guet
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.
Cognate with German gut, Dutch goed, English good, Icelandic góður, Gothic 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 (gōþs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡuət/
Adjective
guet (comparative besser, superlative bescht)
- good
- 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:
- Nu, d' Bäsi ist ä gueti Frau.
- Now, the auntie is a good woman.
- 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
- Isch ä guete Fründ vo mir.
- He's a good friend of mine.
Declension
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative + accusative |
weak | guet | guet(i) | guet(e) | guete |
| strong | guete | gueti | guets | gueti | |
| dative | weak | guete | guete | ||
| strong | guetem | gueter | guetem | ||
Mixed paradigms occur after the indefinite article and certain other determiners, but the details vary.
Other forms - Voralberg:
- Strong masc. sg. nom.: gueta
- Strong masc. sg. acc.: gueta
- Strong fem. sg. nom. & acc.: guet'
- Mixed masc. sg. nom.: gueta
Related terms
- Guets/Guet's n
French
Etymology
Deverbal from guetter, or masculine form of guette. Compare the original Old French gué.
Pronunciation
Noun
guet m (plural guets)
Derived terms
- faire le guet
- tour de guet
Related terms
Further reading
- “guet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Unknown.
Noun
guet n (uncountable)
- pig squeal
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | guet | guetul |
| genitive-dative | guet | guetului |
| vocative | guetule | |
References
- guet in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN