bittar

Old High German

Alternative forms

• bitter

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bit(t)r, whence also Old Saxon bittar, Old English biter, Old Norse bitr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbit.tar/

Adjective

bittar

1. bitter

Descendants

• German: bitter
• Yiddish: ביטער (biter)

References

• Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bit(t)r, see also Old English biter, Old High German bitar, Old Norse bitr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbit.tɑr/

Adjective

bittar (comparative bittroro, superlative bittrost)

1. bitter

Declension

Positive forms of bittar

Strong declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	bittar	bittre	bittar	bittre	bittar	bittru
accusative	bittrana	bittre	bittar	bittre	bittra	bittru
genitive	bittres	bittrarō	bittres	bittrarō	bittraro	bittrarō
dative	bittrumu	bittrum	bittrumu	bittrum	bittraro	bittrum
Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	bittro	bittru	bittra	bittru	bittra	bittru
accusative	bittrun	bittrun	bittra	bittrun	bittrun	bittrun
genitive	bittrun	bittronō	bittrun	bittronō	bittrun	bittronō
dative	bittrun	bittrum	bittrun	bittrum	bittrun	bittrum

Comparative forms of bittar (weak only)

gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	bittroro	bittroru	bittrora	bittroru	bittrora	bittroru
accusative	bittrorun	bittrorun	bittrora	bittrorun	bittrorun	bittrorun
genitive	bittrorun	bittroronō	bittrorun	bittroronō	bittrorun	bittroronō
dative	bittrorun	bittrorum	bittrorun	bittrorum	bittrorun	bittrorum

Superlative forms of bittar

Strong declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	bittrost	bittroste	bittrost	bittroste	bittrost	bittrostu
accusative	bittrostana	bittroste	bittrost	bittroste	bittrosta	bittrostu
genitive	bittrostes	bittrostarō	bittrostes	bittrostarō	bittrostaro	bittrostarō
dative	bittrostumu	bittrostum	bittrostumu	bittrostum	bittrostaro	bittrostum
Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	bittrosto	bittrostu	bittrosta	bittrostu	bittrosta	bittrostu
accusative	bittrostun	bittrostun	bittrosta	bittrostun	bittrostun	bittrostun
genitive	bittrostun	bittrostonō	bittrostun	bittrostonō	bittrostun	bittrostonō
dative	bittrostun	bittrostum	bittrostun	bittrostum	bittrostun	bittrostum

Descendants

• Middle Low German: bitter
  • Danish: bitter
  • Low German: bitter
  • Norwegian: bitter
  • Swedish: bitter (partly)