bét

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bet"

Hungarian

Etymology

From Hebrew בית.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbeːt]
  • Rhymes: -eːt

Noun

bét

  1. beth (the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ב)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative bét bétek
accusative bétet béteket
dative bétnek béteknek
instrumental béttel bétekkel
causal-final bétért bétekért
translative bétté bétekké
terminative bétig bétekig
essive-formal bétként bétekként
essive-modal bétül
inessive bétben bétekben
superessive béten béteken
adessive bétnél béteknél
illative bétbe bétekbe
sublative bétre bétekre
allative béthez bétekhez
elative bétből bétekből
delative bétről bétekről
ablative béttől bétektől
non-attributive
possessive – singular
bété béteké
non-attributive
possessive – plural
bétéi bétekéi
Possessive forms of bét
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. bétem bétjeim
2nd person sing. béted bétjeid
3rd person sing. bétje bétjei
1st person plural bétünk bétjeink
2nd person plural bétetek bétjeitek
3rd person plural bétjük bétjeik

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛk̚˦˥]
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Etymology 1

Adverb

bét • ()

  1. be the last, or the worst (at something)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *k-pɛːt. Compare Proto-Katuic *kpiat (whence Pacoh capeat).

Alternative forms

Noun

(classifier con) bét • (𧑅)

  1. tick
Derived terms
  • ve bét

Etymology 3

Likely from Sino-Tibetan. Compare Chinese (MC peat).

Numeral

bét

  1. (probably obsolete, chiefly pig traders' cant) eight

See also