seta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "seta"

English

Etymology

From Latin seta, from saeta. Doublet of soy (“silk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːtə/

Noun

seta (plural setas or setae or setæ)

1. A bristle or hair.
   • 1991, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Volumes 31-32, page 83:

     The setal arrangement in Puncia therefore could represent an evolutionary intermediate step appropriate to a wide-gaped ostracod, in which a domiciliar 'early warning' system is afforded by the frill and extremely long setae.

2. (botany) The stalk of a moss sporangium, or occasionally in a liverwort.
   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 6:

     The latter has the sporophyte seta 4 cells in diam. and has thecal Lejeunea-type androecial branches […]

Derived terms

• microseta
• setation

Translations

bristle or hair

Bulgarian: четина (bg) f (četina) Finnish: harjas (fi), karva (fi), suka (fi) Portuguese: cerda (pt) f Swedish: seta (sv)

stalk of a moss sporangium

Catalan: seta (ca) f Finnish: sukanen Romanian: setă (ro) f

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Translations to be checked

Czech: (please verify) štětina (cs) f Spanish: (please verify) pelillo (es) m

Anagrams

• AEST, ESTA, East, SEAT, Seat, TEAs, east, eats, etas, sate, saté, seat, tase, teas

Ainu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sèꜛtá/

Noun

seta (Kana spelling セタ)

1. dog

Synonyms

• reyep
• reep

Asturian

Noun

seta f (plural setes)

1. mushroom

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛta]

Participle

seta

1. inflection of sít:
   1. feminine singular passive participle
   2. neuter plural passive participle

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse setja, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti. Causative of *sitjaną.

Verb

seta (third person singular past indicative setti, supine sett)

1. to set, to put

   seta pengar inn á kontoina ― to deposit money

   seta ein prís ― to fix a price

   seta í gongd ― to start

   seta spor ― to leave a trace

   sólin setur ― the sun is setting

   seta seg ― to sit down

Conjugation

Conjugation of seta (group v-24-2)

infinitive	seta
supine	sett
	present	past
first singular	seti	setti
second singular	setur/ setir	setti
third singular	setur/ setir	setti
plural	seta	settu
participle (a5 (a39))1	setandi	settur
	imperative
singular	set!
plural	setið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish skädda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsetɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -etɑ
• Syllabification^(key): se‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): se‧ta

Noun

seta (dated)

1. (nautical) synonym of lokilastu

Usage notes

• In contemporary Finnish Seta refers to a Finnish association that works for LGBT rights.

Declension

Inflection of seta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		seta	setat
genitive		setan	setojen
partitive		setaa	setoja
illative		setaan	setoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		seta	setat
accusative	nom.	seta	setat
	gen.	setan
genitive		setan	setojen setain rare
partitive		setaa	setoja
inessive		setassa	setoissa
elative		setasta	setoista
illative		setaan	setoihin
adessive		setalla	setoilla
ablative		setalta	setoilta
allative		setalle	setoille
essive		setana	setoina
translative		setaksi	setoiksi
abessive		setatta	setoitta
instructive		—	setoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of seta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative setani setani accusative nom. setani setani gen. setani genitive setani setojeni setaini rare partitive setaani setojani inessive setassani setoissani elative setastani setoistani illative setaani setoihini adessive setallani setoillani ablative setaltani setoiltani allative setalleni setoilleni essive setanani setoinani translative setakseni setoikseni abessive setattani setoittani instructive — — comitative — setoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative setasi setasi accusative nom. setasi setasi gen. setasi genitive setasi setojesi setaisi rare partitive setaasi setojasi inessive setassasi setoissasi elative setastasi setoistasi illative setaasi setoihisi adessive setallasi setoillasi ablative setaltasi setoiltasi allative setallesi setoillesi essive setanasi setoinasi translative setaksesi setoiksesi abessive setattasi setoittasi instructive — — comitative — setoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative setamme setamme accusative nom. setamme setamme gen. setamme genitive setamme setojemme setaimme rare partitive setaamme setojamme inessive setassamme setoissamme elative setastamme setoistamme illative setaamme setoihimme adessive setallamme setoillamme ablative setaltamme setoiltamme allative setallemme setoillemme essive setanamme setoinamme translative setaksemme setoiksemme abessive setattamme setoittamme instructive — — comitative — setoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative setanne setanne accusative nom. setanne setanne gen. setanne genitive setanne setojenne setainne rare partitive setaanne setojanne inessive setassanne setoissanne elative setastanne setoistanne illative setaanne setoihinne adessive setallanne setoillanne ablative setaltanne setoiltanne allative setallenne setoillenne essive setananne setoinanne translative setaksenne setoiksenne abessive setattanne setoittanne instructive — — comitative — setoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative setansa setansa accusative nom. setansa setansa gen. setansa genitive setansa setojensa setainsa rare partitive setaansa setojaan setojansa inessive setassaan setassansa setoissaan setoissansa elative setastaan setastansa setoistaan setoistansa illative setaansa setoihinsa adessive setallaan setallansa setoillaan setoillansa ablative setaltaan setaltansa setoiltaan setoiltansa allative setalleen setallensa setoilleen setoillensa essive setanaan setanansa setoinaan setoinansa translative setakseen setaksensa setoikseen setoiksensa abessive setattaan setattansa setoittaan setoittansa instructive — — comitative — setoineen setoinensa

See also

• setalainen

Anagrams

• Seat, aste, tase

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin saeta.

Noun

seta f (plural setæ)

1. seta

Galician

Alternative forms

• seeta

Etymology

13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese saeta (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin sagitta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛta/ [ˈs̺ɛ.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛta
• Hyphenation: se‧ta

Noun

seta f (plural setas)

1. arrow

   Synonym: frecha

   • 1458, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 337:

     que seyron do dito castello os ditos tres omens e aderençaran a él por lo matar, dentro na dita vyña, e hun deles le puxara hua seta por lo matar, e quando vyra a balesta armada, que fogira por la vyña e foron pus él por llo matar, et de feyto o mataran con a dita seeta, senón Deus que o quyso gardar, e como le remesaran a dita seta, que le remesaran hua pedra e que le deran con ela ena caueça

     that the aforementioned three men left the castle and came towards him for killing him, in that vineyard, and one of them took an arrow, and when he saw the crossbow armed he ran way, but they came after him for killing him, and actually they would have killed him with that arrow if not because God wanted to protect him, and as they threw that arrow, they also threw a stone which hit him in the head

Derived terms

• setada

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022), “seeta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018), “seeta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “seta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “seta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega