DET, det
Sounds Like: DEHT
Translations: may he give, may she give, may it give, let him give, let her give, let it give
From the root: DO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a verb form, specifically the third person singular present active subjunctive of the verb 'do', meaning 'to give' or 'to grant'. It is used to express a wish, a command, a possibility, or a purpose. For example, it can be used in a sentence like 'Det ei pacem' meaning 'May he give him peace' or 'Let him give him peace'.
Inflection: Third person, Singular, Present, Active, Subjunctive
Instances
Polycarp of Smyrna
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, DO.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- DAMUS — we give, we grant, we offer
- DATAM — given, granted, delivered, a given (thing), a granted (thing)
- DATUS — given, granted, assigned, appointed, a gift, a thing given
- DEDERIS — you may have given, you might have given, you should have given, you would have given
- DEDERO — I will have given, I will have granted, I will have offered, I will have put, I will have placed
- DEDI — I gave, I have given
- DEDIT — he gave, she gave, it gave, he has given, she has given, it has given
- DO — I give, I offer, I grant, I present, I hand over, I yield, I put, I place, I cause, I make
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