jeț

See also: jet, and Jet

Romanian

Alternative forms

• jilț
• жец (jeț) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Various theories exist. Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *iacium or *jacium, from Latin iaceō (“I lie, recline”); compare Italian giaccio (“pen for sheep”) (Italian diaccio and addiaccio) and Sicilian jazzu (“burrow; bed”). The etymology traditionally and most commonly given is German Sitz (“seat”), through the Transylvanian Saxon intermediate Säts, Sätz, but there are some phonetic problems with this, and it does not explain the older variant forms jețiu or jățiu. Another theory was Latin sessus, but this is even less likely than the other two, and there is already another separate Romanian term derived from this word (cf. șes). The -l- present in the variant jilț is also of uncertain origin; it may have been influenced by German Sessel (“chair”), Slavic *sědělo (compare Czech židilice), or Turkish jelse (“a way of sitting”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒet͡s/
• Rhymes: -et͡s
• Hyphenation: jeț

Noun

jeț n (plural jețuri)

1. a large, tall, or high chair, similar to a throne
2. armchair
3. easy chair, lounge chair

Declension

Declension of jeț

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) jeț	jețul	(niște) jețuri	jețurile
genitive/dative	(unui) jeț	jețului	(unor) jețuri	jețurilor
vocative	jețule		jețurilor

See also

• tron
• fotoliu
• scaun