vett

Estonian

Noun

vett

1. partitive singular of vesi

Hungarian

Etymology

From the ve- stem of vesz +‎ -tt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛtː]

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• Rhymes: -ɛtː

Verb

vett

1. third-person singular indicative past indefinite of vesz

   Nem vett semmit. ― S/he did not buy anything. (literally, “S/he did not buy nothing.”)

Participle

vett

1. past participle of vesz

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse vit.

Noun

vett n (definite singular vettet, uncountable)

1. sense(s), wits

Derived terms

• uvettig
• vettig

References

• “vett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “vett_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse vit.

Noun

vett n (definite singular vettet, uncountable)

1. sense(s), wits

Alternative forms

• vit

Derived terms

• uvettig

References

• “vett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vit, from Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic *witą. Cognate with Danish vid, Icelandic vit. Compare English wit, German Witz, Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹 (unwiti, “ignorance”) derived from *witją.

Pronunciation

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Noun

vett n (uncountable)

1. (good) sense, wit, intelligence (ability to behave in a reasonable, sensible, and civilized way)

   Han har vett nog att inte göra det.

   He has enough sense not to do it.

   Det är svårt att försöka banka in vett i skallen på någon.

   It's hard to try to knock some sense into someone('s head).

Declension

Declension of vett

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vett	vetts
	definite	vettet	vettets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• folkvett
• ovett
• skrämma någon från vettet
• tappa vettet
• vanvett
• vara från vettet
• vett och etikett
• vett och sans
• vettig
• vettlös
• vettskrämd
• vettvilling

See also

• förstånd

References

• vett in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• vett in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)