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Egyptian-style picture of Set
Set as shown in Egyptian art

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Etymology

Borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲏⲧ (sēt), from Egyptian
st
X
(stẖ).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Set

  1. (Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms, or the god of destruction.
    Synonyms: Bab, Baba

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Proper noun

Set

  1. Set

Ewe

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sét

  1. (biblical) Seth

Faroese

Proper noun

Set m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • Set's son: Setsson
  • Set's daughter: Setsdóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Set
accusative Set
dative Seti
genitive Sets

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From English set.

    Noun

    Set n or m (strong, genitive Sets, plural Sets)

    1. place mat, setting
      Synonyms: Tischset, Platzdeckchen, Deckchen
    2. set, combination, collection [with aus (+ dative) ‘of some items’]
      Synonyms: Gruppe, Reihe, Serie, Garnitur, Sammlung, Satz
      1. (sports, esp. Switzerland) set, match
        Synonyms: Satz, Spielabschnitt
      2. (music) set
        Synonyms: Setlist, Konzertprogramm, Programm
    3. (social sciences) set
    4. (mathematics) set
    5. (computing) set
      Synonym: Menge

    Noun

    Set n (strong, genitive Sets or Set, plural Sets)

    1. (printing) the spacing between letters in type

    Noun

    Set m (strong, genitive Sets or Set, plural Sets)

    (film, theater)

    1. set
      Synonyms: Filmset, Szenenaufbau, Dekoration
    2. set
      Synonyms: Filmset, Drehort, Szene, Bühne

    Etymology 2

    See lemma.

    Proper noun

    Set m (proper noun, strong, genitive Sets or Set)

    1. alternative form of Seth

    Further reading

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    Proper noun

    Set

    1. (biblical) Seth
      • Genesis 5:3 (Icelandic, English)
        Adam lifði hundrað og þrjátíu ár. Þá gat hann son í líking sinni, eftir sinni mynd, og nefndi hann Set.
        When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.

    Declension

    This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

    Polish

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    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

      Learned borrowing from New Latin Seth.

      Proper noun

      Set m pers

      1. (Egyptian mythology) Set (ancient Egyptian god of chaos, thunder and storms, and destruction, commonly depicted as the Set animal)
      Declension

      Etymology 2

        Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew שת.

        Proper noun

        Set m pers

        1. (biblical) Seth (third son of Adam and Eve)
        Declension

        Further reading

        • Set”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)
        • Set in PWN's encyclopedia

        Portuguese

        Alternative forms

        Etymology

        Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), from Egyptian stẖ,

        st
        X

        Pronunciation

         

        Proper noun

        Set m

        1. (Egyptian mythology) Set (god of Chaos)

        Swedish

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        Proper noun

        Set c (genitive Sets)

        1. (biblical) Seth.
        2. a male given name of biblical origin; also spelled Seth

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        Tagalog

        Alternative forms

        Proper noun

        Set (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜆ᜔)

        1. abbreviation of Setyembre: Sep
          Coordinate terms: Ene, Peb, Mar, Abr, May, Hun, Hul, Ago, Okt, Nob, Dis

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