bita

Noun

bita

1. grandmother

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

Noun

bita

1. (Banawá) mosquito

References

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

Noun

bita

1. genitive singular form of bits

Noun

bita f (plural bite)

1. Alternative form of vita

Noun

bita n

1. definite plural of bit (Etymology 3)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bitô. Cognate with Old Frisian bita, Old High German bizzo (German Bisse), Old Norse biti (Swedish bit).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbitɑ/

Noun

bita m (nominative plural bitan)

1. bite (of food), mouthful

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bītaną.

Verb

bīta

1. to bite

Etymology 1

From the verb bitten.

Etymology 2

From the verb bītan.

Etymology

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

Verb

bita

1. bite

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

bita

1. to bite
2. 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.