gitta
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Hausa[edit]
Noun[edit]
gittā̀ f (plural gittōcī, possessed form gittàr̃)
Verb[edit]
gittā̀ (grade 1)
References[edit]
- Paul Newman, A Hausa-English Dictionary (2007)
Northern Sami[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Samic *kintëk.
Adverb[edit]
gitta
Further reading[edit]
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- gita (dialectal)
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Swedish gita (“succeed, accomplish, bring”), a younger form of Old Swedish gæta (“tell, guess, get hold of”), from Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic *getaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“take, seize”). Related to Danish gide and Icelandic geta and also to Swedish förgäta, gissa, gåta, gäta.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
gitta (present gitter, preterite gitte, supine gittat, imperative gitt)
- to bring oneself to, to care, to have strength or power enough.
- 1921, Hjalmar Bergman, Farmor och Vår Herre:
- Hon gitte inte tala till honom. Han var så dum, att det äcklade henne.
- She couldn't stand talking to him. He was so dumb, it sickened her.
Usage notes[edit]
- An alternative older past tense form is gat.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of gitta (weak)
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
gitta (present gittar, preterite gittade, supine gittat, imperative gitta)
- (slang) to leave; take off, clear out, scram.
- 1994, The Latin Kings (lyrics and music), “Mecka”, in Välkommen till förorten:
- Jag gitta hemifrån, jag komma till centrum. Jag komma tunnelbanan känner suttla parfumen.
- I take off from home, I get downtown. I come to the metro and sense the subtle perfume.
- 2006, Mange Schmidt (lyrics), “Glassigt”, in Samtidigt, i Stockholm:
- Dags för mig att gitta från lägenheten, men först alltid en dusch, inte lukta usch, stå högt i kurs, för det är glassigt.
- Time for me to take off from the apartement, but first a shower. Not smell like yuck, be classy. Because it's flashy.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of gitta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | gitta | — | ||
Supine | gittat | — | ||
Imperative | gitta | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | gittar | gittade | — | — |
Indicative plural1 | gitta | gittade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | gitte | gittade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | gittande | |||
Past participle | gittad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- gitta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gitta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Anagrams[edit]
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- Northern Sami lemmas
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- Swedish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰed-
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
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