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det

1. (mathematics) determinant function

• dejt, deejt, dejët

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

• IPA^(key): /dɛt/

det m (indefinite plural dete, definite singular deti)

1. sea

• IPA^(key): /de/, [d̥e]
• 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

• dat

Borrowed from Low German det and dät.

• IPA^(key): /dɛt/, /dət/, /dæt/

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?

• "det" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /det/, [dɛt]

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 (possessive dets)

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

   er det det det er - is that 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/ (example of pronunciation)

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• Homophone: de

det

1. it; third person singular, neuter gender

   er det det det er - is that what it is

2. (demonstrative pronoun) that

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.

• den
• dei

• “det” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• dit

From Old Occitan, from Latin digitus.

• IPA^(key): [det]

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.

• 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 pronounced very carefully, seldom used colloquially)
• Rhymes: -eː

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

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

det n

1. (demonstrative) that

• IPA^(key): /də/
• /dət/ rare

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

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

• déo

From Latin digitus

• IPA^(key): [det]

det m (plural deđi)

1. finger
2. toe

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

det (plural dets)

1. right (all senses?)