bitan

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See also: bǐtán

Basque

Numeral

bitan

  1. inessive indefinite of bi

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bītan, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

bītan

  1. to bite
    • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5‎:
      …ac mec hnossiað homera lāfa, heardecg heoroscearp, hondweorc smiþa bītað in burgum;
      …but remains of hammers strike me, harsh edge of sharp sword, handiworks of smiths bite in boroughs;

Conjugation

Conjugation of bītan (strong class 1)
infinitive bītan bītenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular bīte bāt
second person singular bītst bite
third person singular bītt, bīt bāt
plural bītaþ biton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular bīte bite
plural bīten biten
imperative
singular bīt
plural bītaþ
participle present past
bītende (ġe)biten

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: biten

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bītan.

Verb

bītan

  1. to bite

Conjugation

Conjugation of bītan (strong class 1)
infinitive bītan
indicative present past
1st person singular bītu bēt
2nd person singular bītis biti
3rd person singular bītid bēt
plural bītad bitun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular bīte biti
2nd person singular bītes bitis
3rd person singular bīte biti
plural bīten bitin
imperative present
singular bīt
plural bītad
participle present past
bītandi gibitan, bitan

Descendants

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bîtan/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧tan

Adjective

bȉtan (Cyrillic spelling би̏тан, definite bȉtnī, comparative bitniji)

  1. essential, inherent, vital
  2. important, significant, crucial
  3. relevant, pertinent, apposite

Declension

positive indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bitan bitna bitno
genitive bitna bitne bitna
dative bitnu bitnoj bitnu
accusative inanimate
animate 		bitan
bitna 		bitnu bitno
vocative bitan bitna bitno
locative bitnu bitnoj bitnu
instrumental bitnim bitnom bitnim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bitni bitne bitna
genitive bitnih bitnih bitnih
dative bitnim(a) bitnim(a) bitnim(a)
accusative bitne bitne bitna
vocative bitni bitne bitna
locative bitnim(a) bitnim(a) bitnim(a)
instrumental bitnim(a) bitnim(a) bitnim(a)
positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bitni bitna bitno
genitive bitnog(a) bitne bitnog(a)
dative bitnom(u/e) bitnoj bitnom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate 		bitni
bitnog(a) 		bitnu bitno
vocative bitni bitna bitno
locative bitnom(e/u) bitnoj bitnom(e/u)
instrumental bitnim bitnom bitnim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bitni bitne bitna
genitive bitnih bitnih bitnih
dative bitnim(a) bitnim(a) bitnim(a)
accusative bitne bitne bitna
vocative bitni bitne bitna
locative bitnim(a) bitnim(a) bitnim(a)
instrumental bitnim(a) bitnim(a) bitnim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bitniji bitnija bitnije
genitive bitnijeg(a) bitnije bitnijeg(a)
dative bitnijem(u) bitnijoj bitnijem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		bitniji
bitnijeg(a) 		bitniju bitnije
vocative bitniji bitnija bitnije
locative bitnijem(u) bitnijoj bitnijem(u)
instrumental bitnijim bitnijom bitnijim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bitniji bitnije bitnija
genitive bitnijih bitnijih bitnijih
dative bitnijim(a) bitnijim(a) bitnijim(a)
accusative bitnije bitnije bitnija
vocative bitniji bitnije bitnija
locative bitnijim(a) bitnijim(a) bitnijim(a)
instrumental bitnijim(a) bitnijim(a) bitnijim(a)
superlative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative najbitniji najbitnija najbitnije
genitive najbitnijeg(a) najbitnije najbitnijeg(a)
dative najbitnijem(u) najbitnijoj najbitnijem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		najbitniji
najbitnijeg(a) 		najbitniju najbitnije
vocative najbitniji najbitnija najbitnije
locative najbitnijem(u) najbitnijoj najbitnijem(u)
instrumental najbitnijim najbitnijom najbitnijim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative najbitniji najbitnije najbitnija
genitive najbitnijih najbitnijih najbitnijih
dative najbitnijim(a) najbitnijim(a) najbitnijim(a)
accusative najbitnije najbitnije najbitnija
vocative najbitniji najbitnije najbitnija
locative najbitnijim(a) najbitnijim(a) najbitnijim(a)
instrumental najbitnijim(a) najbitnijim(a) najbitnijim(a)

Further reading

  • “bitan”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
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