bitter

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English bitter

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈbɪtə/ (RP)
(US) IPA: /ˈbɪtər/
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Rhymes: -ɪtə(r)

[edit] Homophones

bidder (in some dialects)

[edit] Adjective

bitter (comparative bitterer or more bitter, superlative bitterest or most bitter)

Positive
bitter

Comparative
bitterer or more bitter

Superlative
bitterest or most bitter

Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance)

The coffee was bitter.
Harsh, piercing or stinging

A bitter wind blew from the north.

1999: It was at the end of February, ... when the world was cold, and a bitter wind howled down the moors.... — Neil Gaiman, Stardust, pg. 31 (Perennial paperback edition)
Hateful or hostile

They're bitter enemies.
Cynical and resentful

I've been bitter ever since that defeat.

[edit] Usage notes

The one-word comparative form bitterer and superlative form bitterest exist, but are less common than their two-word counterparts more bitter and most bitter.

[edit] Translations

having an acrid taste

Albanian: hidhur
Arabic: مر ar(ar) (murr)
Armenian: դառն hy(hy) (daṙn), կծու hy(hy) (kçu), մռու hy(hy) (mṙu)
Bosnian: gorak bs(bs) m.
Bulgarian: горчив bg(bg)
Catalan: amarg
Chamicuro: pshawa
Chinese:

CJKV Characters: 苦, 辛

Mandarin: 苦澀 zh(zh), 苦涩 zh(zh) (kǔsè), 苦 zh(zh) (kǔ)
Croatian: gȑk hr(hr), górak hr(hr), tȑpak hr(hr), ȍpor hr(hr)
Czech: hořký cs(cs) m.
Danish: bitter da(da)
Dutch: bitter nl(nl)
Ewe: veve
Fijian: qona
Finnish: kitkerä fi(fi), karvas fi(fi)
French: amer fr(fr)
German: bitter de(de)
Guaraní: ro
Hebrew: מר ^(he) (már) m., מרה ^(he) (mará) f.; מריר ^(he) (marír) m., מרירה ^(he) (merirá) f.

Hungarian: keserű hu(hu)
Italian: amaro it(it) m., amara it(it) f.
Japanese: 苦い (にがい, nigai)
Kurdish:

Sorani: تاڵ ku(ku) (tAL)
Latin: amarus la(la)
Marathi: कडू (kadū)
Polish: gorzki pl(pl)
Portuguese: amargo pt(pt)
Romanian: amar ro(ro)
Russian: горький ru(ru) (gór'kij)
Serbian:

Cyrillic: горак m.

Roman: gorak m., trpak m., opor m.
Slovak: horký sk(sk)
Slovene: grenak m., grenka f., grenko n.
Spanish: amargo es(es)
Swedish: bitter sv(sv)
Telugu: చేదు (chaedu)
Tongan: kava
Turkish: acı, keskin, acılı, yakıcı, sert, şiddetli; iliklere işleyen

harsh, piercing or stinging

Arabic: أليم ar(ar) ('aliim)
Armenian: սուր hy(hy) (sur), ծակող hy(hy) (çakoġ), դաժան hy(hy) (dažan), անողոք hy(hy) (anoġok’), սաստիկ hy(hy) (sastik)
Bulgarian: остър bg(bg)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 苦 zh(zh) (kǔ), 嚴酷 zh(zh), 严酷 zh(zh) (yánkù)
Danish: bidende
Dutch: scherp nl(nl)
French: dur fr(fr), sévère fr(fr)

German: bitter de(de), arg de(de), harsch de(de), hart de(de)
Hungarian: metsző hu(hu)
Italian: aspro m., aspra f. (of weather gelido)
Japanese: 激しい (はげしい, hageshii), 過酷な ja(ja) (kakoku-na), 荒々しい ja(ja) (araarashii)
Latin: acerbus la(la)
Marathi: तीव्र (teewra), उग्र (ugra)
Russian: горький ru(ru) (gór'kij), мучительный ru(ru) (mučítel'nyj), суровый ru(ru) (suróvyj)

hateful or hostile

Arabic: مقيت ar(ar) (maqiit), ممقوت ar(ar) (mamquut)
Armenian: չար hy(hy) (čar), ամենաչար hy(hy) (amenačar)
Bulgarian: злобен bg(bg), враждебен bg(bg)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 可恨 zh(zh) (kěhèn), 可惡 zh(zh), 可恶 zh(zh) (kěwù), (hostile) 懷敵意 zh(zh), 怀敌意 zh(zh) (huáidíyì)
Croatian: ljȗt hr(hr)
Danish: bitter da(da)
Dutch: bitter nl(nl)

