et
verb
a simple past tense of eat.
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-eta noun suffix having properly a diminutive force (now lost in many words): chalet; islet; owlet; tablet.
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Nonstandard: Chiefly North Atlantic, South Midland, and Southern U.S.
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Symbol, Chemistry.
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Employment Training: a government scheme offering training in technological and business skills to unemployed people
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Egypt (international car registration)
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Etymology
Origin of -et
Middle English, from Old French -et (masculine), -ette (feminine)
Example Sentences
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The -et, as in lancet, is of French and classical origin.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
The verbs belonging to this class form their preterite in -ete and their past participle in -et.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Wright, Joseph
Esperant‑o, Esperanto. est‑i, to be. -et, suffix denoting little. etend‑i, to stretch.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
To sleep = dorm‑i; suf. -et denotes light sleep; pref. ek- denotes beginning. 7Distracting.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
Instead of -eth we even find -et, as in herknet, 1.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
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