Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse sæti, from Proto-Germanic *sētiją. Compare the English seat.

Noun

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sæti n (genitive singular sætis, nominative plural sæti)

  1. seat, a place to sit
    Synonyms: sess, set
    Fáðu þér sæti.
    Have a seat.
  2. a place or position on a list
    Kærastan mín er í öðru sæti.
    My girlfriend is in second place.
  3. haystack
    Synonyms: heysáta, heysæti, sáta
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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sæti

  1. the singular nominative masculine weak declension form of sætur (sweet, nice, cute)
    Hvað segirðu sæti?
    How are you cutie?

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *setiją, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.

Noun

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sæti n (genitive sætis)

  1. a seat
  2. a hayrick

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: sæti n
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sete n
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sete n

References

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  • sæti in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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