sete

Norwegian Nynorsk

/seːtə/

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Definitions
  • a seat
  • a saddle (on a bicycle)
  • (anatomy) buttocks
  • (geology) kame terrace; lateral terrace
  • (anatomy) buttocks
  • (geology) kame terrace; lateral terrace
  • the act of sitting
  • mark or imprint where someone has sat

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse sæti (seat) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sētiją (seat), *setô inherited from Old Norse seta root from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (sit).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sed-

Gloss

sit

Concept
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Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

座

Emoji
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