mitta

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *metan (to measure). Cognate with German Metze.

Noun

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mitta (plural mittas)

  1. (historical) An old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels.
    • 1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 1, page 168:
      Once the mitta, or mett, a quantity of two bushels, is used for salt. The name still lingers in Lancashire.

Cimbrian

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Noun

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mitta ?

  1. (Luserna) Wednesday

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *mitta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (compare Old English mitta, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 (mitaþs, measure)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmitːɑ/, [ˈmit̪ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -itːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mit‧ta

Noun

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mitta

  1. measure (prescribed quantity or extent)
    ajan mittaanwith time, in the course of time
    samalla mitallain kind, in a similar way, reciprocally
  2. measure (limit that cannot be exceeded)
    Minun mittani on täynnä.
    I have reached my measure (I have had enough).
  3. measure (receptacle or vessel of standard size)
    suolamittameasure of salt
  4. measure (standard against which something can be judged)
    Rehellisyys on miehen todellinen mitta.
    Honesty is the true measure of a man.
  5. measure (any of various standard units of capacity)
    Kyläläiset maksoivat viholliselle tuhat mittaa viljaa.
    The villagers paid to the enemy a thousand measures of corn.
  6. measure (size ascertained by measuring)
    mittatilauspukumade-to-measure suit
    hevosenmittahorse length
  7. measure (something to take measurements)
    mittanauhatape measure

Declension

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Inflection of mitta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)
nominative mitta mitat
genitive mitan mittojen
partitive mittaa mittoja
illative mittaan mittoihin
singular plural
nominative mitta mitat
accusative nom. mitta mitat
gen. mitan
genitive mitan mittojen
mittain rare
partitive mittaa mittoja
inessive mitassa mitoissa
elative mitasta mitoista
illative mittaan mittoihin
adessive mitalla mitoilla
ablative mitalta mitoilta
allative mitalle mitoille
essive mittana mittoina
translative mitaksi mitoiksi
abessive mitatta mitoitta
instructive mitoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mitta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mittani mittani
accusative nom. mittani mittani
gen. mittani
genitive mittani mittojeni
mittaini rare
partitive mittaani mittojani
inessive mitassani mitoissani
elative mitastani mitoistani
illative mittaani mittoihini
adessive mitallani mitoillani
ablative mitaltani mitoiltani
allative mitalleni mitoilleni
essive mittanani mittoinani
translative mitakseni mitoikseni
abessive mitattani mitoittani
instructive
comitative mittoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mittasi mittasi
accusative nom. mittasi mittasi
gen. mittasi
genitive mittasi mittojesi
mittaisi rare
partitive mittaasi mittojasi
inessive mitassasi mitoissasi
elative mitastasi mitoistasi
illative mittaasi mittoihisi
adessive mitallasi mitoillasi
ablative mitaltasi mitoiltasi
allative mitallesi mitoillesi
essive mittanasi mittoinasi
translative mitaksesi mitoiksesi
abessive mitattasi mitoittasi
instructive
comitative mittoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mittamme mittamme
accusative nom. mittamme mittamme
gen. mittamme
genitive mittamme mittojemme
mittaimme rare
partitive mittaamme mittojamme
inessive mitassamme mitoissamme
elative mitastamme mitoistamme
illative mittaamme mittoihimme
adessive mitallamme mitoillamme
ablative mitaltamme mitoiltamme
allative mitallemme mitoillemme
essive mittanamme mittoinamme
translative mitaksemme mitoiksemme
abessive mitattamme mitoittamme
instructive
comitative mittoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mittanne mittanne
accusative nom. mittanne mittanne
gen. mittanne
genitive mittanne mittojenne
mittainne rare
partitive mittaanne mittojanne
inessive mitassanne mitoissanne
elative mitastanne mitoistanne
illative mittaanne mittoihinne
adessive mitallanne mitoillanne
ablative mitaltanne mitoiltanne
allative mitallenne mitoillenne
essive mittananne mittoinanne
translative mitaksenne mitoiksenne
abessive mitattanne mitoittanne
instructive
comitative mittoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative mittansa mittansa
accusative nom. mittansa mittansa
gen. mittansa
genitive mittansa mittojensa
mittainsa rare
partitive mittaansa mittojaan
mittojansa
inessive mitassaan
mitassansa
mitoissaan
mitoissansa
elative mitastaan
mitastansa
mitoistaan
mitoistansa
illative mittaansa mittoihinsa
adessive mitallaan
mitallansa
mitoillaan
mitoillansa
ablative mitaltaan
mitaltansa
mitoiltaan
mitoiltansa
allative mitalleen
mitallensa
mitoilleen
mitoillensa
essive mittanaan
mittanansa
mittoinaan
mittoinansa
translative mitakseen
mitaksensa
mitoikseen
mitoiksensa
abessive mitattaan
mitattansa
mitoittaan
mitoittansa
instructive
comitative mittoineen
mittoinensa

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *mitta. Cognates include Finnish mitta and Karelian mitta.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mitta

  1. measure

Declension

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Declension of mitta (type 3/kana, tt-t gradation)
singular plural
nominative mitta mitat
genitive mitan mittoin
partitive mittaa mittoja
illative mittaa mittoi
inessive mitas mitois
elative mitast mitoist
allative mitalle mitoille
adessive mital mitoil
ablative mitalt mitoilt
translative mitaks mitoiks
essive mittanna, mittaan mittoinna, mittoin
exessive1) mittant mittoint
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.

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 311

Mòcheno

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Etymology

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From Middle High German mittetac, from Old High German mittitac, from mitti (middle) + tac (day). Compare mitto (midday).

Noun

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mitta m

  1. Wednesday

See also

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Old English

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Noun

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mitta m

  1. a dry and liquid measure of volume

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit मित्र (mitrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitrás.

Noun

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mitta m or n

  1. friend
  2. (in the plural) friendship

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