setu

See also: setů

Breton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.ty/

Preposition

setu

1. here you are, here's ..., voilà (also French voici)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛtu]

Noun

setu

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of set

Estonian

Alternative forms

• seto

Etymology

Most likely from a cognate form of the pronoun see (“this, that”), found in the Seto language - seo, setä, which was deemed unusual and became an ethnonym. See also setukas.

Noun

setu (genitive setu, partitive setut)

1. a Seto person

Declension

Declension of setu (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		setu	setud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	setu
genitive			setude
partitive		setut	setusid
illative		settu setusse	setudesse
inessive		setus	setudes
elative		setust	setudest
allative		setule	setudele
adessive		setul	setudel
ablative		setult	setudelt
translative		setuks	setudeks
terminative		setuni	setudeni
essive		setuna	setudena
abessive		setuta	setudeta
comitative		setuga	setudega

Adjective

setu (indeclinable)

1. Seto

Declension

Indeclinable.

Finnish

Alternative forms

• seto, setto

Etymology

Borrowed from Estonian setu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsetu/, [ˈs̠e̞t̪u]
• Rhymes: -etu
• Hyphenation^(key): se‧tu

Noun

setu

1. Seto (person)

   Synonym: setukainen

2. Seto (language or dialect)

Declension

Inflection of setu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		setu	setut
genitive		setun	setujen
partitive		setua	setuja
illative		setuun	setuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		setu	setut
accusative	nom.	setu	setut
	gen.	setun
genitive		setun	setujen
partitive		setua	setuja
inessive		setussa	setuissa
elative		setusta	setuista
illative		setuun	setuihin
adessive		setulla	setuilla
ablative		setulta	setuilta
allative		setulle	setuille
essive		setuna	setuina
translative		setuksi	setuiksi
abessive		setutta	setuitta
instructive		—	setuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of setu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative setuni setuni accusative nom. setuni setuni gen. setuni genitive setuni setujeni partitive setuani setujani inessive setussani setuissani elative setustani setuistani illative setuuni setuihini adessive setullani setuillani ablative setultani setuiltani allative setulleni setuilleni essive setunani setuinani translative setukseni setuikseni abessive setuttani setuittani instructive — — comitative — setuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative setusi setusi accusative nom. setusi setusi gen. setusi genitive setusi setujesi partitive setuasi setujasi inessive setussasi setuissasi elative setustasi setuistasi illative setuusi setuihisi adessive setullasi setuillasi ablative setultasi setuiltasi allative setullesi setuillesi essive setunasi setuinasi translative setuksesi setuiksesi abessive setuttasi setuittasi instructive — — comitative — setuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative setumme setumme accusative nom. setumme setumme gen. setumme genitive setumme setujemme partitive setuamme setujamme inessive setussamme setuissamme elative setustamme setuistamme illative setuumme setuihimme adessive setullamme setuillamme ablative setultamme setuiltamme allative setullemme setuillemme essive setunamme setuinamme translative setuksemme setuiksemme abessive setuttamme setuittamme instructive — — comitative — setuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative setunne setunne accusative nom. setunne setunne gen. setunne genitive setunne setujenne partitive setuanne setujanne inessive setussanne setuissanne elative setustanne setuistanne illative setuunne setuihinne adessive setullanne setuillanne ablative setultanne setuiltanne allative setullenne setuillenne essive setunanne setuinanne translative setuksenne setuiksenne abessive setuttanne setuittanne instructive — — comitative — setuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative setunsa setunsa accusative nom. setunsa setunsa gen. setunsa genitive setunsa setujensa partitive setuaan setuansa setujaan setujansa inessive setussaan setussansa setuissaan setuissansa elative setustaan setustansa setuistaan setuistansa illative setuunsa setuihinsa adessive setullaan setullansa setuillaan setuillansa ablative setultaan setultansa setuiltaan setuiltansa allative setulleen setullensa setuilleen setuillensa essive setunaan setunansa setuinaan setuinansa translative setukseen setuksensa setuikseen setuiksensa abessive setuttaan setuttansa setuittaan setuittansa instructive — — comitative — setuineen setuinensa

