mita

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mita"

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmita/

Noun

mita

1. inflection of mitë (“bribe”):
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmita/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: mi‧ta

Adjective

mita (accusative singular mitan, plural mitaj, accusative plural mitajn)

1. mythical

Related terms

• mito (“myth”)

Further reading

• “mita”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “mita”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ta/
• Homophones: mitas, mitât

Verb

mita

1. third-person singular past historic of miter

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmita/ [ˈmi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: mi‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mongondow [Term?].

Noun

mita (plural mita-mita)

1. a place to put sago made of bamboo or rattan, shaped like an inverted cone, usually with rope

Etymology 2

Noun

mita (plural mita-mita)

1. syllabic abbreviation of minyak tanah

Further reading

• “mita”, 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

Japanese

Romanization

mita

1. Rōmaji transcription of みた

Portuguese

Verb

mita

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

Quechua

Noun

mita

1. alternative spelling of mit'a

Declension

Declension of mita

	singular	plural
nominative	mita	mitakuna
accusative	mitata	mitakunata
dative	mitaman	mitakunaman
genitive	mitap	mitakunap
locative	mitapi	mitakunapi
terminative	mitakama	mitakunakama
ablative	mitamanta	mitakunamanta
instrumental	mitawan	mitakunawan
comitative	mitantin	mitakunantin
abessive	mitannaq	mitakunannaq
comparative	mitahina	mitakunahina
causative	mitarayku	mitakunarayku
benefactive	mitapaq	mitakunapaq
associative	mitapura	mitakunapura
distributive	mitanka	mitakunanka
exclusive	mitalla	mitakunalla

Possessive forms of mita

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative mitay mitaykuna accusative mitayta mitaykunata dative mitayman mitaykunaman genitive mitaypa mitaykunap locative mitaypi mitaykunapi terminative mitaykama mitaykunakama ablative mitaymanta mitaykunamanta instrumental mitaywan mitaykunawan comitative mitaynintin mitaykunantin abessive mitayninnaq mitaykunannaq comparative mitayhina mitaykunahina causative mitayrayku mitaykunarayku benefactive mitaypaq mitaykunapaq associative mitaypura mitaykunapura distributive mitayninka mitaykunanka exclusive mitaylla mitaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative mitayki mitaykikuna accusative mitaykita mitaykikunata dative mitaykiman mitaykikunaman genitive mitaykipa mitaykikunap locative mitaykipi mitaykikunapi terminative mitaykikama mitaykikunakama ablative mitaykimanta mitaykikunamanta instrumental mitaykiwan mitaykikunawan comitative mitaykintin mitaykikunantin abessive mitaykinnaq mitaykikunannaq comparative mitaykihina mitaykikunahina causative mitaykirayku mitaykikunarayku benefactive mitaykipaq mitaykikunapaq associative mitaykipura mitaykikunapura distributive mitaykinka mitaykikunanka exclusive mitaykilla mitaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative mitan mitankuna accusative mitanta mitankunata dative mitanman mitankunaman genitive mitanpa mitankunap locative mitanpi mitankunapi terminative mitankama mitankunakama ablative mitanmanta mitankunamanta instrumental mitanwan mitankunawan comitative mitanintin mitankunantin abessive mitanninnaq mitankunannaq comparative mitanhina mitankunahina causative mitanrayku mitankunarayku benefactive mitanpaq mitankunapaq associative mitanpura mitankunapura distributive mitaninka mitankunanka exclusive mitanlla mitankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative mitanchik mitanchikkuna accusative mitanchikta mitanchikkunata dative mitanchikman mitanchikkunaman genitive mitanchikpa mitanchikkunap locative mitanchikpi mitanchikkunapi terminative mitanchikkama mitanchikkunakama ablative mitanchikmanta mitanchikkunamanta instrumental mitanchikwan mitanchikkunawan comitative mitanchiknintin mitanchikkunantin abessive mitanchikninnaq mitanchikkunannaq comparative mitanchikhina mitanchikkunahina causative mitanchikrayku mitanchikkunarayku benefactive mitanchikpaq mitanchikkunapaq associative mitanchikpura mitanchikkunapura distributive mitanchikninka mitanchikkunanka exclusive mitanchiklla mitanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative mitayku mitaykukuna accusative mitaykuta mitaykukunata dative mitaykuman mitaykukunaman genitive mitaykupa mitaykukunap locative mitaykupi mitaykukunapi terminative mitaykukama mitaykukunakama ablative mitaykumanta mitaykukunamanta instrumental mitaykuwan mitaykukunawan comitative mitaykuntin mitaykukunantin abessive mitaykunnaq mitaykukunannaq comparative mitaykuhina mitaykukunahina causative mitaykurayku mitaykukunarayku benefactive mitaykupaq mitaykukunapaq associative mitaykupura mitaykukunapura distributive mitaykunka mitaykukunanka exclusive mitaykulla mitaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative mitaykichik mitaykichikkuna accusative mitaykichikta mitaykichikkunata dative mitaykichikman mitaykichikkunaman genitive mitaykichikpa mitaykichikkunap locative mitaykichikpi mitaykichikkunapi terminative mitaykichikkama mitaykichikkunakama ablative mitaykichikmanta mitaykichikkunamanta instrumental mitaykichikwan mitaykichikkunawan comitative mitaykichiknintin mitaykichikkunantin abessive mitaykichikninnaq mitaykichikkunannaq comparative mitaykichikhina mitaykichikkunahina causative mitaykichikrayku mitaykichikkunarayku benefactive mitaykichikpaq mitaykichikkunapaq associative mitaykichikpura mitaykichikkunapura distributive mitaykichikninka mitaykichikkunanka exclusive mitaykichiklla mitaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative mitanku mitankukuna accusative mitankuta mitankukunata dative mitankuman mitankukunaman genitive mitankupa mitankukunap locative mitankupi mitankukunapi terminative mitankukama mitankukunakama ablative mitankumanta mitankukunamanta instrumental mitankuwan mitankukunawan comitative mitankuntin mitankukunantin abessive mitankunnaq mitankukunannaq comparative mitankuhina mitankukunahina causative mitankurayku mitankukunarayku benefactive mitankupaq mitankukunapaq associative mitankupura mitankukunapura distributive mitankunka mitankukunanka exclusive mitankulla mitankukunalla

