bíti

See also: biti and bítì

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːtɪ/
  • Rhymes: -iːtɪ

Etymology 1

Noun

bíti n (genitive singular bítis, no plural)

  1. used in compounds
Usage notes
  • Primarily used in the accusative with a definite article (bítið) where it is anteceded by the preposition í (“in”) forming í bítið (“early, early in the morning”)
    Drengurinn vaknaði í bítið til að mæta í skólann.
    The boy woke up early to go to school.
Declension
Declension of bíti (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative bíti bítið
accusative bíti bítið
dative bíti bítinu
genitive bítis bítisins
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

bíti

  1. first-person singular active present subjunctive of bíta
  2. third-person singular active present subjunctive of bíta
  3. third-person plural active present subjunctive of bíta

Old Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-
Proto-Balto-Slavic *bī́ˀtei
Proto-Slavic *bìti
Old Czech bíti

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bìti.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈbiːci/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈbiːci/

    Verb

    bíti impf

    1. (transitive) to beat (to strike or pound repeatedly)
    2. (transitive) to coin
    3. to attack [with na]
    4. (reflexive with sě) to fight

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of bíti (class I)
    infinitive supine verbal noun
    bíti bit bitie
    Present Imperative
    Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
    1st person b́ú bievě (-va) biem (-me/-my) — bívě (-va) bíme (-my)
    2nd person bieš bieta biete bí bíta bíte
    3rd person bie bieta b́ú bí bíta bíte
    Sigmatic aorist Imperfect
    Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
    1st person bich bichově (-va) bichom (-me/-my) biech biechově (-va) biechom (-me/-my)
    2nd person bi bista (-šta) biste (-šte) bieše biešta (-sta) biešte (-ste)
    3rd person bi bista (-šta) bichu bieše biešta (-sta) biechu
    L-participle Passive participle
    Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
    Masculine bil bila bili bit bita biti
    Feminine bila bile bily bita bitě bity
    Neuter bilo bile bila bito bitě bita
    Nt-participle S-participle
    Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
    Masculine bie b́úce biv bivše
    Feminine b́úci bivši
    Neuter bie, b́úci biv, bivši

    Note: This table shows the most common forms of bíti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

    Descendants

    • Czech: bít

    Further reading

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