gitta

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡít.tàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key):

Noun

gittā̀ f (plural gittōcī, possessed form gittàr̃)

1. small axe/ax

Verb

gittā̀ (grade 1)

1. to cross (e.g. a street)
2. to slash someone across the neck

References

• Paul Newman, A Hausa-English Dictionary (2007)

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kintëk.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkitta/

Adverb

gitta

1. solidly, firmly, tightly
2. all the way to, right up to

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Swedish

Alternative forms

• gita (dialectal)

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish gita (“succeed, accomplish, bring”), a later form of Old Swedish gæta (“tell, guess, get hold of”), from Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic *getaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“take, seize”). Related to Danish gide and Icelandic geta and also to Swedish förgäta, gissa, gåta, gäta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jɪta/

Verb

gitta (present gitter, preterite gitte, supine gittat, imperative gitt)

1. to bring oneself to, to care, to have strength or power enough, to be able to

   Synonyms: orka, idas, mäkta

   • 1921, Hjalmar Bergman, Farmor och Vår Herre:

     Hon gitte inte tala till honom. Han var så dum, att det äcklade henne.

     She couldn't stand talking to him. He was so dumb, it sickened her.

Usage notes

• In earlier times this verb governed the supine, as it still does in Icelandic.
  • Thus, Revelations 6:17 (KJV "For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?") was in the 1400s translated as "thy at ſtora daghen theras wredhis kombir oc huar gither tha staat" (modern spelling: "Ty att stora dagen deras vredes kommer, och ho gitter då stått?")
  • Stått (staat) is here the supine of stå (“to stand”).

Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Turkish gitmek, from Ottoman Turkish كتمك (gitmek), from Proto-Turkic *kē(y)t- (“to go (away)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡɪta/

Verb

gitta (present gittar, preterite gittade, supine gittat, imperative gitta)

1. (slang) to leave; take off, clear out, scram.

   Synonyms: dra, sticka, dunsta, pysa

   • 1994, The Latin Kings (lyrics and music), “Mecka”, in Välkommen till förorten:

     Jag gitta hemifrån, jag komma till centrum. Jag komma tunnelbanan känner suttla parfumen.

     I take off from home, I come to the shopping center. I come to the metro and smell the subtle perfume.

   • 2006, “Glassigt”, in Mange Schmidt (lyrics), Samtidigt, i Stockholm:

     Dags för mig att gitta från lägenheten, men först alltid en dusch, inte lukta usch, stå högt i kurs, för det är glassigt.

     Time for me to take off from the apartment, but first a shower. Not smell like yuck, be classy. Because it's flashy.

Conjugation

Alternative forms

• gitt

References

• gitta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gitta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• tagit