mitta

English

Alternative forms

• mett

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *metan (“to measure”). Cognate with German Metze.

Noun

mitta (plural mittas)

1. (historical) An old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels.
   • 1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 1, page 168:

     Once the mitta, or mett, a quantity of two bushels, is used for salt. The name still lingers in Lancashire.

Cimbrian

Noun

mitta ?

1. (Luserna) Wednesday

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *mitta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (compare Old English mitta, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 (mitaþs, “measure”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmitːɑ/, [ˈmit̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -itːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mit‧ta

Noun

mitta

1. measure (prescribed quantity or extent)
2. measure (limit that cannot be exceeded)

   Minun mittani on täynnä.

   I have reached my measure (I have had enough).

3. measure (receptacle or vessel of standard size)

   suolamitta ― measure of salt

4. measure (standard against which something can be judged)

   Rehellisyys on miehen todellinen mitta.

   Honesty is the true measure of a man.

5. measure (any of various standard units of capacity)

   Kyläläiset maksoivat viholliselle tuhat mittaa viljaa.

   The villagers paid to the enemy a thousand measures of corn.

6. measure (size ascertained by measuring)

   mittatilauspuku ― made-to-measure suit

7. measure (something to take measurements)

   mittanauha ― tape measure

8. length, measure

   hevosenmitta ― horse length

Declension

Inflection of mitta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)
nominative		mitta	mitat
genitive		mitan	mittojen
partitive		mittaa	mittoja
illative		mittaan	mittoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mitta	mitat
accusative	nom.	mitta	mitat
	gen.	mitan
genitive		mitan	mittojen mittainrare
partitive		mittaa	mittoja
inessive		mitassa	mitoissa
elative		mitasta	mitoista
illative		mittaan	mittoihin
adessive		mitalla	mitoilla
ablative		mitalta	mitoilta
allative		mitalle	mitoille
essive		mittana	mittoina
translative		mitaksi	mitoiksi
abessive		mitatta	mitoitta
instructive		—	mitoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mitta (type kala)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mittani mittani accusative nom. mittani mittani gen. mittani genitive mittani mittojeni mittainirare partitive mittaani mittojani inessive mitassani mitoissani elative mitastani mitoistani illative mittaani mittoihini adessive mitallani mitoillani ablative mitaltani mitoiltani allative mitalleni mitoilleni essive mittanani mittoinani translative mitakseni mitoikseni abessive mitattani mitoittani instructive — — comitative — mittoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mittasi mittasi accusative nom. mittasi mittasi gen. mittasi genitive mittasi mittojesi mittaisirare partitive mittaasi mittojasi inessive mitassasi mitoissasi elative mitastasi mitoistasi illative mittaasi mittoihisi adessive mitallasi mitoillasi ablative mitaltasi mitoiltasi allative mitallesi mitoillesi essive mittanasi mittoinasi translative mitaksesi mitoiksesi abessive mitattasi mitoittasi instructive — — comitative — mittoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mittamme mittamme accusative nom. mittamme mittamme gen. mittamme genitive mittamme mittojemme mittaimmerare partitive mittaamme mittojamme inessive mitassamme mitoissamme elative mitastamme mitoistamme illative mittaamme mittoihimme adessive mitallamme mitoillamme ablative mitaltamme mitoiltamme allative mitallemme mitoillemme essive mittanamme mittoinamme translative mitaksemme mitoiksemme abessive mitattamme mitoittamme instructive — — comitative — mittoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mittanne mittanne accusative nom. mittanne mittanne gen. mittanne genitive mittanne mittojenne mittainnerare partitive mittaanne mittojanne inessive mitassanne mitoissanne elative mitastanne mitoistanne illative mittaanne mittoihinne adessive mitallanne mitoillanne ablative mitaltanne mitoiltanne allative mitallenne mitoillenne essive mittananne mittoinanne translative mitaksenne mitoiksenne abessive mitattanne mitoittanne instructive — — comitative — mittoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mittansa mittansa accusative nom. mittansa mittansa gen. mittansa genitive mittansa mittojensa mittainsarare partitive mittaansa mittojaan mittojansa inessive mitassaan mitassansa mitoissaan mitoissansa elative mitastaan mitastansa mitoistaan mitoistansa illative mittaansa mittoihinsa adessive mitallaan mitallansa mitoillaan mitoillansa ablative mitaltaan mitaltansa mitoiltaan mitoiltansa allative mitalleen mitallensa mitoilleen mitoillensa essive mittanaan mittanansa mittoinaan mittoinansa translative mitakseen mitaksensa mitoikseen mitoiksensa abessive mitattaan mitattansa mitoittaan mitoittansa instructive — — comitative — mittoineen mittoinensa

Idioms

• samalla mitalla = in kind, in a similar way, reciprocally
• ajan mittaan = with time, in the course of time

Derived terms

• mittaan

Further reading

• “mitta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Matti, matit, matti, mitat

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *mitta. Cognates include Finnish mitta and Karelian mitta.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmitːɑ/, [ˈmitː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmitːɑ/, [ˈmitːɑ]
• Rhymes: -itː, -itːɑ
• Hyphenation: mit‧ta

Noun

mitta

1. measure

Declension

Declension of mitta (type 3/kana, tt-t gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	mitta	mitat
genitive	mitan	mittoin
partitive	mittaa	mittoja
illative	mittaa	mittoi
inessive	mitas	mitois
elative	mitast	mitoist
allative	mitalle	mitoille
adessive	mital	mitoil
ablative	mitalt	mitoilt
translative	mitaks	mitoiks
essive	mittanna, mittaan	mittoinna, mittoin
exessive1)	mittant	mittoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• mitata

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 311

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German mittetac, from Old High German mittitac, from mitti (“middle”) + tac (“day”). Compare mitto (“midday”).

Noun

mitta m

1. Wednesday

See also

• (days of the week) ma'ta, eirta, mitta, pfinsta, vraita, sònsta, sunta ^{(Category: mhn:Days of the week)}

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• मित्त (Devanagari script)
• মিত্ত (Bengali script)
• මිත‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• မိတ္တ or မိတ်တ (Burmese script)
• มิตฺต or มิตตะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩥᨲ᩠ᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ມິຕ຺ຕ or ມິຕຕະ (Lao script)
• មិត្ត (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄨𑄖𑄴𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मित्र (mitrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitrás.

Noun

mitta m or n

1. friend
2. (in the plural) friendship

Declension

Declension table of "mitta" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	mitto	mittā
Accusative (second)	mittaṃ	mitte
Instrumental (third)	mittena	mittehi or mittebhi
Dative (fourth)	mittassa or mittāya or mittatthaṃ	mittānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	mittasmā or mittamhā or mittā	mittehi or mittebhi
Genitive (sixth)	mittassa	mittānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	mittasmiṃ or mittamhi or mitte	mittesu
Vocative (calling)	mitta	mittā

Declension table of "mitta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	mittaṃ	mittāni
Accusative (second)	mittaṃ	mittāni
Instrumental (third)	mittena	mittehi or mittebhi
Dative (fourth)	mittassa or mittāya or mittatthaṃ	mittānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	mittasmā or mittamhā or mittā	mittehi or mittebhi
Genitive (sixth)	mittassa	mittānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	mittasmiṃ or mittamhi or mitte	mittesu
Vocative (calling)	mitta	mittāni