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-sæta
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saeta säta
Old English
Etymology
From ang *sǣta inhabitant, dweller. Akin to osx -sētio, goh -sāzo (de -saß), ang sittan to sit.
Pronunciation
-sǣ̀ta
Suffix
-sǣta m
forms nouns for resident or inhabitant of a specified place; usually used with specific placenames, forming demonyms
ang burgsǣta city-dweller, citizen
ang landsǣta citizens of a nation
ang Sumorsǣtan residents of Sumor, Somerset
Declension
-sǣt
-sǣte -sǣte -sǣtena -sǣtum
Synonyms
ang -ware
Derived terms
ang cotsǣta cottager
Descendants
en -set cosset (< ang cotsǣta cottager)
See also
ang -sǣte