sits

See also: Sits and SITs

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: sĭts, IPA^(key): /sɪts/
• Rhymes: -ɪts

Noun

sits

1. plural of sit

Verb

sits

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sit

Anagrams

• ists, sist

Basque

sitsa

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *siś.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺it͡s̺/, [s̺it͡s̺]

Noun

sits anim

1. moth

Declension

Declension of sits (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	sits	sitsa	sitsak
ergative	sitsek	sitsak	sitsek
dative	sitsi	sitsari	sitsei
genitive	sitsen	sitsaren	sitsen
comitative	sitsekin	sitsarekin	sitsekin
causative	sitsengatik	sitsarengatik	sitsengatik
benefactive	sitsentzat	sitsarentzat	sitsentzat
instrumental	sitsez	sitsaz	sitsez
inessive	sitsengan	sitsarengan	sitsengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	sitsengana	sitsarengana	sitsengana
terminative	sitsenganaino	sitsarenganaino	sitsenganaino
directive	sitsenganantz	sitsarenganantz	sitsenganantz
destinative	sitsenganako	sitsarenganako	sitsenganako
ablative	sitsengandik	sitsarengandik	sitsengandik
partitive	sitsik	—	—
prolative	sistzat	—	—

Further reading

• "sits" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “sits” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Dutch

Etymology

From Hindi छींट (chī̃ṭ).

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

sits ? (uncountable, diminutive sitsje n)

1. chintz

Descendants

• → Russian: си́тец (sítec), си́тецъ (sítec)
  • → Buryat: сиитис (siitis)
  • → Ingrian: sitsa
  • → Yakut: сиидэс (siides)
  • → Yup'ik: ciitsaaq

Swedish

Noun

sits c

1. a seat (horizontal sitting surface)
2. a seat (a bit more generally)

   cykelsits

   bicycle seat (with a backrest, and not a sadel (“saddle”))

3. a manner of sitting on a horse
4. (rare) the relative position of players in a card game
5. (figuratively) a situation

   Vi sitter i samma sits

   We're in the same situation

   Jag har varit i den sitsen

   I've been in that situation

Declension

Declension of sits
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sits	sitsen	sitsar	sitsarna
Genitive	sits	sitsens	sitsars	sitsarnas

Derived terms

• toalettsits (“toilet seat”)

See also

• sadel
• säte

References

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