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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian фита́ ( fitá ) .
Noun
fita (plural fitas )
The obsolete Cyrillic letter Ѳ , ѳ formerly used in Russian to write proper names and loanwords derived from or via Greek .
Translations
Ѳ
Russian: фита́ (ru) f ( fitá ) , ѳита́ f ( fitá ) ( pre-1918 reform spelling )
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology 1
Inherited from Vulgar Latin * fīcta , from Latin petra ( “ stone ” ) and figere ( “ to fix in place ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
fita f (plural fites )
milestone , boundary stone
Synonym: molló
waypoint
( mathematics ) bound
Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
Verb
fita
inflection of fitar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Franco-Provençal
Pronunciation
Noun
fita ( Valdôtain , Vaudois )
Alternative form of féta ( “ party , celebration ” )
References
Galician
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Probably from Latin vitta ( “ ribbon ” ) , although the required evolution, with Latin <vi> becoming /fi/, is irregular. Alternatively from Suevic , from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *fetjō , compare Old High German fizza ( “ thread, tissue ” ) , Old Norse fitja ( “ to knit ” ) .[ 1] Compare also Italian fetta .
Noun
fita f (plural fitas )
band , ribbon
( sewing ) wristband , girdle , hem
elongated plot of land
Etymology 2
From Latin fictum ( “ fixed ” ) .
Adjective
fita
feminine singular of fito
Derived terms
Verb
fita
inflection of fitar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
References
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “fita ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “fita ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “fita ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “fita ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “fita ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Gothic
Romanization
fita
Romanization of 𐍆𐌹𐍄𐌰
Hausa
Pronunciation
Noun
fìtā f (possessed form fìtar̃ )
graduation
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun
fita f (genitive singular fitu , no plural )
fat
fatness
Declension
Declension of fita (sg-only feminine )
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
fita (weak verb , third-person singular past indicative fitaði , supine fitað )
to fatten , make fat
Bændurnir fita dýrin. The farmers fatten the animals.
Conjugation
infinitive (nafnháttur )
að fita
supine (sagnbót )
fitað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar )
fitandi
indicative (framsöguháttur )
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur )
present (nútíð )
ég fita
við fitum
present (nútíð )
ég fiti
við fitum
þú fitar
þið fitið
þú fitir
þið fitið
hann , hún , það fitar
þeir , þær , þau fita
hann , hún , það fiti
þeir , þær , þau fiti
past (þátíð )
ég fitaði
við fituðum
past (þátíð )
ég fitaði
við fituðum
þú fitaðir
þið fituðuð
þú fitaðir
þið fituðuð
hann , hún , það fitaði
þeir , þær , þau fituðu
hann , hún , það fitaði
þeir , þær , þau fituðu
imperative (boðháttur )
fita (þú )
fitið (þið )
Forms with appended personal pronoun
fitaðu
fitiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
Macanese
Etymology
From Portuguese fita .
Noun
fita (plural fita-fita )
tape , ribbon , band
fita di sapato ― shoelaces (literally, “shoe ribbon ”)
film , movie
Synonym: pintura
fita -cinéma ― film
olâ fita ― to see a movie , to go to the cinema
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
fita
(non-standard since 2012 ) definite singular of fit
Old Norse
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun
fita f (genitive fitu )
fat , grease
Declension
Declension of fita (weak ōn -stem)
Descendants
Icelandic: fita f
> ? Norwegian Nynorsk: fete m
References
“fita ”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910 ) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic , Oxford: Clarendon Press
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -itɐ
Hyphenation: fi‧ta
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Likely from Latin vitta ( “ band, ribbon ” ) .
Noun
fita f (plural fitas )
tape , ribbon , band
( colloquial ) film , movie
Synonyms: filme , película
( Brazil , video games , colloquial ) cartridge
Synonym: cartucho
( Portugal , education , slang ) a colored ribbon to indicate membership of a faculty
( Portugal , colloquial ) necktie
Synonym: gravata
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:fita .
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Latin ficta .
Noun
fita f (plural fitas )
act , deception , lie
É tudo fita ! It's all an act !
Deixem-se de fitas ! Stop pretending !
tantrum
Fazer fita . To pull a tantrum .
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:fita .
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
fita
inflection of fitar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Further reading
“fita ”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008 –2024
“fita ” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo , 1913
“fita ”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009 –2024
“fita ”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006 –2024
“fita ”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003 –2024
“fita ”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015 –2024
“fita ”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008 –2024
Volapük
Noun
fita
genitive singular of fit ( = fish )
West Makian
Pronunciation
Verb
fita
( stative ) to be right , correct
Conjugation
References
Clemens Voorhoeve (1982 ) The Makian languages and their neighbours , Pacific linguistics (as fitá )