Huba

Noun

biti

1. water

References

• Ayuba Y. Mshelia, The Story of the Origins of the Bura/Pabir People (ISBN 149690432X, 2014)
• Mohammed Aminu Mu'azu, A grammar of the Kilba language (2009) (as ɓìtì)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪːtɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɪːtɪ

Etymology 1

Noun

biti m ‎(genitive singular bita, nominative plural bitar)

1. piece ^syn.
2. mouthful, a morsel
3. snack, bite, small meal

   Viltu fá þér bita?

   Wanna have a bite?

4. crossbeam
5. (computing) bit, binary digit

Declension

Derived terms

• munnbiti

Related terms

• bæti

Synonyms

• (piece): stykki
• (mouthful): munnbiti
• (crossbeam): þvertré

Etymology 2

Verb

biti

1. first-person singular past subjunctive of bíta
2. third-person singular past subjunctive of bíta

Latvian

Noun

biti m

1. nominative plural form of bits
2. vocative plural form of bits

Noun

biti f

1. accusative singular form of bite
2. instrumental singular form of bite

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bîti/
• Hyphenation: bi‧ti

Verb

bȉti impf, pf ‎(Cyrillic spelling би̏ти)

1. (intransitive, copulative) to be

   nebo je plavo‎ ― the sky is blue

2. (intransitive) to exist

   kod nas nije kiše‎ ― it is not raining where we are

3. (intransitive) to be, appear

   gd(j)e je dima, tu je i vatre‎ ― where there's smoke, there's fire

4. (intransitive, interrogatively) forming a question

   jesi li tu?‎ ― are you there?

5. (intransitive) to be worth

   pet jabuka je dva eura‎ ― five apples cost two euros

6. (intransitive, impersonally, in the future tense) it will happen

   bit će rata‎ ― a war is coming

7. (intransitive) to be located

   banana je na stolu‎ ― a banana is on the table

8. (intransitive) to express time

   tri su sata‎ ― it is three o'clock

9. (intransitive) to express age

   tek joj je šesnaest godina‎ ― she is only sixteen

Conjugation

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *biti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bîti/
• Hyphenation: bi‧ti

Verb

bȉti impf ‎(Cyrillic spelling би̏ти)

1. (transitive) to beat, hit, strike

Conjugation

Derived terms

Synonyms

• (beat, hit): tȗći, ùdarati

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːti/
• Hyphenation: bí‧ti

Verb

bíti impf ‎(first-person singular present sèm, past active participle bíl)

1. to be

   On je moj prijatelj.

   He is my friend.

   On ni moj prijatelj.

   He is not my friend.

Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *biti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːti/
• Hyphenation: bí‧ti

Verb

bíti impf ‎(first-person singular present bíjem, past active participle bìl)

1. to beat

   Bijem ga v obraz.

   I am beating his face.

Conjugation

Turkish

Noun

biti

1. accusative singular of bit
2. third-person singular possessive of bit