nitan

See also: nítān, nítán, and nítàn

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nitan/ [ni.t̪ãn]
• Rhymes: -itan, -an
• Hyphenation: ni‧tan

Pronoun

nitan

1. inessive of ni

   Synonyms: nigan, niregan, nire baitan, enegan, ene baitan

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.tɑn/
• Rhymes: -i.tɑn

Verb

nitan

1. alternative form of nytan

Conjugation

Conjugation of nitan (preterite-present)

infinitive	nitan	nitenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	nāt	nisse, niste
second person singular	nāst	nissest, nistest
third person singular	nāt	nisse, niste
plural	niton	nisson, niston
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	nite	nisse, niste
plural	niten	nissen, nisten
imperative
singular	nite
plural	nitaþ
participle	present	past
	nitende	(ġe)niten

Old Saxon

Etymology

Contraction of ne + witan. The same process occurred in Old English with ne + willan (nillan (“to not want”)) and ne + wesan (nesan (“to not be”)). See also newitan.

Verb

nitan

1. to not know

Conjugation

Conjugation of nitan (preterite-present irregular)

infinitive	nitan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	nēt	*nissa
2nd person singular	*nēst	*nisses
3rd person singular	nēt	*nissa
plural	*nitun	*nissun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	*niti	*nissi
2nd person singular	*nitis	*nissis
3rd person singular	*niti	*nissi
plural	*nitin	*nissin
imperative	present
singular	—
plural	—
participle	present	past
	*nitandi	ne giwitan, ne witan

Derived terms

• nēthwanan

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• nittān

Etymology

From Old Norse nítján, from Proto-Germanic *newuntehun.

Numeral

nītān

1. nineteen

Descendants

• Swedish: nitton