sitta

See also: Sitta

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsitːa/ [ˈsɪtːʌ]
• Hyphenation: sit‧ta

Pronoun

sítta

1. Alternative form of ítta

References

• Enid M. Parker (2006) English-Afar dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page vi

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Estonian

Noun

sitta

1. partitive/illative singular of sitt

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Finnish

Etymology

From , from Proto-Uralic *sitta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsitːɑ/, [ˈs̠it̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -itːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sit‧ta

Noun

sitta

1. (rare, dialectal, colloquial) shit

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French asseoir (“to sit”).

Verb

sitta

1. (Saint-Domingue) to sit

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: chita

References

• S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île

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Maltese

Maltese numbers ^(edit)

	60
←  5	6	7  →
Cardinal: sitta     Attributive cardinal: sitt     Ordinal: sitt     Adverbial: sitt darbiet

Etymology

From Arabic سِتَّة (sitta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪt.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɪtta

Numeral

sitta m or f

1. six (absolute form)

   Coordinate term: (attributive form) sitt

Usage notes

• The absolute form is used without a following noun, that is pronominally and in counting.

Coordinate terms

Maltese cardinal numbers from 0 to 99

	—0	—1	—2	—3	—4	—5	—6	—7	—8	—9
0—	żero	wieħed	tnejn	tlieta	erbgħa	ħamsa	sitta	sebgħa	tmienja	disgħa
1—	għaxra	ħdax	tnax	tlettax	erbatax	ħmistax	sittax	sbatax	tmintax	dsatax
2—	għoxrin	wieħed u għoxrin	tnejn u għoxrin	tlieta u għoxrin	erbgħa u għoxrin	ħamsa u għoxrin	sitta u għoxrin	sebgħa u għoxrin	tmienja u għoxrin	disgħa u għoxrin
3—	tletin	wieħed u tletin	tnejn u tletin	tlieta u tletin	erbgħa u tletin	ħamsa u tletin	sitta u tletin	sebgħa u tletin	tmienja u tletin	disgħa u tletin
4—	erbgħin	wieħed u erbgħin	tnejn u erbgħin	tlieta u erbgħin	erbgħa u erbgħin	ħamsa u erbgħin	sitta u erbgħin	sebgħa u erbgħin	tmienja u erbgħin	disgħa u erbgħin
5—	ħamsin	wieħed u ħamsin	tnejn u ħamsin	tlieta u ħamsin	erbgħa u ħamsin	ħamsa u ħamsin	sitta u ħamsin	sebgħa u ħamsin	tmienja u ħamsin	disgħa u ħamsin
6—	sittin	wieħed u sittin	tnejn u sittin	tlieta u sittin	erbgħa u sittin	ħamsa u sittin	sitta u sittin	sebgħa u sittin	tmienja u sittin	disgħa u sittin
7—	sebgħin	wieħed u sebgħin	tnejn u sebgħin	tlieta u sebgħin	erbgħa u sebgħin	ħamsa u sebgħin	sitta u sebgħin	sebgħa u sebgħin	tmienja u sebgħin	disgħa u sebgħin
8—	tmenin	wieħed u tmenin	tnejn u tmenin	tlieta u tmenin	erbgħa u tmenin	ħamsa u tmenin	sitta u tmenin	sebgħa u tmenin	tmienja u tmenin	disgħa u tmenin
9—	disgħin	wieħed u disgħin	tnejn u disgħin	tlieta u disgħin	erbgħa u disgħin	ħamsa u disgħin	sitta u disgħin	sebgħa u disgħin	tmienja u disgħin	disgħa u disgħin

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

sitta (present tense sit, past tense sat, past participle sete, passive infinitive sittast, present participle sittande, imperative sitt)

1. Alternative form of sitja

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sitia, from Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sɪta/

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• Rhymes: -²ɪta

Verb

sitta (present sitter, preterite satt, supine suttit, imperative sitt)

1. to sit (be in a position with the upper body upright and the legs resting)

   Hon bör sitta i båten.

   She should be sitting in the boat.

2. (politics) to sit (be a member of a committee or a deliberative body)

Usage notes

• The class 3 conjugation was formed by analogy with verbs like finna or dricka, replacing the earlier inherited class 5 conjugation, which mostly disappeared in the latter half of the 18th century.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sitta (class 3 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	sitta		sittas
Supine	suttit		suttits
Imperative	sitt		—
Imper. plural1	sitten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sitter	satt	sitts, sittes	satts
Ind. plural1	sitta	sutto	sittas	suttos
Subjunctive2	sitte	sutte	sittes	suttes
	Participles
Present participle	sittande
Past participle	sutten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of sitta (class 5 strong, archaic)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	sitta		sittas
Supine	sätit		sätits
Imperative	sitt		—
Imper. plural1	sitten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sitter	satt	sitts, sittes	satts
Ind. plural1	sitta	såto	sittas	såtos
Subjunctive2	sitte	såte	sittes	såtes
	Participles
Present participle	sittande
Past participle	säten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• sitta fast
• sittning

Derived terms

• besitta

References

• Template:cite web

Further reading

• sitta in Svensk ordbok.