bita

See also: bíta, bitā, and bitą

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French bitte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbi.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbi.ta]

Noun

bita f (plural bites)

1. (nautical) bitt

Derived terms

• bitó

See also

• manegueta
• norai

Further reading

• “bita” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Crimean Tatar

Noun

bita

1. grandmother

Declension

Declension of bita

nominative	bita
genitive	bitanıñ
dative	bitağa
accusative	bitanı
locative	bitada
ablative	bitadan

Synonyms

• qartana
• (in the northern dialect) abay

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɪta]

Participle

bita

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

Galician

bitas

Alternative forms

• abita

Etymology

From French bitte (“bitt”), from Old Norse biti (“beam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbitɐ]

Noun

bita f (plural bitas)

1. (nautical) bitt
2. (nautical) mooring post

References

• “bita” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “bita” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Icelandic

Noun

bita

1. indefinite accusative singular of biti
2. indefinite dative singular of biti
3. indefinite genitive singular of biti
4. indefinite accusative plural of biti
5. indefinite genitive plural of biti

Jamamadí

Noun

bita

1. (Banawá) mosquito

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Latvian

Noun

bita

1. genitive singular of bits

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²biːtɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”). Akin to English bite.

Alternative forms

• bite (e and split infinitives)

Verb

bita (present tense bit, past tense beit, supine biten, past participle biten, present participle bitande, imperative bit)

1. to bite

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bita n

1. definite plural of bit (Etymology 3)

Old English

Alternative forms

• ᛒᛁᛏᚪ (bita) — Franks Casket

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bitô. See the verb *bītaną (“to bite”).

Cognate with Old Frisian bita, Old High German bizzo (German Bisse), Old Norse biti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.tɑ/

Noun

bita m (nominative plural bitan)

1. bite (of food), mouthful
2. biter, one who bites

Declension

Declension of bita (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	bita	bitan
accusative	bitan	bitan
genitive	bitan	bitena
dative	bitan	bitum

Descendants

• English: bit

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bītan.

Verb

bīta

1. to bite

Descendants

• North Frisian: (Mooring) bite, (Föhr-Amrum) bitj
• Saterland Frisian:
• West Frisian: bite

Old High German

Etymology 1

From the verb bitten.

Noun

bita f

2. request, inquiry

Descendants

• German: Bitte

Etymology 2

From the verb bītan.

Noun

bīta f

2. anticipation, expectation, hesitation, wait
3. stay

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Presumably from bit (“a bite”) or biti (“bit, mouthful”).

Verb

bita

1. to cut into bits

Conjugation

Conjugation of bita — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	bita
present participle	bitandi
past participle	bitaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	bita	bitaða
2nd-person singular	bitar	bitaðir
3rd-person singular	bitar	bitaði
1st-person plural	bitum	bituðum
2nd-person plural	bitið	bituðuð
3rd-person plural	bita	bituðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	bita	bitaða
2nd-person singular	bitir	bitaðir
3rd-person singular	biti	bitaði
1st-person plural	bitim	bitaðim
2nd-person plural	bitið	bitaðið
3rd-person plural	biti	bitaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	bita
1st-person plural	bitum
2nd-person plural	bitið

Conjugation of bita — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	bitask
present participle	bitandisk
past participle	bitazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	bitumk	bituðumk
2nd-person singular	bitask	bitaðisk
3rd-person singular	bitask	bitaðisk
1st-person plural	bitumsk	bituðumsk
2nd-person plural	bitizk	bituðuzk
3rd-person plural	bitask	bituðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	bitumk	bituðumk
2nd-person singular	bitisk	bitaðisk
3rd-person singular	bitisk	bitaðisk
1st-person plural	bitimsk	bitaðimsk
2nd-person plural	bitizk	bitaðizk
3rd-person plural	bitisk	bitaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	bitask
1st-person plural	bitumsk
2nd-person plural	bitizk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bita

1. genitive plural of bit
2. inflection of biti:
   1. oblique singular
   2. accusative plural
   3. genitive plural

Verb

bita

1. first-person singular past subjunctive active of bíta

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną.

Verb

bita

1. bite

Conjugation

Conjugation of bīta (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	bīta			—
participle	bītandi, bītande			bitin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	bīter	bīti, bīte	—	bēt	biti, bite
þū	bīter	bīti, bīte	bīt	*bēst	biti, bite
han	bīter	bīti, bīte	—	bēt	biti, bite
vīr	bītum, bītom	bītum, bītom	bītum, bītom	bitum, bitom	bitum, bitom
īr	bītin	bītin	bītin	bitin	bitin
þēr	bīta	bītin	—	bitu, bito	bitin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	bīts	bītis, bītes	—	bēts	bitis, bites
þū	bīts	bītis, bītes	—	*bēsts	bitis, bites
han	bīts	bītis, bītes	—	bēts	bitis, bites
vīr	bītums, -oms	bītums, bītoms	—	bitums, bitoms	bitums, bitoms
īr	bītins	bītins	—	bitins	bitins
þēr	bītas	bītins	—	bitus, bitos	bitins

Descendants

• Swedish: bita

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: bi‧ta

Participle

bita

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of bity

Noun

bita m inan

1. genitive singular of bit

Alternative forms

• bitu

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ta/

Etymology 1

From English bitter.

Adjective

bita

1. bitter

Noun

bita

1. bile

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch bitter.

Noun

bita

1. a type of strong liquor

Swazi

Verb

-bíta

1. to call

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• audio:

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

Verb

bita (present biter, preterite bet, supine bitit, imperative bit)

1. to bite

Conjugation

Conjugation of bita (class 1 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	bita		bitas
Supine	bitit		bitits
Imperative	bit		—
Imper. plural1	biten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	biter	bet	bits, bites	bets
Ind. plural1	bita	beto	bitas	betos
Subjunctive2	bite	bete	bites	betes
	Participles
Present participle	bitande
Past participle	biten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• avbita
• avbitare
• bit
• bita ihop
• bett
• bitning
• bitsocker
• sammanbiten

Etymology 2

bit (“bit”) +‎ -a; which comes from the same root as the above.

Verb

bita (present bitar, preterite bitade, supine bitat, imperative bita)

1. to dice, to split into bits (e.g. sugar into cubes)

   Lägg blandade grönsaker som bitats i lergrytans botten.

   Put mixed vegetables that have been diced in the bottom of the clay pot.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bita (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	bita		bitas
Supine	bitat		bitats
Imperative	bita		—
Imper. plural1	biten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	bitar	bitade	bitas	bitades
Ind. plural1	bita	bitade	bitas	bitades
Subjunctive2	bite	bitade	bites	bitades
	Participles
Present participle	bitande
Past participle	bitad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• bita in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bita in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bita in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)