Inflection of setu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		setu	sedut
genitive		sedun	setujen
partitive		setua	setuja
illative		setuun	setuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		setu	sedut
accusative	nom.	setu	sedut
	gen.	sedun
genitive		sedun	setujen
partitive		setua	setuja
inessive		sedussa	seduissa
elative		sedusta	seduista
illative		setuun	setuihin
adessive		sedulla	seduilla
ablative		sedulta	seduilta
allative		sedulle	seduille
essive		setuna	setuina
translative		seduksi	seduiksi
abessive		sedutta	seduitta
instructive		—	seduin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of setu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative setuni setuni accusative nom. setuni setuni gen. setuni genitive setuni setujeni partitive setuani setujani inessive sedussani seduissani elative sedustani seduistani illative setuuni setuihini adessive sedullani seduillani ablative sedultani seduiltani allative sedulleni seduilleni essive setunani setuinani translative sedukseni seduikseni abessive seduttani seduittani instructive — — comitative — setuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative setusi setusi accusative nom. setusi setusi gen. setusi genitive setusi setujesi partitive setuasi setujasi inessive sedussasi seduissasi elative sedustasi seduistasi illative setuusi setuihisi adessive sedullasi seduillasi ablative sedultasi seduiltasi allative sedullesi seduillesi essive setunasi setuinasi translative seduksesi seduiksesi abessive seduttasi seduittasi instructive — — comitative — setuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative setumme setumme accusative nom. setumme setumme gen. setumme genitive setumme setujemme partitive setuamme setujamme inessive sedussamme seduissamme elative sedustamme seduistamme illative setuumme setuihimme adessive sedullamme seduillamme ablative sedultamme seduiltamme allative sedullemme seduillemme essive setunamme setuinamme translative seduksemme seduiksemme abessive seduttamme seduittamme instructive — — comitative — setuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative setunne setunne accusative nom. setunne setunne gen. setunne genitive setunne setujenne partitive setuanne setujanne inessive sedussanne seduissanne elative sedustanne seduistanne illative setuunne setuihinne adessive sedullanne seduillanne ablative sedultanne seduiltanne allative sedullenne seduillenne essive setunanne setuinanne translative seduksenne seduiksenne abessive seduttanne seduittanne instructive — — comitative — setuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative setunsa setunsa accusative nom. setunsa setunsa gen. setunsa genitive setunsa setujensa partitive setuaan setuansa setujaan setujansa inessive sedussaan sedussansa seduissaan seduissansa elative sedustaan sedustansa seduistaan seduistansa illative setuunsa setuihinsa adessive sedullaan sedullansa seduillaan seduillansa ablative sedultaan sedultansa seduiltaan seduiltansa allative sedulleen sedullensa seduilleen seduillensa essive setunaan setunansa setuinaan setuinansa translative sedukseen seduksensa seduikseen seduiksensa abessive seduttaan seduttansa seduittaan seduittansa instructive — — comitative — setuineen setuinensa

Further reading

• “setu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sètu f (definite singular sèto, indefinite plural sètur, definite plural sètune)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of sete f

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑁂𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• सेतु (Devanagari script)
• সেতু (Bengali script)
• සෙතු (Sinhalese script)
• သေတု (Burmese script)
• เสตุ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩮᨲᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ເສຕຸ (Lao script)
• សេតុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄬𑄖𑄪 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सेतु (setu).

Noun

setu m

1. ridge, embankment, causeway
2. bridge

Declension

Declension table of "setu" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	setu	setavo or setū
Accusative (second)	setuṃ	setavo or setū
Instrumental (third)	setunā	setūhi or setūbhi
Dative (fourth)	setussa or setuno	setūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	setusmā or setumhā	setūhi or setūbhi
Genitive (sixth)	setussa or setuno	setūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	setusmiṃ or setumhi	setūsu
Vocative (calling)	setu	setave or setavo

Verb

setu

1. third-person singular imperative active of seti (“to sleep”)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

setu (Cyrillic spelling сету)

1. accusative singular of seta

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	setu
Brazilian standard	setu
New Tribes	setu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [setu]

Noun

setu

1. Alternative form of settu (“small sturdy vase-shaped basket made of minñaatö with a coiled handle, used to cage small animals and store peppers, cotton, and other goods”)