sitta

See also: Sitta

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsitːa/ [ˈsɪtːʌ]
• Hyphenation: sit‧ta

Pronoun

sítta

1. Alternative form of ítta

References

• Enid M. Parker (2006) English-Afar dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page vi

Estonian

Noun

sitta

1. partitive/illative singular of sitt

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sitta, from Proto-Uralic *sitta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsitːɑ/, [ˈs̠it̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -itːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): sit‧ta

Noun

sitta (rare, dialectal, colloquial)

1. shit

Derived terms

• sittiäinen

 

compounds

• sittisontiainen

 

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French asseoir (“to sit”).

Verb

sitta

1. (Saint-Domingue) to sit

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: chita

References

• S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sitta. Cognates include Finnish sitta and Estonian sitt.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsitːɑ/, [ˈs̠itː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsitːɑ/, [ˈʃitːɑ]
• Rhymes: -itː, -itːɑ
• Hyphenation: sit‧ta

Noun

sitta

1. feces, excrement
2. Synonym of räämy (“rheum”)

Declension

Declension of sitta (type 3/kana, tt-t gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	sitta	sitat
genitive	sitan	sittoin
partitive	sittaa	sittoja
illative	sittaa	sittoi
inessive	sitas	sitois
elative	sitast	sitoist
allative	sitalle	sitoille
adessive	sital	sitoil
ablative	sitalt	sitoilt
translative	sitaks	sitoiks
essive	sittanna, sittaan	sittoinna, sittoin
exessive1)	sittant	sittoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• hiirensitta
• sittakukka
• sittamato
• sittamytty
• sittanokka
• sittanäri
• sittapata
• sittapöröläin
• sittasorkka
• sittua

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 529

Maltese

Maltese numbers ^(edit)

	60
←  5	6	7  →
Cardinal: sitta     Attributive cardinal: sitt     Ordinal: sitt     Adverbial: sitt darbiet

Etymology

From Arabic سِتَّة (sitta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪt.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɪtta

Numeral

sitta m or f

1. six (absolute form)

   Coordinate term: (attributive form) sitt

Usage notes

• The absolute form is used without a following noun, that is pronominally and in counting.

Coordinate terms

Maltese cardinal numbers from 0 to 99

	—0	—1	—2	—3	—4	—5	—6	—7	—8	—9
0—	żero	wieħed	tnejn	tlieta	erbgħa	ħamsa	sitta	sebgħa	tmienja	disgħa
1—	għaxra	ħdax	tnax	tlettax	erbatax	ħmistax	sittax	sbatax	tmintax	dsatax
2—	għoxrin	wieħed u għoxrin	tnejn u għoxrin	tlieta u għoxrin	erbgħa u għoxrin	ħamsa u għoxrin	sitta u għoxrin	sebgħa u għoxrin	tmienja u għoxrin	disgħa u għoxrin
3—	tletin	wieħed u tletin	tnejn u tletin	tlieta u tletin	erbgħa u tletin	ħamsa u tletin	sitta u tletin	sebgħa u tletin	tmienja u tletin	disgħa u tletin
4—	erbgħin	wieħed u erbgħin	tnejn u erbgħin	tlieta u erbgħin	erbgħa u erbgħin	ħamsa u erbgħin	sitta u erbgħin	sebgħa u erbgħin	tmienja u erbgħin	disgħa u erbgħin
5—	ħamsin	wieħed u ħamsin	tnejn u ħamsin	tlieta u ħamsin	erbgħa u ħamsin	ħamsa u ħamsin	sitta u ħamsin	sebgħa u ħamsin	tmienja u ħamsin	disgħa u ħamsin
6—	sittin	wieħed u sittin	tnejn u sittin	tlieta u sittin	erbgħa u sittin	ħamsa u sittin	sitta u sittin	sebgħa u sittin	tmienja u sittin	disgħa u sittin
7—	sebgħin	wieħed u sebgħin	tnejn u sebgħin	tlieta u sebgħin	erbgħa u sebgħin	ħamsa u sebgħin	sitta u sebgħin	sebgħa u sebgħin	tmienja u sebgħin	disgħa u sebgħin
8—	tmenin	wieħed u tmenin	tnejn u tmenin	tlieta u tmenin	erbgħa u tmenin	ħamsa u tmenin	sitta u tmenin	sebgħa u tmenin	tmienja u tmenin	disgħa u tmenin
9—	disgħin	wieħed u disgħin	tnejn u disgħin	tlieta u disgħin	erbgħa u disgħin	ħamsa u disgħin	sitta u disgħin	sebgħa u disgħin	tmienja u disgħin	disgħa u disgħin

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

sitta (present tense sit, past tense sat, past participle sete, passive infinitive sittast, present participle sittande, imperative sitt)

1. Alternative form of sitja

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sitia, from Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sɪta/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -²ɪta

Verb

sitta (present sitter, preterite satt, supine suttit, imperative sitt)

1. to sit (be in a position with the upper body upright and the legs resting)

   Jag sitter på stolen

   I'm sitting on the chair

   Hon bör sitta i båten

   She should be sitting in the boat

2. (in some expression) to sit (sit down – compare sätta)

   Synonym: sätta sig

   Sitt ner!

   Sit down!

   Var så god och sitt!

   Please have a seat!

3. to sit (more generally, similar to English)

   Det sitter en fluga i taket

   There is a fly sitting on the ceiling

   Det sitter en spik i väggen

   There is a nail in the wall ("There is a nail sitting in the wall" – idiomatic in Swedish)

4. to be (used idiomatically for various positions where one might often sit)

   sitta i fängelse

   be in jail ("sit in jail")

   sitta i regeringen

   be in the government ("sit in the government")

   sitta på kontor

   be/work in an office ("sit in an office")

5. to fit (of clothing and the like – see also passform)

   Sitter skjortan bra?

   Does the shirt fit well?

6. (colloquial) to hit the spot ("sit" in the right place, more or less abstractly)

   Den repliken satt!

   That line/retort hit the spot!

   Där satt den! 2-0.

   There it is ("there it sat" – compare constructions like "there it goes")! 2-0.

7. (politics) to sit (be a member of a committee or a deliberative body)

Usage notes

• See fin for "sitta fint."
• The class 3 conjugation was formed by analogy with verbs like finna or dricka, replacing the earlier inherited class 5 conjugation, which mostly disappeared in the latter half of the 18th century.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sitta (class 3 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	sitta		sittas
Supine	suttit		suttits
Imperative	sitt		—
Imper. plural1	sitten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sitter	satt	sitts, sittes	satts
Ind. plural1	sitta	sutto	sittas	suttos
Subjunctive2	sitte	sutte	sittes	suttes
	Participles
Present participle	sittande
Past participle	sutten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of sitta (class 5 strong, archaic)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	sitta		sittas
Supine	sätit		sätits
Imperative	sitt		—
Imper. plural1	sitten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sitter	satt	sitts, sittes	satts
Ind. plural1	sitta	såto	sittas	såtos
Subjunctive2	sitte	såte	sittes	såtes
	Participles
Present participle	sittande
Past participle	säten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• besitta
• sitta fast
• sitta kvar

Related terms

• sittning

References

• sitta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sitta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sitta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH
• Elof Hellquist ((Can we date this quote?)) “sitta”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok‎^[1], page 718