bitter

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Adjective 2.1.1.1 Related terms 2.1.2 Noun 2.1.2.1 Inflection 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Adjective 3.2.1 Related terms 3.2.2 See also 4 German 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Adjective 5 Italian 5.1 Noun 6 Old English 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Adjective 7 Swedish 7.1 Pronunciation 7.2 Adjective

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Old English bitter

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

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• bidder (in some dialects)

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

1. Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance)

   The coffee was bitter.

2. 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)

3. Hateful or hostile

   They're bitter enemies.

4. Cynical and resentful

   I've been bitter ever since that defeat.

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• 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.

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• bitter pill to swallow

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bitter (plural bitters)

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

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From German bitter.

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

1. bitter (all meanings)

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• bitterhed
• forbitret

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

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

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[edit] Etymology 2

From English bitter.

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bitter c.

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

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

1. bitter (having an acrid taste)

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verbitterd

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zoet, zout, zuur

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[edit] German

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Old High German bittar

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bitter (comparative bitterer, superlative am bittersten)

1. bitter

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bitter m. inv.

1. bitters

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[edit] Old English

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Maybe from the verb *bitan

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bitter

1. bitter

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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

1. bitter; having an acrid taste
2. bitter; hateful
3. bitter; resentful