baita

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See also: bái tạ

Basque

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Contraction of - bai (yes) and eta (and).

Conjunction

baita

  1. Only used in baita ... ere

Etymology 2

Postposition

baita

  1. Used to mark the local cases of animate nouns.
    Parasitoa txakurraren baitan zegoen.The parasite was inside the dog.
  2. at, in (used with the names of professions)
    Dentistaren baitara noa.I'm going to the dentist's.
  3. at, in (used with the names of people)
    Robert baitara noa.I'm going to Robert's house
Declension

Further reading

  • baita”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • baita”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Garo

Pronoun

baita

  1. how much, how many

Italian

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps from Arabic بَيْت (bayt, house) or from a Gothic *𐌱𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 (*bawiþa), presumably from 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (bauan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaj.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ajta
  • Hyphenation: bài‧ta

Noun

baita f (plural baite)

  1. refuge (hut in the mountains)
    Synonyms: malga, rifugio

Descendants

  • Serbo-Croatian: bȃjta / ба̑јта
  • Slovene: bajta

Further reading

  • baita on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
  • baita in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Manchu

Romanization

baita

  1. Romanization of ᠪᠠᡳᡨᠠ

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Uncertain origin. Commonly used in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

baita m or f (plural baitas, not comparable)

  1. (Brazil, informal, always precedes modified nouns) rather big or great
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:grande
    Vi um baita clarão e escutei um baita trovão.
    I saw a big flash and heard a great thunder.
  2. (Brazil, informal, always precedes modified nouns) great (very good at something)
    João é um baita professor.
    João is a great teacher.

Etymology 2

Verb

baita

  1. inflection of baitar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative