sitta

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsitːa/,
• Hyphenation: sit‧ta

Pronoun

sítta

1. Alternative form of ítta

References

• Enid M. Parker (2006) English-Afar dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page vi

Estonian

Noun

sitta

1. partitive/illative singular of sitt

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sitta, from Proto-Uralic *sitta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsitːɑ/,
• Rhymes: -itːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sit‧ta

Noun

sitta (rare, dialectal, colloquial)

1. shit

Derived terms

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French asseoir (“to sit”).

Verb

sitta

1. (Saint-Domingue) to sit

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: chita

References

• S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sitta. Cognates include Finnish sitta and Estonian sitt.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsitːɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsitːɑ/,
• Rhymes: -itː, -itːɑ
• Hyphenation: sit‧ta

Noun

sitta

1. feces, excrement
2. Synonym of räämy (“rheum”)

Declension

Derived terms

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 529

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic سِتَّة (sitta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪt.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɪtta

Numeral

sitta m or f

1. six (absolute form)

   Coordinate term: (attributive form) sitt

Usage notes

• The absolute form is used without a following noun, that is pronominally and in counting.

Coordinate terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

sitta (present tense sit, past tense sat, past participle sete, passive infinitive sittast, present participle sittande, imperative sitt)

1. Alternative form of sitja

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sitia, from Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sɪta/

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• Rhymes: -²ɪta

Verb

sitta (present sitter, preterite satt, supine suttit, imperative sitt)

1. to sit (be in a position with the upper body upright and the legs resting)

   Jag sitter på stolen

   I'm sitting on the chair

   Hon bör sitta i båten

   She should be sitting in the boat

2. (in some expression) to sit (sit down – compare sätta)

   Synonym: sätta sig

   Sitt ner!

   Sit down!

   Var så god och sitt!

   Please have a seat!

3. to sit (more generally, similar to English)

   Det sitter en fluga i taket

   There is a fly sitting on the ceiling

   Det sitter en spik i väggen

   There is a nail in the wall ("There is a nail sitting in the wall" – idiomatic in Swedish)

4. to be (used idiomatically for various positions where one might often sit)

   sitta i fängelse

   be in jail ("sit in jail")

   sitta i regeringen

   be in the government ("sit in the government")

   sitta på kontor

   be/work in an office ("sit in an office")

5. to fit (of clothing and the like – see also passform)

   Sitter skjortan bra?

   Does the shirt fit well?

6. (colloquial) to hit the spot ("sit" in the right place, more or less abstractly)

   Den repliken satt!

   That line/retort hit the spot!

   Där satt den! 2-0.

   There it is ("there it sat" – compare constructions like "there it goes")! 2-0.

7. (politics) to sit (be a member of a committee or a deliberative body)

Usage notes

• See fin for "sitta fint."
• The class 3 conjugation was formed by analogy with verbs like finna or dricka, replacing the earlier inherited class 5 conjugation, which mostly disappeared in the latter half of the 18th century.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• besitta
• sitta fast
• sitta kvar

Related terms

• sittning

References

• sitta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sitta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sitta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Elof Hellquist ((Can we date this quote?)) “sitta”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok‎, page 718