nita

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See also: Nita, nita', nitʼą́, níta, and Nița

Cebuano

Pronoun

nita

  1. (possessive) our (inclusive form)

See also


Choctaw

Etymology

Cognate with Chickasaw nita' (bear), Koasati nita (bear)

Pronunciation

Noun

nita

  1. bear (animal)

Koasati

Noun

nita

  1. bear

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hníta, from Proto-Germanic *hnītaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

nita (present tense nit, past tense neit, supine nite, past participle niten, present participle nitande, imperative nit)

  1. a-infinitive form of nite

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

nita n

  1. definite plural of nit

Old Irish

Verb

nita

  1. Alternative spelling of níta

Sumerian

Romanization

nita

  1. Romanization of 𒍑 (nita)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German nieten or Middle Low German nêden, from Proto-Germanic *hneudaną. According to SO attested since 1790.

In punch and defeat sense; according to SO attested since 1958.

Verb

nita (present nitar, preterite nitade, supine nitat, imperative nita)

  1. To rivet.
  2. (colloquial) To brake suddenly.
    Synonym: bromsa
    Hon nitade för älgen!
    She braked for the moose!
  3. (colloquial) To strongly hit or punch with a fist.
    Synonym: slå
    Ja' ska nita han!
    I'm gonna punch him!
  4. (colloquial, sports) To defeat, especially with great advantage.
    Synonyms: besegra, slå

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

Further reading

Ternate

Pronunciation

Noun

nita (Jawi نيته)

  1. daylight

Verb

nita (Jawi نيته)

  1. (stative) to be light, lit, daylit
  2. (stative) to be bright

Conjugation

Conjugation of nita
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tonita fonita minita
2nd nonita ninita
3rd Masculine onita inita, yonita
Feminine monita
Neuter inita
- archaic

References

  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

Contraction of ìta (on the outside).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /nĩ́.ꜜtā/

Adverb

níta

  1. outside; out
    Àwọn ọmọdé máa ń ṣeré bojúbojú níta.The children tend to play hide and seek outside.
    Abúlé mi wà níta ìlú Ìlọrin.My village is outside of Ilorin.
    Kó o gbálẹ̀ níta àti nínú ilé.Sweep the floor outdoors and indoors.

Usage notes

  • used when no movement is implied, when movement is implied síta is used.