bíti

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See also: biti and bítì

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

bíti n (genitive singular bítis, no plural)

  1. used in compounds
Usage notes
  • Primarily used in the accusative with a definite article (bítið) where it is anteceded by the preposition í (“in”) forming í bítið (“early, early in the morning”)
    Drengurinn vaknaði í bítið til að mæta í skólann.
    The boy woke up early to go to school.
Declension
Declension of bíti (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative bíti bítið
accusative bíti bítið
dative bíti bítinu
genitive bítis bítisins
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

bíti

  1. first-person singular active present subjunctive of bíta
  2. third-person singular active present subjunctive of bíta
  3. third-person plural active present subjunctive of bíta

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *biti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈbiːci/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈbiːci/

Verb

bíti impf

  1. (transitive) to beat (to strike or pound repeatedly)
  2. (transitive) to coin
  3. to attack
  4. (reflexive with sě) to fight

Conjugation

Conjugation of bíti (class I)
infinitive supine verbal noun
bíti bit bitie
Present Imperative
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
1st person b́ú bievě (-va) biem (-me/-my) – bívě (-va) bíme (-my)
2nd person bieš bieta biete bí bíta bíte
3rd person bie bieta b́ú bí bíta bíte
Sigmatic aorist Imperfect
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
1st person bich bichově (-va) bichom (-me/-my) biech biechově (-va) biechom (-me/-my)
2nd person bi bista (-šta) biste (-šte) bieše biešta (-sta) biešte (-ste)
3rd person bi bista (-šta) bichu bieše biešta (-sta) biechu
L-participle Passive participle
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Masculine bil bila bili bit bita biti
Feminine bila bile bily bita bitě bity
Neuter bilo bile bila bito bitě bita
Nt-participle S-participle
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Masculine bie b́úce biv bivše
Feminine b́úci bivši
Neuter bie, b́úci biv, bivši

Note: This table shows the most common forms of bíti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: bít

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