nitan
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nitan/ [ni.t̪ãn]
- Rhymes: -itan, -an
- Hyphenation: ni‧tan
Pronoun
nitan
- inessive of ni
- Synonyms: nigan, niregan, nire baitan, enegan, ene baitan
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈni.tɑn/
- Rhymes: -i.tɑn
Verb
nitan
- alternative form of nytan
Conjugation
Conjugation of nitan (preterite-present)
| infinitive | nitan | nitenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | nāt | nisse, niste |
| second person singular | nāst | nissest, nistest |
| third person singular | nāt | nisse, niste |
| plural | niton | nisson, niston |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | nite | nisse, niste |
| plural | niten | nissen, nisten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | nite | |
| plural | nitaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| nitende | (ġe)niten | |
Old Saxon
Etymology
Contraction of ne + witan. The same process occurred in Old English with ne + willan (nillan (“to not want”)) and ne + wesan (nesan (“to not be”)). See also newitan.
Verb
nitan
- to not know
Conjugation
Conjugation of nitan (preterite-present irregular)
| infinitive | nitan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | nēt | *nissa |
| 2nd person singular | *nēst | *nisses |
| 3rd person singular | nēt | *nissa |
| plural | *nitun | *nissun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | *niti | *nissi |
| 2nd person singular | *nitis | *nissis |
| 3rd person singular | *niti | *nissi |
| plural | *nitin | *nissin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | — | |
| plural | — | |
| participle | present | past |
| *nitandi | ne giwitan, ne witan | |
Derived terms
Old Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse nítján, from Proto-Germanic *newuntehun.
Numeral
nītān
Descendants
- Swedish: nitton