setta

See also: Setta

Faroese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Noun

setta n (genitive singular setta, plural settu or settur)

1. The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.

Declension

n1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	setta	settað	settu, settur	settuni
accusative	setta	settað	settu, settur	settuni
dative	setta	settanum	settum	settunum
genitive	setta	settans	settna	settnanna

Synonyms

• sett

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛt.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛtta
• Hyphenation: sèt‧ta

Etymology 1

From Latin secta, probably from sectus (“cut off”), or alternatively from sequor, secutus.

Noun

setta f (plural sette)

1. sect

Derived terms

• settario
  • settarismo
• settatore

Etymology 2

Verb

setta

1. inflection of settare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• state, testa

Kabyle

Kabyle numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: setta     Learned cardinal: sḍis

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *šidṯatum

Arabic سِتَّة (sitta)

Algerian Arabic ستة (sitta)bor.

Kabyle setta

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic ستة (sitta), from Arabic سِتَّة (sitta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sətːa/

Numeral

setta m or f

1. six

   Synonym: sḍis

References

• Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal‎^[1], retrieved 2025
• Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian setta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛt.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛtta

Noun

setta f (plural setet)

1. sect

Related terms

• settariżmu
• settarju
• settier

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• settene

Noun

setta n

1. definite plural of sett

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

setta n

1. definite plural of sett

Verb

setta (present tense set, past tense sette, past participle sett, passive infinitive settast, present participle settande, imperative sett)

1. alternative form of setja

Derived terms

• omsetta

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti. Cognates include Old English settan, Old Saxon settian and Old Dutch setten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsetːa/

Verb

setta

1. (transitive) to set

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: sätte
• West Frisian: sette

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Norse

Participle

setta

1. inflection of settr:
   1. strong feminine accusative singular
   2. strong masculine accusative plural
   3. weak masculine oblique singular
   4. weak feminine nominative singular
   5. weak neuter singular

Tarifit

Tarifit numbers ^(edit)

	60
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Cardinal: setta

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *šidṯatum

Arabic سِتَّة (sitta)

Moroccan Arabic ستة (sitta)bor.

Tarifit setta

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic ستة (sitta), from Arabic سِتَّة (sitta).

Pronunciation

• (Nador) IPA^(key): [sət.tɛ]
• Syllabification: set‧ta
• Rhymes: -ɛ

Numeral

setta m or f (Tifinagh spelling ⵙⴻⵜⵜⴰ)

1. six

References

• Serhoual (2002)
• Abarrou (2024)