javanese

Adjective

seto

1. nonstandard spelling of séta

Kanakanabu

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 生徒 (seito, “student”).

Noun

seto

1. student

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sèto f

1. (non-standard since 1917) definite singular of sètu

Anagrams

• oset, oste, sote, tose

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑁂𑀢𑁄 (Brahmi script)
• सेतो (Devanagari script)
• সেতো (Bengali script)
• සෙතො (Sinhalese script)
• သေတော or သေတေႃ (Burmese script)
• เสโต (Thai script)
• ᩈᩮᨲᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ເສໂຕ (Lao script)
• សេតោ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄬𑄖𑄮 (Chakma script)

Adjective

seto

1. genitive/dative singular masculine/neuter of sent, which is present active participle of seti (“to sleep”)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.tɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɛtɔ
• Syllabification: se‧to

Noun

seto f

1. vocative singular of seta

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

seto (Cyrillic spelling сето)

1. vocative singular of seta

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin saeptum, perfect passive participle of saepiō (“to enclose”). Doublet of septo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseto/ [ˈse.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: se‧to

Noun

seto m (plural setos)

1. fence

   Synonyms: cerco, cerca, valla, verja

2. hedge

   Synonym: sebe

Derived terms

• seto vivo

Further reading

• “seto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026

Anagrams

• esto
• tose