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English
Noun
dette (countable and uncountable, plural dettes)
- Obsolete form of debt.
- 1579, Plutarke of Chæronea [i.e., Plutarch], “Agis and Cleomenes”, in Thomas North, transl., The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romaines, […], London: […] Richard Field, →OCLC, page 851:
- But in deede, the ſecret cauſe that brought Ageſilaus to conſent vnto this practiſe, was the greatnes of his dette which he ought, of the which he hoped to be diſcharged by chaunging of the ſtate and common wealth.
Danish
Pronunciation
Pronoun
dette
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French debte (with silent b), from Old French dete, from Vulgar Latin *depta, from Latin dēbita, plural of dēbitum. Doublet of débit.
Pronunciation
Noun
dette f (plural dettes)
Usage notes
- While both dette and créance correspond to English debt, French 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).
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
dette
Participle
dette f pl
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdet.te/, (traditional) /ˈdɛt.te/[1]
- Rhymes: -ette, (traditional) -ɛtte
- Hyphenation: dét‧te, (traditional) dèt‧te
Verb
dette
- third-person singular past historic of dare
- Synonym: diede
References
- ^ dette in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French dete, from Latin dēbita, from the plural of dēbitum.
Pronunciation
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.
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)[1], published c. 1410, Matheu 6:9-14, page 3r, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
- and þus ȝe ſchulen pꝛeie / Oure fadir þat art in heuenes .· halewid be þi name / þi kyngdom come to / be þi wille doon in erþe .· as in heuene / ȝyue to vs þis dai oure bꝛeed ouer oþir ſubſtaunce / and foꝛȝyue to vs oure dettis .· as we foꝛȝyuen to oure dettouris / and lede vs not in to temptacioun .· but delyuere vs fro yuele amen […]
- You should pray like this: "Our father that's in heaven, your name will be sanctified; / your Kingdom will come; your will will be done on Earth, like in heaven. / Give us our bread over other substances, / forgive us of our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us, / and don't bring us into temptation, but instead save us from evil. Amen."
- (law, rare) A legal action in order to collect a money owed to one.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “dette, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-10.
Adjective
dette (rare)
- Having a debt or monetary obligation or having people owe debt towards you.
- Appropriate, fitting, seemly; meshing with societal standards.
- Required, needful, necessary; not optional.
- Fitting, fair or deserving; according to justice.
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.
Noun
dette f (plural dettes)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Pronoun
dette
Etymology 2
Verb
dette
- to fall
References
- “dette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Pronoun
dette
Etymology 2
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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