-sæta

See also: saeta and säta

Old English

Etymology

From *sǣta (“inhabitant, dweller”). Akin to Old Saxon -sētio, Old High German -sāzo (German -saß), Old English sittan (“to sit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsæː.tɑ/

Suffix

-sǣta

1. a resident or inhabitant of (usually used with placenames)

   burgsǣta ― city-dweller, citizens

   landsǣta ― citizens of a nation

   Dornsǣte ― residents of Dorn, Dorset

   Sumorsǣtan ― residents of Sumor, Somerset

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	-sǣta	-sǣtan
accusative	-sǣtan	-sǣtan
genitive	-sǣtan	-sǣtena
dative	-sǣtan	-sǣtum

	singular	plural
nominative	—	-sǣte
accusative	—	-sǣte
genitive	—	-sǣtena
dative	—	-sǣtum

Synonyms

• -ware

Derived terms

• cotsǣta (“cottager”)

Descendants

• English: -set, cosset (< cotsǣta (“cottager”))

See also

• -sǣte