gitta

Hausa

Noun

gittā̀ f (plural gittōcī, possessed form gittàr̃)

1. small axe/ax

Verb

gittā̀ (grade 1)

1. to cross (e.g. a street)
2. to slash someone across the neck

References

• Paul Newman, A Hausa-English Dictionary (2007)

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Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkitta/

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kintëk.

Adverb

gitta

1. solidly, firmly, tightly
2. all the way to, right up to

Further reading

• 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

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Swedish

FWOTD – 14 April 2015

Alternative forms

• gita (dialectal)

Etymology 1

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

• IPA^(key): /²jɪta/

Verb

gitta (present gitter, preterite gitte, supine gittat, imperative gitt)

1. 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

• An alternative older past tense form is gat.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gitta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	gitta		—
Supine	gittat		—
Imperative	gitt		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	gitter	gitte	—	—
Indicative plural1	gitta	gitte	—	—
Subjunctive2	gitte	gitte	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	—
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• idas
• orka
• mäkta

Etymology 2

From Turkish gitmek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡɪta/

Verb

gitta (present gittar, preterite gittade, supine gittat, imperative gitta)

1. (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

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

• dra
• sticka

References

• gitta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gitta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• tagit