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bittar
bittar
Old High German
Alternative forms
Adjective
bittar
Descendants
- German: bitter
References
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bitraz, whence also Old English biter, Old High German bitar, Old Norse bitr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪt.tɑr/
Adjective
bittar (comparative bittroro, superlative bittrost)
Declension
Positive forms of bittar
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
| nominative | bittar | bittre | bittar | bittre | bittar | bittru |
| accusative | bittrana | bittre | bittar | bittre | bittra | bittru |
| genitive | bittres | bittrarō | bittres | bittrarō | bittraro | bittrarō |
| dative | bittrumu | bittrum | bittrumu | bittrum | bittraro | bittrum |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
| nominative | bittro | bittru | bittra | bittru | bittra | bittru |
| accusative | bittrun | bittrun | bittra | bittrun | bittrun | bittrun |
| genitive | bittrun | bittronō | bittrun | bittronō | bittrun | bittronō |
| dative | bittrun | bittrum | bittrun | bittrum | bittrun | bittrum |
Comparative forms of bittar (weak only)
| gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
| nominative | bittroro | bittroru | bittrora | bittroru | bittrora | bittroru |
| accusative | bittrorun | bittrorun | bittrora | bittrorun | bittrorun | bittrorun |
| genitive | bittrorun | bittroronō | bittrorun | bittroronō | bittrorun | bittroronō |
| dative | bittrorun | bittrorum | bittrorun | bittrorum | bittrorun | bittrorum |
Superlative forms of bittar
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
| nominative | bittrost | bittroste | bittrost | bittroste | bittrost | bittrostu |
| accusative | bittrostana | bittroste | bittrost | bittroste | bittrosta | bittrostu |
| genitive | bittrostes | bittrostarō | bittrostes | bittrostarō | bittrostaro | bittrostarō |
| dative | bittrostumu | bittrostum | bittrostumu | bittrostum | bittrostaro | bittrostum |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
| nominative | bittrosto | bittrostu | bittrosta | bittrostu | bittrosta | bittrostu |
| accusative | bittrostun | bittrostun | bittrosta | bittrostun | bittrostun | bittrostun |
| genitive | bittrostun | bittrostonō | bittrostun | bittrostonō | bittrostun | bittrostonō |
| dative | bittrostun | bittrostum | bittrostun | bittrostum | bittrostun | bittrostum |