slita

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See also: slitá and slíta

Czech

Pronunciation

Participle

slita

  1. inflection of slít:
    1. feminine singular passive participle
    2. neuter plural passive participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse slíta.

Pronunciation

Verb

slita (present tense slit, past tense sleit, supine slite, past participle sliten, present participle slitande, imperative slit)

  1. to tear, pull hard
    • 1895, Arne Garborg, Haugtussa:
      I meg du enno riv og slit i dine Baand.
      Within me, you still pull and tear at your restraints.
    slita tak i ― to grab, to snatch
    • 2015, Synnøve Hole, “16-åring dømd for forsøk på knivran”, in NRK‎:
      Medan guten prøvde å slite tak i veska, heldt ein annan opp ein kniv […]
      While the boy tried to grab the bag, another held up a knife
  2. to wear out
    • 1862, Aasta Hansteen, (translated from Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson), "Visa hans Upplands-Knut"
      Ho gøymde huva i tjuge aar, maatte 'ke slita henne ut […]
      She saved the hat for twenty years, did not want to wear it out
  3. to work hard, toil
    • 1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860:
      I mi Fødebygd, saag eg vel, at Kvendi maatte slita tungt, og til armare og meir uvitande Folk var, til meir sleit Kona.
      Where I was born, I saw clearly that the women had to toil hard, and the poorer and more ignorant people were, the more the wife toiled.

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse slíta, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną.

Verb

slīta

  1. to tear apart
  2. to tear (something from someone's hands)
  3. to wear (out)
  4. to disband

Conjugation

Conjugation of slīta (strong)
present past
infinitive slīta —
participle slītandi, slītande slitin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk slīter slīti, slīte — slēt sliti, slite
þū slīter slīti, slīte slīt slēst sliti, slite
han slīter slīti, slīte — slēt sliti, slite
vīr slītum, slītom slītum, slītom slītum, slītom slitum, slitom slitum, slitom
īr slītin slītin slītin slitin slitin
þēr slīta slītin — slitu, slito slitin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk slīts slītis, slītes — slēts slitis, slites
þū slīts slītis, slītes — slēsts slitis, slites
han slīts slītis, slītes — slēts slitis, slites
vīr slītums, -oms slītums, slītoms — slitums, slitoms slitums, slitoms
īr slītins slītins — slitins slitins
þēr slītas slītins — slitus, slitos slitins

Descendants

  • Swedish: slita

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish slīta, from Old Norse slíta, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *slaid-, *sled-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

slita (present sliter, preterite slet, supine slitit, imperative slit)

  1. to wear (out)
  2. to forcefully grab and pull; to grab, to tear
    slita tag i någon
    forcefully grab someone
    slita isär något
    tear something apart
    slita loss något
    tear something loose
    Han slet pistolen ur rånarens hand
    He tore the pistol from the robber's hand
  3. to toil, to labor (perform strenuous work)
    De slet i gruvan
    They toiled in the mine

Conjugation

Conjugation of slita (class 1 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive slita slitas
Supine slitit slitits
Imperative slit —
Imper. plural1 sliten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative sliter slet slits, slites slets
Ind. plural1 slita sleto slitas sletos
Subjunctive2 slite slete slites sletes
Participles
Present participle slitande
Past participle sliten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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