pita

See also: Pita, PITA, píta, pitá, Pîta, Pītā, pită, pitā, and pitą

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪtə/, /ˈpiːtə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpiːtə/
• Rhymes: -ɪtə, -iːtə
• Homophone: PETA (US)
• Homophone: Peter (non-rhotic accents)

Etymology 1

From Byzantine Greek πίτα (píta, “pie”), more at pizza.

Alternative forms

• pita bread
• pitta
• pitta bread

Noun

pita (plural pitas)

1. A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.

Translations

bread pouch used for making sandwiches

• Arabic: خُبْز عَرَبِيّ‎ m (ḵubz ʕarabiyy)

  South Levantine Arabic: كماج‎ (kmaj)

• Catalan: pita (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 皮塔餅／皮塔饼 (zh) (pítǎbǐng)

• Czech: pita chléb m
• Finnish: pitaleipä (fi), pita
• French: pita (fr) m
• Galician: pita (gl) f
• German: Pita (de) f
• Greek: πίτα (el) f (píta)
• Hebrew: פיתה‎ (he) f (pita)
• Hungarian: pita (hu)
• Italian: pita (it) f, pane arabo m
• Persian: پیتا‎ (pitâ)
• Polish: pita (pl) f
• Portuguese: pita (pt)
• Russian: пи́та (ru) f (píta), лава́ш (ru) m (laváš)
• Spanish: pita (es) f, pan de pita m
• Turkish: pide (tr)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pita (“century plant”).

Noun

pita (countable and uncountable, plural pitas)

1. A fiber obtained from the Agave americana and related species, used for making cordage and paper.
2. The plant which yields the fiber.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “pita”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• Pait, TAPI

Asturian

Noun

pita f (plural pites)

1. hen (female bird (i.e. chicken))

Synonyms

• gallina

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧ta
• IPA^(key): /piˈtaʔ/, [piˈtaʔ]

Noun

pitâ

1. (anatomy, childish) vagina of young girls

   Synonyms: buray, putay, buday, pipi

Buhi'non Bikol

Noun

pita

1. morning

   Coordinate terms: udto, apon, gabi

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ta/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish pita (“century plant”).

Noun

pita f (plural pites)

1. century plant

   Synonym: atzavara

2. pita (fiber obtained from Agave americana)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Greek πίτα (píta).

Noun

pita f (plural pites)

1. pita (flat bread pouch)

Further reading

• “pita” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “pita”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “pita” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pita” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɪta]

Etymology 1

Noun

pita f

1. pita

Declension

Declension of pita (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	pita	pity
genitive	pity	pit
dative	pitě	pitám
accusative	pitu	pity
vocative	pito	pity
locative	pitě	pitách
instrumental	pitou	pitami

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

pita

1. inflection of pít:
   1. feminine singular passive participle
   2. neuter plural passive participle

Further reading

• pita in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• pita in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Etymology

From Greek πίτα (píta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpitɑ/, [ˈpit̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -itɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pi‧ta

