baita

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bai̯ta/, [bai̯.t̪a]

Etymology 1

Contraction of - bai (“yes”) and eta (“and”).

Conjunction

baita

1. Only used in baita ... ere

Etymology 2

Postposition

baita

1. [with genitive] Used to mark the local cases of animate nouns.

   Parasitoa txakurraren baitan zegoen. ― The parasite was inside the dog.

2. [with genitive] at, in (used with the names of professions)

   Dentistaren baitara noa. ― I'm going to the dentist's.

3. [with absolutive] at, in (used with the names of people)

   Robert baitara noa. ― I'm going to Robert's house

Declension

  Declension of baita

inessive	baitan
locative	baitako
allative	baitara
ablative	baitatik

Further reading=

• “baita”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “baita”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

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Pronoun

baita

1. how much, how many

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Italian

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps from Arabic بَيْت (bayt, “house”) or from a Gothic *𐌱𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 (*bawiþa), presumably from 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (bauan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaj.ta/
• Rhymes: -ajta
• Hyphenation: bài‧ta

Noun

baita f (plural baite)

1. refuge (hut in the mountains)

   Synonyms: malga, rifugio

Descendants

• → Serbo-Croatian: bȃjta / ба̑јта
• → Slovene: bajta

Further reading

• baita on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• baita in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• abati, abita

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Romanization

baita

1. Romanization of ᠪᠠᡳᡨᠠ

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Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain origin. Commonly used in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaj.ta/, /ˈbaj.tɐ/

Adjective

baita m or f (plural baitas, not comparable)

1. (Brazil, informal, always precedes modified nouns) rather big or great

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:grande

   Vi um baita clarão e escutei um baita trovão.

   I saw a big flash and heard a great thunder.

2. (Brazil, informal, always precedes modified nouns) great (very good at something)

   João é um baita professor.

   João is a great teacher.