bita

See also: bíta, bitā, and bitą

Crimean Tatar

Noun

bita

1. grandmother

Declension

Declension of bita

nominative	bita
genitive	bitanıñ
dative	bitağa
accusative	bitanı
locative	bitada
ablative	bitadan

Synonyms

• qartana
• (in the northern dialect) abay

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Icelandic

Noun

1. indefinite accusative singular of biti
2. indefinite dative singular of biti
3. indefinite genitive singular of biti
4. indefinite accusative plural of biti
5. indefinite genitive plural of biti

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Jamamadí

Noun

bita

1. (Banawá) mosquito

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Latvian

Noun

bita

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular form of bits

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Neapolitan

Noun

bita f (plural bite)

1. Alternative form of vita

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bita n

1. definite plural of bit (Etymology 3)

Verb

bita (present tense bit, past tense beit, past participle bite, present participle bitande, imperative bit)

1. Alternative form of bite

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Old English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Germanic *bitô. Cognate with Old Frisian bita, Old High German bizzo (German Bisse), Old Norse biti (Swedish bit).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.tɑ/

Noun

bita m (nominative plural bitan)

1. bite (of food), mouthful

Declension

Declension of bita (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	bita	bitan
accusative	bitan	bitan
genitive	bitan	bitena
dative	bitan	bitum

Descendants

• English: bit

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Old Frisian

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Germanic *bītaną.

Verb

bīta

1. to bite

Descendants

• North Frisian: (Mooring) bite, (Föhr-Amrum) bitj
• Saterland Frisian:
• West Frisian: bite

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Old High German

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage)

From the verb bitten.

Noun

bita f

1. request, inquiry

Descendants

• German: Bitte

Etymology 2

(deprecated template usage)

From the verb bītan.

Noun

bīta f

1. stay

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną.

Verb

bita

1. bite

Conjugation

Conjugation of bīta (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	bīta			—
participle	bītandi, bītande			bitin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	bīter	bīti, bīte	—	bēt	biti, bite
þū	bīter	bīti, bīte	bīt	*bēst	biti, bite
han	bīter	bīti, bīte	—	bēt	biti, bite
vīr	bītum, bītom	bītum, bītom	bītum, bītom	bitum, bitom	bitum, bitom
īr	bītin	bītin	bītin	bitin	bitin
þēr	bīta	bītin	—	bitu, bito	bitin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	bīts	bītis, bītes	—	bēts	bitis, bites
þū	bīts	bītis, bītes	—	*bēsts	bitis, bites
han	bīts	bītis, bītes	—	bēts	bitis, bites
vīr	bītums, -oms	bītums, bītoms	—	bitums, bitoms	bitums, bitoms
īr	bītins	bītins	—	bitins	bitins
þēr	bītas	bītins	—	bitus, bitos	bitins

Descendants

• Swedish: bita

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ta/

Participle

bita

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of bity

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Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ta/

Etymology 1

From English bitter.

Adjective

bita

1. bitter

Noun

bita

1. bile

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch bitter.

Noun

bita

1. a type of strong liquor

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Swazi

Verb

-bíta

1. to call

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Swedish

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

Pronunciation

• audio

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Verb

bita

1. to bite
2. to dice, to split into bits (e.g. sugar into cubes)

   Lägg blandade grönsaker som bitats i lergrytans botten.

   Put mixed vegetables that have been diced in the bottom of the clay pot.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bita (class 1 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	bita		bitas
Supine	bitit		bitits
Imperative	bit		—
Imper. plural1	biten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	biter	bet	bits, bites	bets
Ind. plural1	bita	beto	bitas	betos
Subjunctive2	bite	bete	bites	betes
	Participles
Present participle	bitande
Past participle	biten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of bita (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	bita		bitas
Supine	bitat		bitats
Imperative	bita		—
Imper. plural1	biten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	bitar	bitade	bitas	bitades
Ind. plural1	bita	bitade	bitas	bitades
Subjunctive2	bite	bitade	bites	bitades
	Participles
Present participle	bitande
Past participle	bitad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• avbita
• avbitare
• bit
• bett
• bitning
• bitsocker