siket

See also: síket

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English skirt.

Noun

sìkêt m (plural sìkêt-sìkêt)

  1. skirt

Hungarian

Etymology

Of unknown origin. A variant of süket.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃikɛt]
  • Hyphenation: si‧ket

Adjective

siket (comparative siketebb, superlative legsiketebb)

  1. (dialectal or formal) deaf
    Siketvakok Országos EgyesületeHungarian Deafblind Association

Usage notes

In colloquial usage, süket is used. In formal situations, in the medical profession or in the name of institutions, siket is used. PC usage prefers the latter because süket also occurs in the sense of 'dumb'.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative siket siketek
accusative siketet siketeket
dative siketnek siketeknek
instrumental sikettel siketekkel
causal-final siketért siketekért
translative siketté siketekké
terminative siketig siketekig
essive-formal siketként siketekként
essive-modal
inessive siketben siketekben
superessive siketen siketeken
adessive siketnél siketeknél
illative siketbe siketekbe
sublative siketre siketekre
allative sikethez siketekhez
elative siketből siketekből
delative siketről siketekről
ablative sikettől siketektől

Derived terms

References

  1. Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic سَكَتَ (sakata).

Verb

siket (imperfect jiskot)

  1. be silent

Conjugation

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