English

Abbreviation

Det

1. (grammar) determiner
2. Detective
3. (military, US) detachment

Translingual

Symbol

det

1. (mathematics) determinant function

Albanian

Alternative forms

• dejt, deejt, dejët

Etymology

Shortening of dialectal dēt (South Gheg), from archaic dejt, dejët (Arbëreshë), from Proto-Albanian *deubeta, from pre-Albanian *dʰéubetos, enlargement of Proto-Indo-European *dʰeubos ‘deep’ (compare English deep, Lithuanian dubùs).

Noun

det m (indefinite plural dete, definite singular deti)

1. sea

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de/, [d̥e]

Article

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

Pronoun

det n ‎(common den, plural de)

1. (demonstrative) that
2. (personal) it

See also

German

Alternative forms

• dat

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛt/, /dət/, /dæt/

Etymology

Borrowing from Low German det and Borrowing from Low German dät.

Article

det

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

   Gibste mir ma’ det Wasser?

   Could you pass me the water?

Pronoun

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

Irish

Alternative forms

• ded

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲɛt̪ˠ/

Contraction

det ‎(triggers lenition)

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

   Ar chuiris det chroí é?‎

   Did you get it off one’s chest?

Related terms

Latin

Verb

det

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of dō

Lojban

Rafsi

det

1. rafsi of detri.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þat.

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

det ‎(genitive dets)

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

   er det det det er - is that what it is

Pronoun

det n

1. (demonstrative pronoun) that

Article

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

Related terms

• den
• de
• dem

See also

References

• “det” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deː/ (example of pronunciation)

Pronoun

det

1. it; third person singular, neuter gender

   er det det det er - is that what it is

Pronoun

det n

1. (demonstrative pronoun) that

Article

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.

Related terms

• den
• dei

See also

References

• “det” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Alternative forms

• dit

Etymology

From Old Provençal, from Latin digitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [det]

Noun

det m (plural dets)

1. finger

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin digitus ‎(“finger, toe”).

Noun

det m (plural dets)

1. (anatomy) finger

Noun

det m (plural dets)

1. death

Swedish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deː/
• Homophones: D, d, de
• IPA^(key): /rɛ/ (colloquial, not in the beginning of a sentence)
• IPA^(key): /ɛtː/ (colloquial, not in the beginning of a sentence)
• Homophones: ett, ätt
• IPA^(key): /deːt/ (only if pronunciated, seldom used colloquially)
• Rhymes: -eː

Pronoun

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!

Usage notes

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.

Declension

See also

• den
• de
• dess
• deras

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdeːt/

Pronoun

det n

1. (demonstrative) that

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də/
• /dət/ rare

Article

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

Related terms

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

Venetian

Alternative forms

• déo

Etymology

From Latin digitus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [det]

Noun

det m (plural deđi)

1. finger
2. toe

Related terms

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

Volapük

Noun

det ‎(plural dets)

1. right (all senses?)

Declension