bita

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See also: bíta, bitā, and bitą

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French bitte.

Pronunciation

Noun

bita f (plural bites)

  1. (nautical) bitt

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Crimean Tatar

Noun

bita

  1. grandmother

Declension

Declension of bita
nominative bita
genitive bitanıñ
dative bitağa
accusative bitanı
locative bitada
ablative bitadan

Synonyms

Czech

Pronunciation

Participle

bita

  1. inflection of bít:
    1. feminine singular passive participle
    2. neuter plural passive participle

Galician

bitas

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French bitte (“bitt”), from Old Norse biti (“beam”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bita f (plural bitas)

  1. (nautical) bitt
  2. (nautical) mooring post

References

Icelandic

Noun

bita

  1. indefinite accusative singular of biti
  2. indefinite dative singular of biti
  3. indefinite genitive singular of biti
  4. indefinite accusative plural of biti
  5. indefinite genitive plural of biti

Jamamadí

Noun

bita

  1. (Banawá) mosquito

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Latvian

Noun

bita

  1. genitive singular of bits

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”). Akin to English bite.

Alternative forms

  • bite (e and split infinitives)

Verb

bita (present tense bit, past tense beit, supine biten, past participle biten, present participle bitande, imperative bit)

  1. to bite

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bita n

  1. definite plural of bit (Etymology 3)

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bitô. See the verb *bītaną (“to bite”).

Cognate with Old Frisian bita, Old High German bizzo (German Bisse), Old Norse biti.

Pronunciation

Noun

bita m (nominative plural bitan)

  1. bite (of food), mouthful
  2. biter, one who bites

Declension

Declension of bita (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative bita bitan
accusative bitan bitan
genitive bitan bitena
dative bitan bitum

Descendants

  • English: bit

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bītan.

Verb

bīta

  1. to bite

Descendants

  • North Frisian: (Mooring) bite, (Föhr-Amrum) bitj
  • Saterland Frisian:
  • West Frisian: bite

Old High German

Etymology 1

From the verb bitten.

Noun

bita f

  2. request, inquiry
Descendants

Etymology 2

From the verb bītan.

Noun

bīta f

  2. anticipation, expectation, hesitation, wait
  3. stay

References

  1. ^ Wodtko, Dagmar S., Irslinger, Britta, Schneider, Carolin (2008) “bʰei̯dʰ-”, in Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, page 12

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Presumably from bit (“a bite”) or biti (“bit, mouthful”).

Verb

bita

  1. to cut into bits
Conjugation
Conjugation of bita — active (weak class 2)
infinitive bita
present participle bitandi
past participle bitaðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular bita bitaða
2nd-person singular bitar bitaðir
3rd-person singular bitar bitaði
1st-person plural bitum bituðum
2nd-person plural bitið bituðuð
3rd-person plural bita bituðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular bita bitaða
2nd-person singular bitir bitaðir
3rd-person singular biti bitaði
1st-person plural bitim bitaðim
2nd-person plural bitið bitaðið
3rd-person plural biti bitaði
imperative present
2nd-person singular bita
1st-person plural bitum
2nd-person plural bitið
Conjugation of bita — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive bitask
present participle bitandisk
past participle bitazk
indicative present past
1st-person singular bitumk bituðumk
2nd-person singular bitask bitaðisk
3rd-person singular bitask bitaðisk
1st-person plural bitumsk bituðumsk
2nd-person plural bitizk bituðuzk
3rd-person plural bitask bituðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular bitumk bituðumk
2nd-person singular bitisk bitaðisk
3rd-person singular bitisk bitaðisk
1st-person plural bitimsk bitaðimsk
2nd-person plural bitizk bitaðizk
3rd-person plural bitisk bitaðisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular bitask
1st-person plural bitumsk
2nd-person plural bitizk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bita

  1. genitive plural of bit
  2. inflection of biti:
    1. oblique singular
    2. accusative plural
    3. genitive plural

Verb

bita

  1. first-person singular past subjunctive active of bíta

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną.

Verb

bita

  1. bite

Conjugation

Conjugation of bīta (strong)
present past
infinitive bīta —
participle bītandi, bītande bitin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk bīter bīti, bīte — bēt biti, bite
þū bīter bīti, bīte bīt *bēst biti, bite
han bīter bīti, bīte — bēt biti, bite
vīr bītum, bītom bītum, bītom bītum, bītom bitum, bitom bitum, bitom
īr bītin bītin bītin bitin bitin
þēr bīta bītin — bitu, bito bitin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk bīts bītis, bītes — bēts bitis, bites
þū bīts bītis, bītes — *bēsts bitis, bites
han bīts bītis, bītes — bēts bitis, bites
vīr bītums, -oms bītums, bītoms — bitums, bitoms bitums, bitoms
īr bītins bītins — bitins bitins
þēr bītas bītins — bitus, bitos bitins

Descendants

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: bi‧ta

Participle

bita

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of bity

Noun

bita m inan

  1. genitive singular of bit

Alternative forms

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English bitter.

Adjective

bita

  1. bitter

Noun

bita

  1. bile

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch bitter.

Noun

bita

  1. a type of strong liquor

Swazi

Verb

-bíta

  1. to call

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

Verb

bita (present biter, preterite bet, supine bitit, imperative bit)

  1. to bite
Conjugation
Conjugation of bita (class 1 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive bita bitas
Supine bitit bitits
Imperative bit —
Imper. plural1 biten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative biter bet bits, bites bets
Ind. plural1 bita beto bitas betos
Subjunctive2 bite bete bites betes
Participles
Present participle bitande
Past participle biten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms

Etymology 2

bit (“bit”) +‎ -a; which comes from the same root as the above.

Verb

bita (present bitar, preterite bitade, supine bitat, imperative bita)

  1. to dice, to split into bits (e.g. sugar into cubes)
    Lägg blandade grönsaker som bitats i lergrytans botten.
    Put mixed vegetables that have been diced in the bottom of the clay pot.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bita (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive bita bitas
Supine bitat bitats
Imperative bita —
Imper. plural1 biten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative bitar bitade bitas bitades
Ind. plural1 bita bitade bitas bitades
Subjunctive2 bite bitade bites bitades
Participles
Present participle bitande
Past participle bitad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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