Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *metan (“to measure”). Cognate with German Metze.
mitta (plural mittas)
mitta ?
From Proto-Finnic *mitta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic (compare Old English mitta, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 (mitaþs, “measure”)).
mitta
Inflection of mitta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation) | ||||
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nominative | mitta | mitat | ||
genitive | mitan | mittojen | ||
partitive | mittaa | mittoja | ||
illative | mittaan | mittoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | mitta | mitat | ||
accusative | nom. | mitta | mitat | |
gen. | mitan | |||
genitive | mitan | mittojen mittainrare | ||
partitive | mittaa | mittoja | ||
inessive | mitassa | mitoissa | ||
elative | mitasta | mitoista | ||
illative | mittaan | mittoihin | ||
adessive | mitalla | mitoilla | ||
ablative | mitalta | mitoilta | ||
allative | mitalle | mitoille | ||
essive | mittana | mittoina | ||
translative | mitaksi | mitoiksi | ||
abessive | mitatta | mitoitta | ||
instructive | — | mitoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
From Proto-Finnic *mitta. Cognates include Finnish mitta and Karelian mitta.
mitta
Declension of mitta (type 3/kana, tt-t gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | mitta | mitat |
genitive | mitan | mittoin |
partitive | mittaa | mittoja |
illative | mittaa | mittoi |
inessive | mitas | mitois |
elative | mitast | mitoist |
allative | mitalle | mitoille |
adessive | mital | mitoil |
ablative | mitalt | mitoilt |
translative | mitaks | mitoiks |
essive | mittanna, mittaan | mittoinna, mittoin |
exessive1) | mittant | mittoint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
From Middle High German mittetac, from Old High German mittitac, from mitti (“middle”) + tac (“day”). Compare mitto (“midday”).
mitta m
Inherited from Sanskrit मित्र (mitrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitrás.
mitta m or n
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | mitto | mittā |
Accusative (second) | mittaṃ | mitte |
Instrumental (third) | mittena | mittehi or mittebhi |
Dative (fourth) | mittassa or mittāya or mittatthaṃ | mittānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | mittasmā or mittamhā or mittā | mittehi or mittebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | mittassa | mittānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | mittasmiṃ or mittamhi or mitte | mittesu |
Vocative (calling) | mitta | mittā |
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | mittaṃ | mittāni |
Accusative (second) | mittaṃ | mittāni |
Instrumental (third) | mittena | mittehi or mittebhi |
Dative (fourth) | mittassa or mittāya or mittatthaṃ | mittānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | mittasmā or mittamhā or mittā | mittehi or mittebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | mittassa | mittānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | mittasmiṃ or mittamhi or mitte | mittesu |
Vocative (calling) | mitta | mittāni |