guet

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.

Cognate with German gut, Dutch goed, English good, Icelandic góður, Gothic 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 (gōþs).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡuət/

Adjective

guet (comparative besser, superlative bescht)

  1. good
    • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:
      Nu, d' Bäsi ist ä gueti Frau.
      Now, the auntie is a good woman.
    • 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
      Isch ä guete Fründ vo mir.
      He's a good friend of mine.

Declension
Declension of guet
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative/accusative gueti gueti gueti guete
dative guete guete guete guete
Strong inflection nominative/accusative guete gueti guets gueti
dative guete guete guete guete

Other forms - Voralberg:

Strong masc. sg. nom.: gueta
Strong masc. sg. acc.: gueta
Strong fem. sg. nom. & acc.: guet'
Mixed masc. sg. nom.: gueta
Weak ntr. sg. nom. & acc.: guet
  • Guets/Guet's n

French

Etymology

Masculine form of guette. Compare the original Old French gué.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛ

Noun

guet m (plural guets)

  1. lookout
    Synonym: aguet
  2. (military, historical) watch

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

guet n (uncountable)

  1. pig squeal

Declension
declension of guet (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) guet guetul
genitive/dative (unui) guet guetului
vocative guetule

References
  • guet in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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