"Zett" meaning in German

See Zett in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡sɛt/ Audio: De-Zett.ogg
Etymology: From Late Latin zēta; compare English zed. Doublet of Zeta. Etymology templates: {{uder|de|la-lat|zēta}} Late Latin zēta, {{cog|en|zed}} English zed, {{doublet|de|Zeta}} Doublet of Zeta Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(s),(s)}} Zett n (strong, genitive Zetts or Zett, plural Zetts or Zett) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(s),(s)}} Forms: Zetts [genitive], Zett [genitive], Zetts [plural], Zett [plural], strong [table-tags], Zett [nominative, singular], Zetts [definite, nominative, plural], Zett [definite, nominative, plural], Zetts [genitive, singular], Zett [genitive, singular], Zetts [definite, genitive, plural], Zett [definite, genitive, plural], Zett [dative, singular], Zetts [dative, definite, plural], Zett [dative, definite, plural], Zett [accusative, singular], Zetts [accusative, definite, plural], Zett [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. zee (US), zed (Commonwealth) (the letter Z) Tags: neuter, strong Derived forms: Eszett, Tezett

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "la-lat",
        "3": "zēta"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin zēta",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "zed"
      },
      "expansion": "English zed",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Zeta"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Zeta",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Latin zēta; compare English zed. Doublet of Zeta.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zetts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zetts",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zetts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zetts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zetts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zetts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zetts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
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        "accusative",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "Zett n (strong, genitive Zetts or Zett, plural Zetts or Zett)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(s),(s)"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German undefined derivations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Latin letter names",
          "orig": "de:Latin letter names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Eszett"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tezett"
        }
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        "zee (US), zed (Commonwealth) (the letter Z)"
      ],
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          "US",
          "US"
        ],
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        [
          "Commonwealth",
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        [
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        [
          "Z",
          "Z"
        ]
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      ]
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    },
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    }
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    }
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      },
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "Zett",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zetts",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zetts",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zetts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zetts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zetts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "n,(s),(s)"
      },
      "expansion": "Zett n (strong, genitive Zetts or Zett, plural Zetts or Zett)",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(s),(s)"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "German doublets",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Late Latin",
        "German undefined derivations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Latin letter names"
      ],
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        "zee (US), zed (Commonwealth) (the letter Z)"
      ],
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        [
          "zee",
          "zee"
        ],
        [
          "US",
          "US"
        ],
        [
          "zed",
          "zed"
        ],
        [
          "Commonwealth",
          "Commonwealth"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "Z",
          "Z"
        ]
      ],
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        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/t͡sɛt/"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Zett.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Zett"
}

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