bita

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bita"

Languages (20)

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English • Catalan • Crimean Tatar • Czech • Galician • Icelandic • Indonesian • Jamamadí • Latin • Latvian • Norwegian Nynorsk • Old English • Old Frisian • Old High German • Old Norse • Old Swedish • Polish • Sranan Tongo • Swazi • Swedish

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Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Etymology

From English bitter.

Adjective

bita

1. bitter

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French bitte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈbi.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈbi.ta]

Noun

bita f (plural bites)

1. (nautical) bitt

Derived terms

• bitó

See also

• manegueta
• norai

Further reading

• “bita”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Crimean Tatar

Noun

bita

1. grandmother

Declension

Declension of bita

nominative	bita
genitive	bitanıñ
dative	bitağa
accusative	bitanı
locative	bitada
ablative	bitadan

Synonyms

• qartana
• (in the northern dialect) abay

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɪta]

Participle

bita

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

Galician

bitas

Alternative forms

• abita

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old Norse biti

French bittebor.

Galician bita

Borrowed from French bitte (“bitt”), from Old Norse biti (“beam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbitɐ]

Noun

bita f (plural bitas)

1. (nautical) bitt
2. (nautical) mooring post

References

• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bita”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bita”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Icelandic

Noun

bita

1. indefinite accusative singular of biti
2. indefinite dative singular of biti
3. indefinite genitive singular of biti
4. indefinite accusative plural of biti
5. indefinite genitive plural of biti

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English byte, from alteration of the word bite. Compare to Standard Malay bait.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ta/
• Rhymes: -ta
• Hyphenation: bi‧ta

Noun

bita

1. (computing) byte
   1. a unit of computing storage equal to eight bits, which can represent any of 256 distinct values
   2. a short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word

Further reading

• “bita”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Jamamadí

Noun

bita

1. (Banawá) mosquito

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Latin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈβiː.ta/

Noun

bita f

1. (African Romance) alternative spelling of vīta: life

Latvian

Noun

bita

1. genitive singular of bits

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²biːtɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”). Akin to English bite.

Alternative forms

• bite (e and split infinitives)

Verb

bita (present tense bit, past tense beit, supine biten, past participle biten, present participle bitande, imperative bit, reciprocal bitast)

1. to bite

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bita n

1. definite plural of bit (Etymology 3)

Old English

Alternative forms

• ᛒᛁᛏᚪ (bita) — Franks Casket

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bitô. See the verb *bītaną (“to bite”).

Cognate with Old Frisian bita, Old High German biȥȥo (German Bisse), Old Norse biti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.tɑ/
• Rhymes: -i.tɑ

Noun

bita m (nominative plural bitan)

1. bite (of food), mouthful
2. biter, one who bites

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	bita	bitan
accusative	bitan	bitan
genitive	bitan	bitena
dative	bitan	bitum

Descendants

• Middle English: bite, bit, bitte, byte, bitt, byt, bytt, bytte (Late Middle English), bete (Norfolk) (conflated with bite)
  • English: bit; bite
    • Sranan Tongo: beti
  • Middle Scots: bit, bitt, byt, byte
    • Scots: bit; bite

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bītan.

Verb

bīta

1. to bite

Conjugation

Conjugation of bīta (strong class 1)

infinitive	bīta
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bīte	bēt
2nd person singular	bītest, bītst	bētest, bētst
3rd person singular	bīteth, bītth	bēt
plural	bītath	biten
subjunctive	present	past
singular	bīte	bite
plural	bīte, bīten	bite, biten
imperative	present
singular	bīt
plural	bīteth
participle	present	past
	bītande	ebiten, biten

Descendants

• North Frisian: bitj (Föhr-Amrum), bite (Mooring), bit (Sylt)
• Saterland Frisian: biete
• West Frisian: bite

Old High German

Etymology 1

From the verb bitten.

Noun

bita f

2. request, inquiry

Descendants

• German: Bitte

Etymology 2

From the verb bītan.

Noun

bīta f

2. anticipation, expectation, hesitation, wait
3. stay

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Presumably from bit (“a bite”) or biti (“bit, mouthful”).

