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mitta
mitta
English
Noun
mitta
- an old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels. Also mett.
- 1866: Once the mitta, or mett, a quantity of two bushels, is used for salt. The name still lingers in Lancashire. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 1, p. 168.
Finnish
Etymology
From a Germanic language, compare Swedish mått.
Noun
mitta
Declension
| Inflection of mitta (Kotus type 9/kala, tt-t gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mitta | mitat | |
| genitive | mitan | mittojen | |
| partitive | mittaa | mittoja | |
| illative | mittaan | mittoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | mitta | mitat | |
| accusative | nom. | mitta | mitat |
| gen. | mitan | ||
| genitive | mitan | mittojen mittainrare |
|
| partitive | mittaa | mittoja | |
| inessive | mitassa | mitoissa | |
| elative | mitasta | mitoista | |
| illative | mittaan | mittoihin | |
| adessive | mitalla | mitoilla | |
| ablative | mitalta | mitoilta | |
| allative | mitalle | mitoille | |
| essive | mittana | mittoina | |
| translative | mitaksi | mitoiksi | |
| instructive | — | mitoin | |
| abessive | mitatta | mitoitta | |
| comitative | — | mittoineen | |
Idioms
- samalla mitalla = in kind, in a similar way, reciprocally
- ajan mittaan = with time, in the course of time
Derived terms
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Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- मित्त (Devanagari script)
- මිත්ත (Sinhalese script)
- မိတ္တ (Burmese script)
- មិត្ត (Khmer script)
- มิตฺต (Thai script)
Etymology
From Vedic Sanskrit मित्र (mitra).
Noun
mitta m, n
- friend
- (in the plural) friendship
Declension
Declension table of "mitta" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | mitto | mittā |
| Accusative (second) | mittaṃ | mitte |
| Instrumental (third) | mittena | mittehi or mittebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | mittassa or mittāya or mittatthaṃ | mittānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | mittasmā or mittamhā or mittā | mittehi or mittebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | mittassa | mittānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | mittasmiṃ or mittamhi or mitte | mittesu |
| Vocative (calling) | mitta | mittā |
Declension table of "mitta" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | mittaṃ | mittāni |
| Accusative (second) | mittaṃ | mittāni |
| Instrumental (third) | mittena | mittehi or mittebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | mittassa or mittāya or mittatthaṃ | mittānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | mittasmā or mittamhā or mittā | mittehi or mittebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | mittassa | mittānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | mittasmiṃ or mittamhi or mitte | mittesu |
| Vocative (calling) | mitta | mittāni |