wita

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See also: witå, witą, wíta, witá, and WITA

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old English wīte.

Pronunciation

Noun

wīta f (genitive wītae); first declension (Medieval Latin)

  1. a fine, an amercement, a mulct (a pecuniary penalty)
  2. a vendetta, a feud

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative wīta wītae
Genitive wītae wītārum
Dative wītae wītīs
Accusative wītam wītās
Ablative wītā wītīs
Vocative wīta wītae

Synonyms

  • (fine, amercement, mulct): multa (Classical)

Derived terms

References

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Verb

wita

  1. third-person singular present of witaś

Maltese

Root
w-t-j
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَطَاء (waṭāʔ).

Pronunciation

Noun

wita f (plural witat)

  1. flatland

Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *witō. Cognate with Old Frisian wita, Old Saxon *wito (attested in giwito “witness”), and Old High German wizzo. Equivalent to witan +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

Noun

wita m

  1. wise person; (especially in compounds) knower
  2. advisor

Declension

Derived terms

Pitjantjatjara

Noun

wita

  1. saliva

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvi.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: wi‧ta

Verb

wita

  1. third-person singular present of witać

Participle

wita

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of wity