pita

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See also: Pita, PITA, píta, pitá, Pîta, and pită

English[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

pita (plural pitas)

  1. A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
Translations[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish pita (“century plant”).

Noun[edit]

pita (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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams[edit]

Asturian[edit]

Noun[edit]

pita f (plural pites)

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

Synonyms[edit]

Bikol Central[edit]

Noun[edit]

pitâ

  1. (anatomy) vagina of young girls

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish pita (“century plant”).

Noun[edit]

pita f (plural pites)

  1. century plant
    Synonym: atzavara
  2. pita (fiber obtained from Agave americana)

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

pita f (plural pites)

  1. pita (flat bread pouch)

Further reading[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

pita

  1. pita

Declension[edit]

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
instructive — pitoin
abessive pitatta pitoitta
comitative — pitoineen

Synonyms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Guaraní[edit]

Verb[edit]

pita

  1. smoke

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese fita.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pita

  1. ribbon

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

pita f (plural pite)

  1. pita (type of slightly leavened flatbread)
    Synonym: pane arabo

Limos Kalinga[edit]

Noun[edit]

pita

  1. dirt

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Participle[edit]

pita

  1. nominative singular feminine of pity

Lubuagan Kalinga[edit]

Noun[edit]

pita

  1. land; earth

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pita f

  1. pita

Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

pita m (plural pitas)

  1. pita (a type of slightly leavened flatbread)

Synonyms[edit]

Noun[edit]

pita f (plural pitas)

  1. Furcraea foetida, a fibrous, ornamental plant of the Americas
  2. agave (any plant of the genus Agave)
  3. pita (fibre obtained from agaves)

Synonyms[edit]

Verb[edit]

pita

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of pitar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of pitar

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish pite), from Byzantine Greek πίτα (píta, “pie”). Balkanic grecism, compare Romanian pită, Bulgarian пита (pita, “loaf”), Albanian pite (“pie”).

Noun[edit]

pȉta f (Cyrillic spelling пи̏та)

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

Declension[edit]

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

Slovene[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish pite), from Byzantine Greek πίτα (píta, “pie”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

píta f (genitive píte, nominative plural píte)

  1. pie (type of pastry)

Declension[edit]

Declension of píta (feminine, a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative píta píti píte
accusative píto píti píte
genitive píte pít pít
dative píti pítama pítam
locative píti pítah pítah
instrumental píto pítama pítami

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpita/, [ˈpit̪a]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

pita f (plural pitas)

  1. century plant (Agave americana)
    Synonym: maguey (Latin America)
  2. pita (fiber obtained from Agave americana)
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

pita m (plural pitas)

  1. pita (flat bread pouch)

Etymology 3[edit]

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb[edit]

pita

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of pitar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of pitar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of pitar.

Further reading[edit]

Swahili[edit]

Verb[edit]

-pita (infinitive kupita)

