dita

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dita"

Albanian

Verb

dita

1. first-person singular aorist indicative of di

Noun

dita

1. inflection of ditë

Atanques

Etymology

Compare Bribri dĭˀ, Cogui ni (“water”).

Noun

dita

1. water

References

• Comparative Chibchan Phonology (1981)
• Leo Wiener, Mayan and Mexican Origins (1926)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈdi.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈdi.ta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin dicta, from dictus, perfect passive participle of dīcō (“to say”).

Noun

dita f (plural dites)

1. proverb, saying

   Synonyms: proverbi, refrany, parèmia

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

dita f sg

1. feminine singular of dit

Further reading

• “dita”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: di‧ta
• IPA^(key): /diˈtaʔ/ [d̪ɪˈt̪aʔ]

Noun

ditâ

1. blackboard tree (Alstonia scholaris)
2. (chiefly Negros) Lophopetalum javanicum

Galician

Adjective

dita f sg

1. feminine singular of dito

Noun

dita f (plural ditas)

1. bliss

   Synonyms: alegría, felicidade, ledicia

   Antonyms: pena, pesar, tristeza, tristura

2. luck

   Synonyms: fortuna, ventura, sorte

   Antonyms: desgraza, desventura, mala sorte

Verb

dita

1. inflection of ditar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
2. feminine singular past participle of dicir

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese deitar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu deta.

Verb

dita

1. to lie down
2. to lay down

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: dì‧ta

Noun

dita f pl

1. plural of dito (“finger”)

   La mano umana ha cinque dita. ― The human hand has five fingers.

Anagrams

• dati

Latin

Verb

dītā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dītō

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -itɐ
• Hyphenation: di‧ta

Etymology 1

From Latin dicta.

Noun

dita f (plural ditas)

1. something positive or favorable

   Synonyms: fortuna, sorte, ventura

   Antonym: desdita

2. fate, destiny (that which cannot be avoided)

   Synonyms: destino, sina, fado

3. (slang, uncommon) prison, penitentiary

   Synonyms: prisão, penitenciária

4. (uncommon) speech, saying (that which is said)

   Synonyms: dizer, fala

Etymology 2

Participle

dita f sg

1. feminine singular of dito

Etymology 3

Verb

dita

1. inflection of ditar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “dita”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “dita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdita/ [ˈd̪i.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: di‧ta

Noun

dita f (plural ditas)

1. (Mexico) debt

   Synonym: deuda

Further reading

• “dita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ditaq (“a tree: Alstonia scholaris”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diˈtaʔ/ [d̪ɪˈt̪aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: di‧ta

Noun

ditâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆ)

1. blackboard tree (Alstonia scholaris)

See also

• kina
• singkona

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dítaq (“snake venom; plant poison used on tips of arrows”). Compare Ilocano dita / gita, Ibaloi shita, and Pangasinan dita.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈditaʔ/ [ˈd̪iː.t̪ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -itaʔ
• Syllabification: di‧ta

Noun

dità (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆ)

1. mucus-like covering of some fishes
2. arrow poison

Derived terms

• ditan

Further reading

• “dita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ditaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dítaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• dati, tiad

Yogad

Noun

ditá

1. venom