sitta

Declension of sitta (type 3/kana, tt-t gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	sitta	sitat
genitive	sitan	sittoin
partitive	sittaa	sittoja
illative	sittaa	sittoi
inessive	sitas	sitois
elative	sitast	sitoist
allative	sitalle	sitoille
adessive	sital	sitoil
ablative	sitalt	sitoilt
translative	sitaks	sitoiks
essive	sittanna, sittaan	sittoinna, sittoin
exessive¹⁾	sittant	sittoint
¹⁾ obsolete ^) the accusative* corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) ^) the comitative** is formed by adding the suffix -ka^? or -kä^? to the genitive.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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

Maltese edit

**Maltese numbers ^(edit)**
	60
← 5	6	7 →
Cardinal: sitta Attributive cardinal: sitt Ordinal: sitt Adverbial: sitt darbiet

Etymology edit

From Arabic سِتَّة (sitta).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪt.ta/
Rhymes: -ɪtta

Numeral edit

sitta m or f

six (absolute form)
Coordinate term: (attributive form) sitt

Usage notes edit

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

Coordinate terms edit

Maltese cardinal numbers from 0 to 99

	—0	—1	—2	—3	—4	—5	—6	—7	—8	—9
0—	żero	wieħed	tnejn	tlieta	erbgħa	ħamsa	sitta	sebgħa	tmienja	disgħa
1—	għaxra	ħdax	tnax	tlettax	erbatax	ħmistax	sittax	sbatax	tmintax	dsatax
2—	għoxrin	wieħed u għoxrin	tnejn u għoxrin	tlieta u għoxrin	erbgħa u għoxrin	ħamsa u għoxrin	sitta u għoxrin	sebgħa u għoxrin	tmienja u għoxrin	disgħa u għoxrin
3—	tletin	wieħed u tletin	tnejn u tletin	tlieta u tletin	erbgħa u tletin	ħamsa u tletin	sitta u tletin	sebgħa u tletin	tmienja u tletin	disgħa u tletin
4—	erbgħin	wieħed u erbgħin	tnejn u erbgħin	tlieta u erbgħin	erbgħa u erbgħin	ħamsa u erbgħin	sitta u erbgħin	sebgħa u erbgħin	tmienja u erbgħin	disgħa u erbgħin
5—	ħamsin	wieħed u ħamsin	tnejn u ħamsin	tlieta u ħamsin	erbgħa u ħamsin	ħamsa u ħamsin	sitta u ħamsin	sebgħa u ħamsin	tmienja u ħamsin	disgħa u ħamsin
6—	sittin	wieħed u sittin	tnejn u sittin	tlieta u sittin	erbgħa u sittin	ħamsa u sittin	sitta u sittin	sebgħa u sittin	tmienja u sittin	disgħa u sittin
7—	sebgħin	wieħed u sebgħin	tnejn u sebgħin	tlieta u sebgħin	erbgħa u sebgħin	ħamsa u sebgħin	sitta u sebgħin	sebgħa u sebgħin	tmienja u sebgħin	disgħa u sebgħin
8—	tmenin	wieħed u tmenin	tnejn u tmenin	tlieta u tmenin	erbgħa u tmenin	ħamsa u tmenin	sitta u tmenin	sebgħa u tmenin	tmienja u tmenin	disgħa u tmenin
9—	disgħin	wieħed u disgħin	tnejn u disgħin	tlieta u disgħin	erbgħa u disgħin	ħamsa u disgħin	sitta u disgħin	sebgħa u disgħin	tmienja u disgħin	disgħa u disgħin

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Verb edit

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

Alternative form of sitja

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /²sɪta/
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Rhymes: -²ɪta

Verb edit

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

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
(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!
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)
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")
to fit (of clothing and the like – see also passform)
Sitter skjortan bra?
Does the shirt fit well?
(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.
(politics) to sit (be a member of a committee or a deliberative body)

Usage notes edit

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 edit

Conjugation of sitta (class 3 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	sitta		sittas
Supine	suttit		suttits
Imperative	sitt		—
Imper. plural¹	sitten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sitter	satt	sitts, sittes	satts
Ind. plural¹	sitta	sutto	sittas	suttos
Subjunctive²	sitte	sutte	sittes	suttes
	Participles
Present participle	sittande
Past participle	sutten
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of sitta (class 5 strong, archaic)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	sitta		sittas
Supine	sätit		sätits
Imperative	sitt		—
Imper. plural¹	sitten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sitter	satt	sitts, sittes	satts
Ind. plural¹	sitta	såto	sittas	såtos
Subjunctive²	sitte	såte	sittes	såtes
	Participles
Present participle	sittande
Past participle	säten
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

sittning

References edit

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^[1], page 718