Noun

pita

1. pita

Declension

Inflection of pita (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		pita	pitat
genitive		pitan	pitojen
partitive		pitaa	pitoja
illative		pitaan	pitoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pita	pitat
accusative	nom.	pita	pitat
	gen.	pitan
genitive		pitan	pitojen pitainrare
partitive		pitaa	pitoja
inessive		pitassa	pitoissa
elative		pitasta	pitoista
illative		pitaan	pitoihin
adessive		pitalla	pitoilla
ablative		pitalta	pitoilta
allative		pitalle	pitoille
essive		pitana	pitoina
translative		pitaksi	pitoiksi
abessive		pitatta	pitoitta
instructive		—	pitoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pita (type kala)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pitani pitani accusative nom. pitani pitani gen. pitani genitive pitani pitojeni pitainirare partitive pitaani pitojani inessive pitassani pitoissani elative pitastani pitoistani illative pitaani pitoihini adessive pitallani pitoillani ablative pitaltani pitoiltani allative pitalleni pitoilleni essive pitanani pitoinani translative pitakseni pitoikseni abessive pitattani pitoittani instructive — — comitative — pitoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pitasi pitasi accusative nom. pitasi pitasi gen. pitasi genitive pitasi pitojesi pitaisirare partitive pitaasi pitojasi inessive pitassasi pitoissasi elative pitastasi pitoistasi illative pitaasi pitoihisi adessive pitallasi pitoillasi ablative pitaltasi pitoiltasi allative pitallesi pitoillesi essive pitanasi pitoinasi translative pitaksesi pitoiksesi abessive pitattasi pitoittasi instructive — — comitative — pitoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pitamme pitamme accusative nom. pitamme pitamme gen. pitamme genitive pitamme pitojemme pitaimmerare partitive pitaamme pitojamme inessive pitassamme pitoissamme elative pitastamme pitoistamme illative pitaamme pitoihimme adessive pitallamme pitoillamme ablative pitaltamme pitoiltamme allative pitallemme pitoillemme essive pitanamme pitoinamme translative pitaksemme pitoiksemme abessive pitattamme pitoittamme instructive — — comitative — pitoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pitanne pitanne accusative nom. pitanne pitanne gen. pitanne genitive pitanne pitojenne pitainnerare partitive pitaanne pitojanne inessive pitassanne pitoissanne elative pitastanne pitoistanne illative pitaanne pitoihinne adessive pitallanne pitoillanne ablative pitaltanne pitoiltanne allative pitallenne pitoillenne essive pitananne pitoinanne translative pitaksenne pitoiksenne abessive pitattanne pitoittanne instructive — — comitative — pitoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pitansa pitansa accusative nom. pitansa pitansa gen. pitansa genitive pitansa pitojensa pitainsarare partitive pitaansa pitojaan pitojansa inessive pitassaan pitassansa pitoissaan pitoissansa elative pitastaan pitastansa pitoistaan pitoistansa illative pitaansa pitoihinsa adessive pitallaan pitallansa pitoillaan pitoillansa ablative pitaltaan pitaltansa pitoiltaan pitoiltansa allative pitalleen pitallensa pitoilleen pitoillensa essive pitanaan pitanansa pitoinaan pitoinansa translative pitakseen pitaksensa pitoikseen pitoiksensa abessive pitattaan pitattansa pitoittaan pitoittansa instructive — — comitative — pitoineen pitoinensa

Synonyms

• pitaleipä

Further reading

• “pita”, 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

• apit, pati

Galician

Pita ("hen")

Teño tres pitas... ("I have three hens...")

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpita̝/

Noun

pita f (plural pitas)

1. young hen

   Synonym: pola

2. hen

   Synonym: galiña

Derived terms

• Pita
• pita cega
• pita de río
• pita do monte

Related terms

• pitiño
• pito

Etymology 2

From Spanish pita, from an American language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpita̝/

Noun

pita f (plural pitas)

1. century plant

   Synonyms: agave, piteira

2. pita (fiber obtained from Agave americana)
3. pita (the plant which yields the fiber)

Derived terms

• piteira

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pita

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

References

• “pita” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
• “pita” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “pita” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “pita” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “pita” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Guaraní

Verb

pita

1. smoke

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French plus tard (“later”).

Adverb

pita

1. later

Indonesian

Etymology

From Portuguese fita, from Latin vitta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.ta/

Noun

pita

1. ribbon
2. excise seal
3. band
   1. (physics, computing) a part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Derived terms

• berpita
• memita

 

Further reading

• “pita” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: pì‧ta

Noun

pita f (plural pite)

1. pita (type of slightly leavened flatbread)

   Synonym: pane arabo

Anagrams

• patì, tipa

Limos Kalinga

Noun

pita

1. dirt

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʲita]

Participle

pita

1. nominative singular feminine of pity

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

pita

1. land; earth

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀺𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• पित (Devanagari script)
• পিত (Bengali script)
• පිත (Sinhalese script)
• ပိတ (Burmese script)
• ปิต or ปิตะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩥᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ປິຕ or ປິຕະ (Lao script)
• បិត (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄨𑄖 (Chakma script)

Noun

pita

1. vocative singular of pitar (“father”)

Anagrams

• pati

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ta/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: pi‧ta

Etymology 1

Noun

pita f

1. pita

Declension

Declension of pita

	singular	plural
nominative	pita	pity
genitive	pity	pit
dative	picie	pitom
accusative	pitę	pity
instrumental	pitą	pitami
locative	picie	pitach
vocative	pito	pity

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

pita

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of pity

Further reading

• pita in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pita in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.tɐ/

Etymology 1

Noun

pita m (plural pitas)

1. pita (a type of slightly leavened flatbread)

   Synonyms: pão sírio, pão árabe

Etymology 2

Noun

pita f (plural pitas)

1. Furcraea foetida, a fibrous, ornamental plant of the Americas

   Synonym: piteira

2. agave (any plant of the genus Agave)

   Synonyms: agave, piteira

3. pita (fibre obtained from agaves)
4. feminine of puto
5. (slang, Portugal) jailbait

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pita

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Greek πίτα (píta).

