-set

See also: Appendix:Variations of "set"

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: sĕt, IPA^(key): /sɛt/

Suffix

-set

1. (astronomy) Used to form noun from a noun corresponding to astronomical body, to indicate the astronomical body descending below the horizon.

   ‎sun + ‎-set → ‎sunset

   ‎moon + ‎-set → ‎moonset

Related terms

• -rise

Ao

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sat (“to kill”).

Suffix

-set

1. (Chungli) Forms verbs relating to killing

   ‎atep (“to strike”) + ‎-set → ‎tepset (“to kill”)

Derived terms

Ao terms suffixed with -set

tepset

Further reading

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎, Berkeley: University of California, page 60
• A. R. Coupe (2007), A grammar of Mongsen Ao, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 316-319

Welsh

Alternative forms

• -et

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛt/

Suffix

-set

1. (colloquial) verb suffix for the second-person singular conditional

Derived terms

Category Welsh terms suffixed with -set not found