pet Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary Jump to: navigation, search See also Pet., and PET Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.2 References 1.2.3 Verb 1.2.3.1 Translations 1.2.3.2 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Abbreviation 1.5 Etymology 4 1.5.1 Noun 1.5.2 References 1.6 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 4 Serbo-Croatian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Numeral 5 Slovene 5.1 Cardinal number [edit] English [edit] Pronunciation IPA: /p?t/ Audio (US) (file) Rhymes: -?t [edit] Etymology 1

Originally from Northern English and Scots dialects, origin is unsure but may have arisen due to influence of petty pertaining to children and later companion animals. Almost certainly of Germanic etymology.

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Singular
pet

Plural
pets

pet (plural pets)

An animal kept as a companion. One who is excessively loyal to their superior. [edit] Synonyms companion animal [edit] Translations an animal kept as a companion Bosnian: ljubimac bs(bs) m., mezimac bs(bs) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 寵物 cmn(cmn), 宠物 cmn(cmn) (chǒngwù) Danish: k?ledyr da(da) n. Dutch: huisdier nl(nl) Esperanto: dombesto eo(eo) Finnish: lemmikkiel?in fi(fi) French: animal familier fr(fr) m. Hebrew: ???? ???? he(he) f. Japanese: ペット ja(ja) (petto) Macedonian: домашен миленик mk(mk) (dóma?en mílenik) m., домашно милениче mk(mk) (dóma?no miléni?e) n. Norwegian: kj?ledyr no(no) n. Portuguese: animal de estima??o pt(pt) m. Russian: любимец ru(ru) (ljubímets) m., домашнее животное ru(ru) (domá?neje ?ivótnoje) n. Serbian: Cyrillic: ?убимац sr(sr) m., мезимац sr(sr) m. Roman: ljubimac sr(sr) m., mezimac sr(sr) m. Spanish: mascota es(es) f. Swedish: husdjur sv(sv) n., keldjur sv(sv) n. one who is excessively loyal to their superior Bosnian: miljenik bs(bs) m., ljubimac bs(bs) m., mezimac bs(bs) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 跟屁蟲 cmn(cmn), 跟屁虫 cmn(cmn) (gēn pì chóng) Finnish: lemmikki fi(fi) Macedonian: ?убимец mk(mk) (ljubímec) m., ми?он mk(mk) (minjón) m. Serbian: Cyrillic: ми?еник sr(sr) m., ?убимац sr(sr) m., мезимац sr(sr) m. Roman: miljenik sr(sr) m., ljubimac sr(sr) m., mezimac sr(sr) m. The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations. Translations to be checked Bulgarian: домашен любимец (domá?en ljubímets) m. Dutch: huisdier n. German: Haustier n. Hungarian: háziállat, házi kedvenc Norwegian: kj?ledyr n. Spanish: cacho m., gorro m. Swedish: husdjur n. [edit] References “pet” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001 [edit] Verb

Infinitive
to pet

Third person singular
pets

Simple past
petted

Past participle
petted

Present participle
petting

to pet (third-person singular simple present pets, present participle petting, simple past and past participle petted)

(transitive) To stroke or fondle (an animal). (transitive, informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously. (intransitive, informal) Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously. [edit] Translations fondle (an animal) Bosnian: maziti bs(bs), milovati bs(bs) Danish: k?le da(da) Dutch: aaien nl(nl) French: caresser fr(fr) Italian: accarezzare it(it) Macedonian: гали mk(mk) (gáli), милува mk(mk) (míluva) Norwegian: kj?le no(no) Russian: ласкать ru(ru) (laskát'), гладить ru(ru) (gládit') Serbian: Cyrillic: мазити sr(sr), миловати sr(sr) Roman: maziti sr(sr), milovati sr(sr) fondle (another person) amorously Bosnian: maziti bs(bs), milovati bs(bs) Danish: k?le da(da) Dutch: strelen nl(nl), aaien nl(nl) French: peloter fr(fr) Macedonian: гали mk(mk) (gáli), милува mk(mk) (míluva) Norwegian: kj?le no(no), kose med no(no), kj?rtegne no(no) Russian: ласкать ru(ru) (laskát') Serbian: Cyrillic: мазити sr(sr), миловати sr(sr) Roman: maziti sr(sr), milovati sr(sr) intransitive: fondle amorously French: se peloter fr(fr) Macedonian: се гали mk(mk) (se gáli) Russian: ласкаться ru(ru) (laskát'sja) [edit] Derived terms pet cemetery pet name pet peeve pet project pet shop pet store petting n teacher's pet [edit] Etymology 2

Origin unknown.

[edit] Noun

Singular
pet

Plural
pets

pet (plural pets)

A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted. 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 105: There was something ludicrous, even more, unbecoming a gentleman, in leaving a friend's house in a pet, with the host's reproaches sounding in his ears, to be matched only by the bitterness of the guest's sneering retorts. [edit] Etymology 3

Abbreviation of petition.

[edit] Abbreviation

pet

petition [edit] Etymology 4

Diminutive of petal.

[edit] Noun

Singular
pet

Plural
uncountable

pet (uncountable)

(Geordie) A term of endearment usually applied to women and children. [edit] References A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165 [edit] Anagrams Pte [edit] Dutch [edit] Noun

pet m. (plural petten, diminutive petje, diminutive plural petjes)

cap (headwear with a peak at the front) [edit] French [edit] Pronunciation audio (file) IPA: /p?/, SAMPA: /pE/ [edit] Noun

pet m. (plural pets)

fart [edit] Serbo-Croatian [edit] Pronunciation IPA: /pê?t/ audio (file) [edit] Numeral

p?t (Cyrillic spelling пе?т)

(cardinal) five (5) [edit] Slovene [edit] Cardinal number

pet

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