Wiktionary

sitja

Catalan edit

 
historical sitges (3) in Ullastret

Etymology edit

Unknown, perhaps pre-Roman.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sitja f (plural sitges)

  1. (archaic) deep hole in the ground
  2. (archaic) dungeon
    Synonym: masmorra
  3. (historical) underground silo, particularly one used for storing grain
  4. (by extension, agriculture) silo (vertical building for storing grain)
  5. charcoal pile (pile of wood burned to make charcoal)
    Synonyms: carbonera, pila de carbó

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

sitja (third person singular past indicative sat, third person plural past indicative sótu, supine sitið)

  1. (intransitive, archaic) to sit

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

sitja (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative sat, third-person plural past indicative sátu, supine setið)

  1. (intransitive) to sit
  2. (intransitive) to ride
    • Revelation 6-11 (English and Icelandic)
      Og ég sá, og sjá: Bleikur hestur, og sá er á honum sat, hann hét Dauði, og Hel var í för með honum. Þeim var gefið vald yfir fjórða hluta jarðarinnar, til þess að deyða með sverði, með hungri og drepsótt og láta menn farast fyrir villidýrum jarðarinnar.
      I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

Conjugation edit

sitja — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að sitja
supine
(sagnbót) 		setið
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		sitjandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég sit við sitjum present
(nútíð) 		ég sitji við sitjum
þú situr þið sitjið þú sitjir þið sitjið
hann, hún, það situr þeir, þær, þau sitja hann, hún, það sitji þeir, þær, þau sitji
past
(þátíð) 		ég sat við sátum past
(þátíð) 		ég sæti við sætum
þú sast þið sátuð þú sætir þið sætuð
hann, hún, það sat þeir, þær, þau sátu hann, hún, það sæti þeir, þær, þau sætu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		sit (þú) sitjið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
sittu sitjiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
setinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		setinn setin setið setnir setnar setin
accusative
(þolfall) 		setinn setna setið setna setnar setin
dative
(þágufall) 		setnum setinni setnu setnum setnum setnum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		setins setinnar setins setinna setinna setinna
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		setni setna setna setnu setnu setnu
accusative
(þolfall) 		setna setnu setna setnu setnu setnu
dative
(þágufall) 		setna setnu setna setnu setnu setnu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		setna setnu setna setnu setnu setnu

Derived terms edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”). Akin to English sit.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /²sɪːçɑ/, /²sɪçːɑ/, /²sɪtjɑ/

Verb edit

sitja (present tense sit, past tense sat, past participle sete, passive infinitive sitjast, present participle sitjande, imperative sit)

  1. sit
    Sit du godt?
    Are you sitting comfortably?

References edit

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, akin to Old English sittan, Old Saxon sittian, Old Frisian sitta, Old High German sizzen, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (sitan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”).

Verb edit

sitja (singular past indicative sat, plural past indicative sátu, past participle setinn)

  1. (intransitive) to sit
  2. (intransitive) to stay, remain

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of sitja — active (strong class 5 j-present)
infinitive sitja
present participle sitjandi
past participle setinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular sit sat
2nd-person singular sitr sazt
3rd-person singular sitr sat
1st-person plural sitjum sátum
2nd-person plural sitið sátuð
3rd-person plural sitja sátu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular sitja sæta
2nd-person singular sitir sætir
3rd-person singular siti sæti
1st-person plural sitim sætim
2nd-person plural sitið sætið
3rd-person plural siti sæti
imperative present
2nd-person singular sit
1st-person plural sitjum
2nd-person plural sitið
Conjugation of sitja — mediopassive (strong class 5 j-present)
infinitive sitjask
present participle sitjandisk
past participle setizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular sitjumk sátumk
2nd-person singular sizk sazk
3rd-person singular sizk sazk
1st-person plural sitjumsk sátumsk
2nd-person plural sitizk sátuzk
3rd-person plural sitjask sátusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular sitjumk sætumk
2nd-person singular sitisk sætisk
3rd-person singular sitisk sætisk
1st-person plural sitimsk sætimsk
2nd-person plural sitizk sætizk
3rd-person plural sitisk sætisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular sizk
1st-person plural sitjumsk
2nd-person plural sitizk

Descendants edit

References edit

  • “sitja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swazi edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *mbɪ̀gá, with an unexpected tone change and moved to class 7.

Noun edit

sítja class 7 (plural títja class 8)

  1. dish

Inflection edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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