Verb

bita

1. to cut into bits

Conjugation

Conjugation of bita — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	bita
present participle	bitandi
past participle	bitaðr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	bita	bitaða		bita	bitaða
2nd person singular	bitar	bitaðir		bitir	bitaðir
3rd person singular	bitar	bitaði		biti	bitaði
1st person plural	bitum	bituðum		bitim	bitaðim
2nd person plural	bitið	bituðuð		bitið	bitaðið
3rd person plural	bita	bituðu		biti	bitaði
imperative	present
2nd person singular	bita
1st person plural	bitum
2nd person plural	bitið

Conjugation of bita — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	bitask
present participle	bitandisk
past participle	bitazk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	bitumk	bituðumk		bitumk	bituðumk
2nd person singular	bitask	bitaðisk		bitisk	bitaðisk
3rd person singular	bitask	bitaðisk		bitisk	bitaðisk
1st person plural	bitumsk	bituðumsk		bitimsk	bitaðimsk
2nd person plural	bitizk	bituðuzk		bitizk	bitaðizk
3rd person plural	bitask	bituðusk		bitisk	bitaðisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	bitask
1st person plural	bitumsk
2nd person plural	bitizk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bita

1. genitive plural of bit
2. inflection of biti:
   1. oblique singular
   2. accusative plural
   3. genitive plural

Verb

bita

1. first-person singular past subjunctive active of bíta

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną.

Verb

bita

1. bite

Conjugation

Conjugation of bīta (strong)

	present				past
infinitive	bīta				—
participle	bītandi, bītande				bitin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	bīter	bīti, bīte	—		bēt	biti, bite
þū	bīter	bīti, bīte	bīt		*bēst	biti, bite
han	bīter	bīti, bīte	—		bēt	biti, bite
vīr	bītum, bītom	bītum, bītom	bītum, bītom		bitum, bitom	bitum, bitom
īr	bītin	bītin	bītin		bitin	bitin
þēr	bīta	bītin	—		bitu, bito	bitin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	bīts	bītis, bītes	—		bēts	bitis, bites
þū	bīts	bītis, bītes	—		*bēsts	bitis, bites
han	bīts	bītis, bītes	—		bēts	bitis, bites
vīr	bītums, -oms	bītums, bītoms	—		bitums, bitoms	bitums, bitoms
īr	bītins	bītins	—		bitins	bitins
þēr	bītas	bītins	—		bitus, bitos	bitins

Descendants

• Swedish: bita

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: bi‧ta

Participle

bita

1. nominative/vocative feminine singular of bity

Noun

bita m inan

1. genitive singular of bit (“binary digit”)

Alternative forms

• bitu

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bita/, [bita̠], [bitɑ̟]

Etymology 1

From English bitter.

Adjective

bita

1. bitter

Noun

bita

1. bile

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch bitter.

Noun

bita

1. a type of strong liquor

Swazi

Verb

-bíta

1. to call

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

Verb

bita (present biter, preterite bet, supine bitit, imperative bit)

1. to bite

Conjugation

Conjugation of bita (class 1 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	bita		bitas
supine	bitit		bitits
imperative	bit		—
imper. plural1	biten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	biter	bet	bits, bites	bets
ind. plural1	bita	beto	bitas	betos
subjunctive2	bite	bete	bites	betes
present participle		bitande
past participle		biten

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• avbita
• avbitare
• bett
• bit
• bita ihop
• bitning
• bitsocker
• sammanbiten

Etymology 2

bit (“bit”) +‎ -a; which comes from the same root as the above.

Verb

bita (present bitar, preterite bitade, supine bitat, imperative bita)

1. to dice, to split into bits (e.g. sugar into cubes)

   Lägg blandade grönsaker som bitats i lergrytans botten.

   Put mixed vegetables that have been diced in the bottom of the clay pot.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bita (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	bita		bitas
supine	bitat		bitats
imperative	bita		—
imper. plural1	biten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	bitar	bitade	bitas	bitades
ind. plural1	bita	bitade	bitas	bitades
subjunctive2	bite	bitade	bites	bitades
present participle		bitande
past participle		bitad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• “bita”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “bita”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “bita”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)