Finnish: katkera fi(fi)
French: haineux fr(fr), haïssable fr(fr), odieux fr(fr), (hostile) hostile fr(fr)
German: erbittert de(de), verhasst de(de), hässlich de(de), (hostile) feindlich de(de)
Japanese: 憎らしい ja(ja) (nikurashii), いやな ja(ja) (iya-na), (hostile) 敵対 ja(ja) (tekitai)
Latin: asper la(la)
Marathi: कट्टर (kaTTar)
Russian: злобный ru(ru) (zlóbnyj), злой ru(ru) (zloj), ненавистный ru(ru) (nenavístnyj), враждебный ru(ru) (vraždébnyj)
Swedish: bitter sv(sv)

cynical and resentful

Armenian: խայթող hy(hy) (xayt’oġ)
Bulgarian: циничен bg(bg)
Croatian: ògōrčen hr(hr)
Danish: bitter, forbitret
Dutch: verbitterd nl(nl)
Finnish: katkera fi(fi)
French: amer fr(fr)

German: verbittert
Hebrew: מריר ^(he) (marír) m., מרירה ^(he) (merirá) f.
Latin: amarus la(la)
Russian: злой ru(ru) (zloj), озлобленный ru(ru) (ozlóblennyj)
Slovene: zagrenjen m., zagrenjena f., zagrenjeno n.
Spanish: amargado es(es)
Swedish: bitter sv(sv)

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Breton: c'hwerv
Hindi: कडुवा (ka.duvā)
Indonesian: pahit, getir
Interlingua: acerbe, amar

Romanian: amar m, amară f
Telugu: చేదు (cEdu)
Urdu: کڑوا (ka.duvā)
Volapük: biedik

[edit] Noun

Singular
bitter

Plural
bitters

bitter (plural bitters)

(usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.

[edit] Translations

liquid or powder used in mixed drinks or as tonic

Armenian: դառնություն hy(hy) (daṙnut’yun)
Danish: bitter da(da)

Hungarian: gyomorkeserű hu(hu)

type of beer

Armenian: դառը գարեջուր hy(hy) (daṙë gareǰur)

Danish: bitter da(da)

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Kurdish: تاڵی
Spanish: bíter m.

[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From German bitter.

[edit] Adjective

bitter (neuter bittert, definite and plural bitre, comparative bitrere, superlative bitrest)

bitter (all meanings)

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[edit] Noun

bitter c. (singular definite bitteren, plural indefinite bittere)

bitter (the liquid used in drinks)
A bitter form of an aquavit

[edit] Inflection

Inflection of “bitter”

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	bitter	bitteren	bittere	bitterne
genitive	bitters	bitterens	bitteres	bitternes

[edit] Etymology 2

From English bitter.

[edit] Noun

bitter c.

bitter (type of beer - only known generally in Denmark for a few years)

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Adjective

bitter, bittere (comparative bitterder, bitterdere; superlative bitterst, bitterste)

bitter (having an acrid taste)

[edit] Related terms

verbitterd

[edit] See also

zoet, zout, zuur

[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Old High German bittar

[edit] Adjective

bitter (comparative bitterer, superlative am bittersten)

bitter

[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

bitter m. inv.

bitters

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Maybe from the verb *bitan

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bitter

bitter

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Adjective

Inflections of bitter		Absolute	Comparative	Superlative
				Attributive	Predicative
Indefinite singular	Common	bitter	bittrare		bittrast
	Neuter	bittert
Definite singular	Masc.	bittre		bittraste
	All	bittra		bittraste
Plural		bittra		bittraste

bitter

bitter; having an acrid taste
bitter; hateful
bitter; resentful

bitter

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[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Adjective

[edit] Related terms

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[edit] Inflection

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[edit] Adjective

[edit] Related terms

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