бит

Bashkir

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bĕt (“face; page”).

Cognate with Kazakh бет (bet, “face; page”), Uyghur بەت (bet, “face; page”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲet]
• Hyphenation: бит (one syllable)

Noun

бит • (bit)

1. face
2. cheek
3. page
4. sheet (of paper)

   Мәсьәләләрҙең яуаптарын айырым биттә яҙып тапшырығыҙ.

   Məsʹələlərźeñ yawaptarın ayırım bittə yaźıp tapşırığıź.

   Write the problems' solutions on a separate sheet (of paper) and submit it.

5. slope
6. (figurative) one's moral reputation

Usage notes

йөҙ (yöź, “face”) is more literary, while бит (bit, “face”) is normally used in everyday speech.

Declension

Declension of бит

	singular	plural
absolute	бит (bit)	биттәр (bittər)
definite genitive	биттең (bitteñ)	биттәрҙең (bittərźeñ)
dative	биткә (bitkə)	биттәргә (bittərgə)
definite accusative	битте (bitte)	биттәрҙе (bittərźe)
locative	биттә (bittə)	биттәрҙә (bittərźə)
ablative	биттән (bittən)	биттәрҙән (bittərźən)

Synonyms

• (face) йөҙ (yöź)

Derived terms

• битлек (bitlek, “mask”)

Etymology 2

From Russian ведь (vedʹ, “indeed, truly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [βit], [bʲit]
• Hyphenation: бит (one syllable)

Noun

бит • (bit)

1. (modal, emphatic) indeed

   Һин бит минең бер генәм!

   Hin bit mineñ ber genəm!

   You are indeed my only one.

   Күп һөйләүҙән файҙа юҡ бит.

   Küp höyləwźən fayźa yuq bit.

   Indeed, there is no good of talking much.

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bit]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -it

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-.

Noun

бит • (bit) m (singular only)

1. way of life, lifestyle (manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes)

Declension

Declension of бит

	singular
indefinite	бит bit
definite (subject form)	би́тът bítǎt
definite (object form)	би́та bíta

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bit.

Noun

бит • (bit) m

1. (computing) bit

Declension

Declension of бит

	singular	plural
indefinite	бит bit	би́тове bítove
definite (subject form)	би́тът bítǎt	би́товете bítovete
definite (object form)	би́та bíta
count form	—	би́та bíta

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

бит • (bit)

1. indefinite masculine singular past passive participle of би́я (bíja)

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	بيت
Cyrillic	бит
Latin	bit

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bït.

Noun

бит • (bit)

1. louse, Anoplura

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian бит (bit), from English bit.

Noun

бит • (bit)

1. (computing) bit (the smallest unit of storage in a digital computer)

Declension

Declension of бит

	singular	plural
nominative	бит (bit)	биттер (bitter)
genitive	биттің (bittıñ)	биттердің (bitterdıñ)
dative	битке (bitke)	биттерге (bitterge)
accusative	битті (bittı)	биттерді (bitterdı)
locative	битте (bitte)	биттерде (bitterde)
ablative	биттен (bitten)	биттерден (bitterden)
instrumental	битпен (bitpen)	биттермен (bittermen)
similative	биттей (bittei)	биттердей (bitterdei)

Ket

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Ketic *bīˑtʲ (“loon”, Gavia stellata, Gavia arctica).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˑt˧]

Noun

бит (bīt) m (plural бикӈ)

1. loon, diver (bird; Gavia stellata, Gavia arctica)

Further reading

• Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 1, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 135
• Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 123

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bït, Compare to Southern Altai бийт (biyt), Kazakh бит (bit), etc.

Noun

бит • (bit) (Arabic spelling بىت)

1. louse

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bit]
• Rhymes: -it

Noun

бит • (bit) m (relational adjective битов or битен)

1. essence of a culture, way of life (traditions, customs, etc.)
2. (computing) bit

Declension

Declension of бит

	singular	plural
indefinite	бит (bit)	битови (bitovi)
definite unspecified	битот (bitot)	битовите (bitovite)
definite proximal	битов (bitov)	битовиве (bitovive)
definite distal	битон (biton)	битовине (bitovine)
vocative	биту (bitu)	битови (bitovi)
count form	—	бита (bita)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲit]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bit.

Noun

бит • (bit) m inan (genitive би́та, nominative plural би́ты, genitive plural би́тов, relational adjective би́товый or би́тный)

1. (mathematics, computing) bit (binary digit)

   Synonym: разря́д (razrjád)

Declension

Declension of бит (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	би́т bít	би́ты bíty
genitive	би́та bíta	би́тов bítov
dative	би́ту bítu	би́там bítam
accusative	би́т bít	би́ты bíty
instrumental	би́том bítom	би́тами bítami
prepositional	би́те bíte	би́тах bítax
count form	би́т bít

Derived terms

• би́тность (bítnostʹ)
• би́тный (bítnyj)
• би́товый (bítovyj)
• гигаби́т (gigabít)
• зеттаби́т (zɛttabít)
• йоттаби́т (jottabít)
• килоби́т (kilobít)
• мегаби́т (megabít)
• петаби́т (petabít)
• поби́тно (pobítno)
• поби́тный (pobítnyj)
• поби́тово (pobítovo)
• поби́товый (pobítovyj)
• тераби́т (tɛrabít)
• эксаби́т (ɛksabít)

Related terms

• би́трейт (bítrejt)

Descendants

• → Kazakh: бит (bit)

See also

• байт (bajt)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English beat.

Noun

бит • (bit) m inan (genitive би́та, nominative plural би́ты, genitive plural би́тов)

1. (music) beat (time unit of a piece)
2. (music) beat music
3. (theater) beat (short pause)

Declension

Declension of бит (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	би́т bít	би́ты bíty
genitive	би́та bíta	би́тов bítov
dative	би́ту bítu	би́там bítam
accusative	би́т bít	би́ты bíty
instrumental	би́том bítom	би́тами bítami
prepositional	би́те bíte	би́тах bítax

Etymology 3

Noun

бит • (bit) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of би́та (bíta) and бита́ (bitá)

Etymology 4

Adjective

бит • (bit)

1. short masculine singular of би́тый (bítyj)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From би̏ти (“to be”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bîːt/

Noun

би̑т m inan (Latin spelling bȋt)

1. essence

Declension

Declension of бит

	singular	plural
nominative	би̑т	бити
genitive	бити	би́тӣ
dative	бити	битима
accusative	бит	бити
vocative	бити	бити
locative	бити	битима
instrumental	бити	битима

Further reading

• “бит”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bît/

Noun

би̏т m inan (Latin spelling bȉt)

1. (computing) bit

Declension

Declension of бит

	singular	plural
nominative	би̏т	бѝтови
genitive	бита	битова
dative	биту	битовима
accusative	бит	битове
vocative	бите	битови
locative	биту	битовима
instrumental	битом	битовима

Further reading

• “бит”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Yakut

Etymology

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Noun

бит • (bit)

1. (religion) omen

   куһаҕан биккэ дылы ― kuhağan bikke dïlï ― as a bad omen