det

det

1. (mathematics) determinant function

det (plural dets)

1. (grammar) Abbreviation of determiner.
2. (military, US) Abbreviation of detachment.

• dejt, deejt, dejët

Shortening of dialectal dēt (South Gheg), from archaic Arbëreshë dejt, dejët, from Proto-Albanian *deubeta, from pre-Albanian *dʰéubʰetos, enlargement of Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰos (“deep”), from *dʰewbʰ- (compare English deep, Lithuanian dubùs). Hyllested proposes a loanword from Greek δέλτα.[1]

• IPA^(key): /dɛt/

det m (plural dete, definite deti, definite plural detet)

1. sea

det

1. Alternative form of deet

• IPA^(key): /de/, [d̥e̝], [te̝]
• Rhymes: -e

det n (common den, plural de)

1. (definite) the (used before an adjective preceding a noun)

   huset - the house; det gule hus - the yellow house

det n (common den, plural de)

1. (demonstrative) that
2. (personal) it
3. (impersonal subject) it

   Det regner.

   It is raining.

• dat

Borrowed from Low German det and dät.

• IPA^(key): /dɛt/, /dət/, /dæt/

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det

1. (colloquial, Berlin-Brandenburg) Alternative form of das

   Gibste mir ma’ det Wasser?

   Could you pass me the water?

det

1. (colloquial, Berlin-Brandenburg) Alternative form of das

   Det weeß ik nich'.

   I don't know that.

2. (colloquial, Berlin-Brandenburg, neuter nominative) it

• ded

• IPA^(key): /dʲɛt̪ˠ/

det (triggers lenition)

1. (Munster) Contraction of de do (“from your sg”).

   Ar chuiris det chroí é? ― Did you get it off your chest?

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “det”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /det/, [d̪ɛt̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /det/, [d̪ɛt̪]

det

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of dō

det

1. Alternative form of dette

det

1. Alternative form of dette

From Old Norse þat.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː/ (stressed)
• IPA^(key): /də/ (unstressed)

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det (genitive dets)

1. it; third person singular, neuter gender. Nominative, accusative or dative.

   Er det det det er? Det er det det er.

   Is that what it is? That is what it is.

det n

1. (demonstrative pronoun) that

det n

1. the; only used if there is an adjective in front of the noun

   huset: the house → det røde huset: the red house

• den
• de
• dem

• “det” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse þat.

• IPA^(key): /deː/

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• Homophone: de

det

1. it; third person singular, neuter gender

   er det det det er - is that what it is

det n

1. the; only used if there is an adjective in front of the noun

   Dei bur i det kvite huset der borte.

   They live in the white house over there.

det

1. that; neuter of den

• den
• dei

• “det” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• dit

From Old Occitan, from Latin digitus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdet/

• Audio (Languedocien)

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det m (plural dets)

1. finger

From Latin digitus (“finger, toe”).

det m (plural dets)

1. (anatomy) finger

From Old Swedish þæt, dhet‚ from Old Norse þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat, from Proto-Indo-European *tod, nominative and accusative singular neuter of *só.

• de' (eye dialect), de, d (pronunciation spellings)

• IPA^(key): /dɛː/
  • Rhymes: -ɛː
• IPA^(key): /deː/
  • Homophones: D, d, de
  • Rhymes: -eː
• IPA^(key): (in careful speech) /dɛːt/, /deːt/
  • Rhymes: -eːt
• IPA^(key): (unstressed, following a sonorous sound) /rɛ/, [ɾɛ]
• IPA^(key): (unstressed, when used as a clitic) /ɛt/
  • Homophones: ett, ätt

det n

1. It; third-person singular, referring to nouns of neuter gender. Nominative, accusative or dative
2. it; the impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement

   Det regnar.

   It is raining.

3. it; the impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject or object

   Jag visste det!

   I knew it!

Impersonal pronoun

This is not used to declare what time it is: instead use either an explicit klockan ("the clock") or either of den or hon.

• den
• de
• dess
• deras
• tro't

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː(t)/

det n

1. (demonstrative) that

• IPA^(key): /dɛ/, (rare) /dɛt/

det n

1. the; only used if there is an adjective in front of the noun.

   huset: the house → det röda huset: the red house

• Note that when there's an adjective before a definite noun (a noun which has the before it in English), it is mandatory to use det as a definite article. And also the adjective after it must be in its plural form and get -a suffix despite that the noun is actually in its singular form.

ett (nytt) bord

a (new) table

bordet

the table

det nya bordet

the new table

• den
• det här
• det där
• den här
• den där
• dessa
• de
• dem

• det in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• det in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• Ted

• déo

From Latin digitus.

• IPA^(key): [det]

det m (plural deđi)

1. finger
2. toe

• man (hand)
• ongia (nail)
• pè, pìe (foot)

det (nominative plural dets)

1. right (all senses?)