soit

== Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French soit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sʋaː/ === Interjection === soit so be it Synonym: het zij zo == Finnish == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== soit second-person singular present/past indicative of soida === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== soit second-person singular past indicative of suoda === Anagrams === Isto, isot, osti, soti, tosi == French == === Etymology === From Latin sĭt, third-person singular present subjunctive of sum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /swa/, (interjection) /swat/ Homophones: soi, soie, soient, soies, sois === Verb === soit third-person singular present subjunctive of être Elle travaille dur pour que son projet soit un succès. ― She works hard to make her project a success. (mathematics) let be ==== Usage notes ==== Used in the mathematical sense, this verb form is the first word of the phrase, preceding the subject in the word order. === Conjunction === soit or, meaning, that is to say 3 en janvier, 4 en février, 5 en mars ; soit un total de 12. ― 3 in January, 4 in February, 5 in March; or a total of 12. === Conjunction === soit ... soit either ... or === Interjection === soit OK; granted; so be it 1965, Maurice Druon, Les Rois maudits, tome 1, Le Roi de fer, Le Livre de poche (1970), page 102: ==== Derived terms ==== ainsi soit-il quel que soit tant soit peu quoi que ce soit ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: soit === See also === ni si ... ou === Further reading === “soit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Verb === soit third-person singular present subjunctive of estre