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

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of -pita
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kupita kutopita
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative pita piteni
Habitual hupita
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilipita
nalipita 		tulipita
twalipita 		ulipita
walipita 		mlipita
mwalipita 		alipita walipita ulipita ilipita lilipita yalipita kilipita vilipita ilipita zilipita ulipita kulipita palipita mulipita
Relative niliopita
naliopita 		tuliopita
twaliopita 		uliopita
waliopita 		mliopita
mwaliopita 		aliopita waliopita uliopita iliopita liliopita yaliopita kiliopita viliopita iliopita ziliopita uliopita kuliopita paliopita muliopita
Negative sikupita hatukupita hukupita hamkupita hakupita hawakupita haukupita haikupita halikupita hayakupita hakikupita havikupita haikupita hazikupita haukupita hakukupita hapakupita hamukupita
Present
Positive ninapita
napita 		tunapita unapita mnapita anapita wanapita unapita inapita linapita yanapita kinapita vinapita inapita zinapita unapita kunapita panapita munapita
Relative ninaopita
naopita 		tunaopita unaopita mnaopita anaopita wanaopita unaopita inaopita linaopita yanaopita kinaopita vinaopita inaopita zinaopita unaopita kunaopita panaopita munaopita
Negative sipiti hatupiti hupiti hampiti hapiti hawapiti haupiti haipiti halipiti hayapiti hakipiti havipiti haipiti hazipiti haupiti hakupiti hapapiti hamupiti
Future
Positive nitapita tutapita utapita mtapita atapita watapita utapita itapita litapita yatapita kitapita vitapita itapita zitapita utapita kutapita patapita mutapita
Relative nitakaopita tutakaopita utakaopita mtakaopita atakaopita watakaopita utakaopita itakaopita litakaopita yatakaopita kitakaopita vitakaopita itakaopita zitakaopita utakaopita kutakaopita patakaopita mutakaopita
Negative sitapita hatutapita hutapita hamtapita hatapita hawatapita hautapita haitapita halitapita hayatapita hakitapita havitapita haitapita hazitapita hautapita hakutapita hapatapita hamutapita
Subjunctive
Positive nipite tupite upite mpite apite wapite upite ipite lipite yapite kipite vipite ipite zipite upite kupite papite mupite
Negative nisipite tusipite usipite msipite asipite wasipite usipite isipite lisipite yasipite kisipite visipite isipite zisipite usipite kusipite pasipite musipite
Present Conditional
Positive ningepita tungepita ungepita mngepita angepita wangepita ungepita ingepita lingepita yangepita kingepita vingepita ingepita zingepita ungepita kungepita pangepita mungepita
Negative nisingepita
singepita 		tusingepita
hatungepita 		usingepita
hungepita 		msingepita
hamngepita 		asingepita
hangepita 		wasingepita
hawangepita 		usingepita
haungepita 		isingepita
haingepita 		lisingepita
halingepita 		yasingepita
hayangepita 		kisingepita
hakingepita 		visingepita
havingepita 		isingepita
haingepita 		zisingepita
hazingepita 		usingepita
haungepita 		kusingepita
hakungepita 		pasingepita
hapangepita 		musingepita
hamungepita
Past Conditional
Positive ningalipita tungalipita ungalipita mngalipita angalipita wangalipita ungalipita ingalipita lingalipita yangalipita kingalipita vingalipita ingalipita zingalipita ungalipita kungalipita pangalipita mungalipita
Negative nisingalipita
singalipita 		tusingalipita
hatungalipita 		usingalipita
hungalipita 		msingalipita
hamngalipita 		asingalipita
hangalipita 		wasingalipita
hawangalipita 		usingalipita
haungalipita 		isingalipita
haingalipita 		lisingalipita
halingalipita 		yasingalipita
hayangalipita 		kisingalipita
hakingalipita 		visingalipita
havingalipita 		isingalipita
haingalipita 		zisingalipita
hazingalipita 		usingalipita
haungalipita 		kusingalipita
hakungalipita 		pasingalipita
hapangalipita 		musingalipita
hamungalipita
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelipita tungelipita ungelipita mngelipita angelipita wangelipita ungelipita ingelipita lingelipita yangelipita kingelipita vingelipita ingelipita zingelipita ungelipita kungelipita pangelipita mungelipita
General Relative
Positive nipitao tupitao upitao mpitao apitao wapitao upitao ipitao lipitao yapitao kipitao vipitao ipitao zipitao upitao kupitao papitao mupitao
Negative nisiopita tusiopita usiopita msiopita asiopita wasiopita usiopita isiopita lisiopita yasiopita kisiopita visiopita isiopita zisiopita usiopita kusiopita pasiopita musiopita
Gnomic
Positive napita twapita wapita mwapita apita wapita wapita yapita lapita yapita chapita vyapita yapita zapita wapita kwapita papita mwapita
Perfect
Positive nimepita tumepita umepita mmepita amepita wamepita umepita imepita limepita yamepita kimepita vimepita imepita zimepita umepita kumepita pamepita mumepita
"Already"
Positive nimeshapita tumeshapita umeshapita mmeshapita ameshapita wameshapita umeshapita imeshapita limeshapita yameshapita kimeshapita vimeshapita imeshapita zimeshapita umeshapita kumeshapita pameshapita mumeshapita
"Not yet"
Negative sijapita hatujapita hujapita hamjapita hajapita hawajapita haujapita haijapita halijapita hayajapita hakijapita havijapita haijapita hazijapita haujapita hakujapita hapajapita hamujapita
"If/When"
Positive nikipita tukipita ukipita mkipita akipita wakipita ukipita ikipita likipita yakipita kikipita vikipita ikipita zikipita ukipita kukipita pakipita mukipita
"If not"
Negative nisipopita tusipopita usipopita msipopita asipopita wasipopita usipopita isipopita lisipopita yasipopita kisipopita visipopita isipopita zisipopita usipopita kusipopita pasipopita musipopita
Consecutive
Positive nikapita tukapita ukapita mkapita akapita wakapita ukapita ikapita likapita yakapita kikapita vikapita ikapita zikapita ukapita kukapita pakapita mukapita
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

pita

  1. intense, strong or eager desire

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

pitâ

  1. low-lying land; lowland; watery land
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