vett
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== Estonian ==
=== Noun ===
vett
partitive singular of vesi
== Hungarian ==
=== Etymology ===
From the ve- stem of vesz + -tt.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈvɛtː]
Rhymes: -ɛtː
=== Verb ===
vett
third-person singular indicative past indefinite of vesz
Nem vett semmit. ― S/he did not buy anything. (literally, “S/he did not buy nothing.”)
=== Participle ===
vett
past participle of vesz
== Norwegian Bokmål ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse vit.
=== Noun ===
vett n (definite singular vettet, uncountable)
sense(s), wits
==== Derived terms ====
uvettig
vettig
=== References ===
“vett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“vett_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
== Norwegian Nynorsk ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse vit.
=== Noun ===
vett n (definite singular vettet, uncountable)
sense(s), wits
==== Alternative forms ====
vit
==== Derived terms ====
uvettig
=== References ===
“vett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
== Swedish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Swedish vit, from Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic *witą. Cognate with Danish vid, Icelandic vit. Compare English wit, German Witz, Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹 (unwiti, “ignorance”) derived from *witją.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
vett n (uncountable)
(good) sense, wit, intelligence (ability to behave in a reasonable, sensible, and civilized way)
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== See also ====
förstånd
=== References ===
“vett”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
vett in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)