byt

See also: být, byť, and by't

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bijten, from Middle Dutch biten, from Old Dutch *bītan, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt (“to split”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛit/, [bə̟i̯t]

Verb

byt (present byt, present participle bytende, past participle gebyt)

1. to bite

   Die kat byt my — The cat is biting me

Noun

byt (plural byte)

1. bite (the wound left behind after having been bitten)

   byte van insekte kan gevaarlik wees — insect bites can be dangerous

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Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪt/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɪt
• Homophone: bit

Noun

byt m inan

1. apartment, flat (UK)

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	byt	byty
genitive	bytu	bytů
dative	bytu	bytům
accusative	byt	byty
vocative	byte	byty
locative	bytu, bytě	bytech
instrumental	bytem	byty

Further reading

• byt in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• byt in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Danish

Verb

byt

1. imperative of bytte

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɨt]

Verb

byt

1. supine of byś

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bytъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɨt/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɨt
• Syllabification: byt

Noun

byt m inan

1. being; entity (abstract concept)
2. existence
3. (dated) everyday life

Declension

Declension of byt

	singular	plural
nominative	byt	byty
genitive	bytu	bytów
dative	bytowi	bytom
accusative	byt	byty
instrumental	bytem	bytami
locative	bycie	bytach
vocative	bycie	byty

Derived terms

verb

• bytować

 

nouns

• bytność
• niebyt

 

adjective

• bytowy

 

Further reading

• byt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• byt in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbit/

Noun

byt m (genitive singular bytu, nominative plural byty, genitive plural bytov, declension pattern of dub)

1. apartment, flat (UK)

Declension

Declension of byt

	singular	plural
nominative	byt	byty
genitive	bytu	bytov
dative	bytu	bytom
accusative	byt	byty
locative	byte	bytoch
instrumental	bytom	bytmi

Further reading

• byt in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Swedish

Verb

byt

1. imperative of byta.

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Vilamovian

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

byt f (diminutive bytła)

1. barrel (container for wine, fish, etc.)

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Westrobothnian

Verb

byt

1. present singular of byyt
2. imperative singular of byyt