sittan
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[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
Proto-Germanic *sitjan, from *set-, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“‘sit’”). Cognate with Old Frisian sitta, Old High German sizzan (German sitzen), Old Saxon sittian (Dutch zitten), Old Norse sitja (Icelandic sitja, Swedish sitta), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽. The PIE root is also the source of Sanskrit सीदामि (sīdati), Armenian նիստ (nist), “‘sitting’”), Old Irish saidid (Irish suigh), Ancient Greek ἕζομαι (hezomai), Latin sedeō, Old Church Slavonic сѣдѣти (sěděti) (Russian сидеть (sidét’)).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈsitːɑn/
[edit] Verb
sittan
- to sit
[edit] Conjugation
| Class V strong | ||
|---|---|---|
| present | singular | plural |
| 1st person | sitte | sittaþ |
| 2nd person | sittest | |
| 3rd person | sitt | |
| subjunctive | sitte | sitten |
| preterite | singular | plural |
| 1st person | sæt | sǣton |
| 2nd person | sǣte | |
| 3rd person | sæt | |
| subjunctive | sǣte | sǣten |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| sitt | sittaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sittende | (ġe)seten | |
[edit] Descendants
- English: sit
