sitta

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Afar[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsitːa/, [ˈsɪtːʌ]
  • Hyphenation: sit‧ta

Pronoun[edit]

sítta

  1. Alternative form of ítta

References[edit]

  • Enid M. Parker (2006) English-Afar dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page vi

Estonian[edit]

Noun[edit]

sitta

  1. partitive/illative singular of sitt

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *sitta, from Proto-Uralic *sitta.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsitːɑ/, [ˈs̠it̪ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -itːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): sit‧ta

Noun[edit]

sitta (rare, dialectal, colloquial)

  1. shit

Derived terms[edit]

compounds

Haitian Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French asseoir (“to sit”).

Verb[edit]

sitta

  1. (Saint-Domingue) to sit

Descendants[edit]

  • Haitian Creole: chita

References[edit]

  • S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île

Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *sitta. Cognates include Finnish sitta and Estonian sitt.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sitta

  1. feces, excrement
  2. Synonym of räämy (“rheum”)

Declension[edit]

Declension of sitta (type 3/kana, tt-t gradation)
singular plural
nominative sitta sitat
genitive sitan sittoin
partitive sittaa sittoja
illative sittaa sittoi
inessive sitas sitois
elative sitast sitoist
allative sitalle sitoille
adessive sital sitoil
ablative sitalt sitoilt
translative sitaks sitoiks
essive sittanna, sittaan sittoinna, sittoin
exessive1) sittant sittoint
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[edit]

References[edit]

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 529

Maltese[edit]

Maltese numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: sitta
    Attributive cardinal: sitt
    Ordinal: sitt
    Adverbial: sitt darbiet

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic سِتَّة (sitta).

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

sitta m or f

  1. six (absolute form)
    Coordinate term: (attributive form) sitt

Usage notes[edit]

  • The absolute form is used without a following noun, that is pronominally and in counting.

Coordinate terms[edit]

Maltese cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
—0 —1 —2 —3 —4 —5 —6 —7 —8 —9
0— żero wieħed tnejn tlieta erbgħa ħamsa sitta sebgħa tmienja disgħa
1— għaxra ħdax tnax tlettax erbatax ħmistax sittax sbatax tmintax dsatax
2— għoxrin wieħed u għoxrin tnejn u għoxrin tlieta u għoxrin erbgħa u għoxrin ħamsa u għoxrin sitta u għoxrin sebgħa u għoxrin tmienja u għoxrin disgħa u għoxrin
3— tletin wieħed u tletin tnejn u tletin tlieta u tletin erbgħa u tletin ħamsa u tletin sitta u tletin sebgħa u tletin tmienja u tletin disgħa u tletin
4— erbgħin wieħed u erbgħin tnejn u erbgħin tlieta u erbgħin erbgħa u erbgħin ħamsa u erbgħin sitta u erbgħin sebgħa u erbgħin tmienja u erbgħin disgħa u erbgħin
5— ħamsin wieħed u ħamsin tnejn u ħamsin tlieta u ħamsin erbgħa u ħamsin ħamsa u ħamsin sitta u ħamsin sebgħa u ħamsin tmienja u ħamsin disgħa u ħamsin
6— sittin wieħed u sittin tnejn u sittin tlieta u sittin erbgħa u sittin ħamsa u sittin sitta u sittin sebgħa u sittin tmienja u sittin disgħa u sittin
7— sebgħin wieħed u sebgħin tnejn u sebgħin tlieta u sebgħin erbgħa u sebgħin ħamsa u sebgħin sitta u sebgħin sebgħa u sebgħin tmienja u sebgħin disgħa u sebgħin
8— tmenin wieħed u tmenin tnejn u tmenin tlieta u tmenin erbgħa u tmenin ħamsa u tmenin sitta u tmenin sebgħa u tmenin tmienja u tmenin disgħa u tmenin
9— disgħin wieħed u disgħin tnejn u disgħin tlieta u disgħin erbgħa u disgħin ħamsa u disgħin sitta u disgħin sebgħa u disgħin tmienja u disgħin disgħa u disgħin

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Verb[edit]

sitta (present tense sit, past tense sat, past participle sete, passive infinitive sittast, present participle sittande, imperative sitt)

  1. Alternative form of sitja

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish sitia, from Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²sɪta/
  • audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -²ɪta

Verb[edit]

sitta (present sitter, preterite satt, supine suttit, imperative sitt)

  1. to sit (be in a position with the upper body upright and the legs resting)
    Jag sitter på stolen
    I'm sitting on the chair
    Hon bör sitta i båten
    She should be sitting in the boat
  2. (in some expression) to sit (sit down – compare sätta)
    Synonym: sätta sig
    Sitt ner!
    Sit down!
    Var så god och sitt!
    Please have a seat!
  3. to sit (more generally, similar to English)
    Det sitter en fluga i taket
    There is a fly sitting on the ceiling
    Det sitter en spik i väggen
    There is a nail in the wall ("There is a nail sitting in the wall" – idiomatic in Swedish)
  4. to be (used idiomatically for various positions where one might often sit)
    sitta i fängelse
    be in jail ("sit in jail")
    sitta i regeringen
    be in the government ("sit in the government")
    sitta på kontor
    be/work in an office ("sit in an office")
  5. to fit (of clothing and the like – see also passform)
    Sitter skjortan bra?
    Does the shirt fit well?
  6. (colloquial) to hit the spot ("sit" in the right place, more or less abstractly)
    Den repliken satt!
    That line/retort hit the spot!
    Där satt den! 2-0.
    There it is ("there it sat" – compare constructions like "there it goes")! 2-0.
  7. (politics) to sit (be a member of a committee or a deliberative body)

Usage notes[edit]

  • See fin for "sitta fint."
  • The class 3 conjugation was formed by analogy with verbs like finna or dricka, replacing the earlier inherited class 5 conjugation, which mostly disappeared in the latter half of the 18th century.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of sitta (class 3 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive sitta sittas
Supine suttit suttits
Imperative sitt —
Imper. plural1 sitten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative sitter satt sitts, sittes satts
Ind. plural1 sitta sutto sittas suttos
Subjunctive2 sitte sutte sittes suttes
Participles
Present participle sittande
Past participle sutten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of sitta (class 5 strong, archaic)
Active Passive
Infinitive sitta sittas
Supine sätit sätits
Imperative sitt —
Imper. plural1 sitten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative sitter satt sitts, sittes satts
Ind. plural1 sitta såto sittas såtos
Subjunctive2 sitte såte sittes såtes
Participles
Present participle sittande
Past participle säten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

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