Swahili

Alternative forms

• meta

Etymology

Borrowed from English metre.

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.tɑ/

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

mita class IX (plural mita class X)

1. metre

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmita/ [ˈmiː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: mi‧ta

Verb

mita (complete nita, progressive ninita, contemplative pipita, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜆ) (obsolete)

1. apheretic form of pumita (infinitive)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmitaʔ/ [ˈmiː.t̪ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -itaʔ
• Syllabification: mi‧ta

Verb

mità (complete nita, progressive ninita, contemplative kikita, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜆ) (obsolete)

1. apheretic form of kumita (infinitive)
   • 1933, Francisco Balagtas, Pinagdaanang buhay ni Florante at Laura sa kahariang Albania: kinuha sa madlang "cuadro historico" o pinturang kinalalarawanan ng mga pangyayari nang unang panahon sa imperio ng Gresia‎^[1], Llagan at Sanga:

     Pinigil ang lakad at nagtanaw-tanaw anaki'y ninita ng pagpahingahan.

     He paused awhile, his eyes in quest, seemingly looking for a place whereon to rest.

Further reading

• Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano [Tagalog-Spanish Dictionary] (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 831
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por el P. Juan de Noceda y el P. Pedro de Sanlucar. Ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados. [Vocabulary of the Tagalog language, compiled by several learned and serious religious men, and coordinated by Fr. Juan de Noceda and Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar. Recently augmented and corrected by several religious of the calced Order of Augustinians.]‎^[2] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English meter.

Noun

mita

1. meter

Volapük

Noun

mita

1. genitive singular of mit

Yoruba

Etymology

Borrowed from English metre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mí.tà/

Noun

mítà

1. meter, metre (unit of measurement, 100 cm)

Hyponyms

• kìlómítà (“kilometre”)
• sẹ̀ǹtímítà (“centimetre”)

Derived terms

• igi mítà (“metre stick”)
• kíùbù mítà (“cubic metre”)
• ọ̀pá mítà (“metre rule”)
• súkúà mítà (“square metre”)
• òdiwọ̀n mítà (“metric units of measurement”)

References

• National Language Centre (1987), A Vocabulary of Primary Science and Mathematics in Nine Nigerian Languages, volumes 1 - Fulfilde, Izon and Yoruba, Enugu, Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Education National Language Centre; Fourth Dimension Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 117