dette
English
Etymology
See debt.
Danish
French
Alternative forms
- debte (obsolete)
- dête (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French debte from Old French dete, from Latin dēbita, plural of dēbitum. Doublet of débit
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛt/
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Usage notes
While both dette and créance correspond with English debt, dette is seen from the perspective of the borrower (money they owe), whereas créance is seen from the perspective of the lender (money owed to them).
Antonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French dete, from Latin dēbita, from the plural of dēbitum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛt(ə)/
Noun
dette (plural dettes)
- Goods or possessions owed to or due to another person; a debt.
- The state of debt; the condition one is when one has a debt or monetary obligation.
- Something which one is obliged to do (by law, society, or belief):
- Something that one deserves (negatively); one's fate or punishment.
- (theology) Sin; acts which go against the dictates of a higher power.
- a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Matheu 6:9-14”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
- And thus ye ſchulen preye, Oure fadir that art in heuenes, halewid be thi name; / thi kyngdoom come to; be thi wille don `in erthe as in heuene; / ȝyue to vs this dai oure `breed ouer othir ſubſtaunce; / and forȝyue to vs oure dettis, as we forȝyuen to oure dettouris; and lede vs not in to temptacioun, / but delyuere vs fro yuel / Amen […]
- And you should pray like this: "Our father that's in heaven, your name will be hailed; / your kingdom will come; your will will be done on Earth just like in heaven; / give us our bread or other sustenance today; / and forgive us of our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us; and don't let us fall into temptation, but instead save us from evil. / Amen." […]
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- (law, rare) An legal action in order to collect a money owed to one.
References
- “dette (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-10.
Adjective
dette (rare)
References
- “dette (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-10.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French dete, from Latin dēbita, plural of dēbitum.
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²dɛtːə/
Verb
dette (present tense dett, past tense datt, past participle dotte, passive infinitive dettast, present participle dettande, imperative dett)
- Alternative form of detta
References
- “dette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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