Noun

pȉta f (Cyrillic spelling пи̏та)

1. pie (a type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling)

Declension

Declension of pita

	singular	plural
nominative	pita	pite
genitive	pite	pita
dative	piti	pitama
accusative	pitu	pite
vocative	pito	pite
locative	piti	pitama
instrumental	pitom	pitama

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pita (Cyrillic spelling пита)

1. third-person singular present of pitati

Slovene

Etymology

From Greek πίτα (píta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pìːta/

Noun

píta f

1. pie (type of pastry)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	píta
gen. sing.	píte
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	píta	píti	píte
genitive (rodȋlnik)	píte	pít	pít
dative (dajȃlnik)	píti	pítama	pítam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	píto	píti	píte
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	píti	pítah	pítah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	píto	pítama	pítami

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpita/ [ˈpi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: pi‧ta

Etymology 1

Noun

pita f (plural pitas)

1. century plant (Agave americana)

   Synonym: (Latin America) maguey

2. pita (fiber obtained from Agave americana)

Descendants

• → Catalan: pita
• → English: pita

Etymology 2

Noun

pita f (plural pitas)

1. pita (flat bread pouch)

   Synonym: pan de pita

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pita

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

Further reading

• “pita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Verb

-pita (infinitive kupita)

1. to pass, exceed, surpass
2. (euphemistic) to die

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pita
Positive present -napita Subjunctive -pite Negative -piti Imperative singular pita
Infinitives
Positive kupita Negative kutopita
Imperatives
Singular pita Plural piteni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupita Positive past positive subject concord + -lipita Negative past negative subject concord + -kupita
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napita) Singular Plural 1st person ninapita/napita tunapita 2nd person unapita mnapita 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapita wanapita other classes positive subject concord + -napita
Negative present (negative subject concord + -piti) Singular Plural 1st person sipiti hatupiti 2nd person hupiti hampiti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapiti hawapiti other classes negative subject concord + -piti
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapita Negative future negative subject concord + -tapita
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pite) Singular Plural 1st person nipite tupite 2nd person upite mpite 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apite wapite other classes positive subject concord + -pite
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipite Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepita Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepita Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipita Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipita
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apita) Singular Plural 1st person napita twapita 2nd person wapita mwapita 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apita wapita m-mi(III/IV) wapita yapita ji-ma(V/VI) lapita yapita ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapita vyapita n(IX/X) yapita zapita u(XI) wapita see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapita pa(XVI) papita mu(XVIII) mwapita
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepita "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapita "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japita "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipita "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopita Consecutive kapita / positive subject concord + -kapita Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapite
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipita -tupita 2nd person -kupita -wapita/-kupiteni/-wapiteni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpita -wapita m-mi(III/IV) -upita -ipita ji-ma(V/VI) -lipita -yapita ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipita -vipita n(IX/X) -ipita -zipita u(XI) -upita see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupita pa(XVI) -papita mu(XVIII) -mupita Reflexive -jipita
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pita- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pitaye -pitao m-mi(III/IV) -pitao -pitayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pitalo -pitayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pitacho -pitavyo n(IX/X) -pitayo -pitazo u(XI) -pitao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pitako pa(XVI) -pitapo mu(XVIII) -pitamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pita) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepita -opita m-mi(III/IV) -opita -yopita ji-ma(V/VI) -lopita -yopita ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopita -vyopita n(IX/X) -yopita -zopita u(XI) -opita see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopita pa(XVI) -popita mu(XVIII) -mopita
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -pitia
  • Causative: -pitisha
  • Passive: -pitiwa
  • Reciprocal: -pitiana
  • Reduplicative: -pitapita
  • Stative: -pitika

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧ta
• IPA^(key): /ˈpita/, [ˈpi.tɐ]

Noun

pita

1. intense, strong or eager desire

   Synonym: pithaya

Derived terms

• pitahin
• pumita

 

Related terms

• hangad
• layon
• nais
• nasa

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧ta
• IPA^(key): /piˈtaʔ/, [pɪˈtaʔ]

Noun

pitâ

1. low-lying land; lowland; watery land