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bíta

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split).

Verb

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bíta (third person singular past indicative beit, third person plural past indicative bitu, supine bitið)

  1. to bite

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bíta (group v-35)
infinitive bíta
supine bitið
present past
first singular bíti beit
second singular bítur beitst
third singular bítur beit
plural bíta bitu
participle (a26)1 bítandi bitin
imperative
singular bít!
plural bítið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bíta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative beit, third-person plural past indicative bitu, supine bitið)

  1. to bite someone or something [with accusative]
  2. (of insects) to sting [with accusative]
    Synonym: stinga
  3. (intransitive, of swords or knives) to be sharp, to cut

Conjugation

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bíta – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur bíta
supine sagnbót bitið
present participle
bítandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég bít beit bíti biti
þú bítur beist bítir bitir
hann, hún, það bítur beit bíti biti
plural við bítum bitum bítum bitum
þið bítið bituð bítið bituð
þeir, þær, þau bíta bitu bíti bitu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú bít (þú), bíttu
plural þið bítið (þið), bítiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
bítast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur bítast
supine sagnbót bitist
present participle
bítandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég bíst beist bítist bitist
þú bíst beist bítist bitist
hann, hún, það bíst beist bítist bitist
plural við bítumst bitumst bítumst bitumst
þið bítist bitust bítist bitust
þeir, þær, þau bítast bitust bítist bitust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú bíst (þú), bístu
plural þið bítist (þið), bítisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
bitinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
bitinn bitin bitið bitnir bitnar bitin
accusative
(þolfall)
bitinn bitna bitið bitna bitnar bitin
dative
(þágufall)
bitnum bitinni bitnu bitnum bitnum bitnum
genitive
(eignarfall)
bitins bitinnar bitins bitinna bitinna bitinna
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
bitni bitna bitna bitnu bitnu bitnu
accusative
(þolfall)
bitna bitnu bitna bitnu bitnu bitnu
dative
(þágufall)
bitna bitnu bitna bitnu bitnu bitnu
genitive
(eignarfall)
bitna bitnu bitna bitnu bitnu bitnu

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split).

Compare Old English bītan (English bite), Old Frisian bīta (West Frisian bite), Old Saxon bītan (Low German bieten), Old High German bīzan (German beißen), Gothic 𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (beitan).

Verb

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bíta

  1. to bite

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bíta — active (strong class 1)
infinitive bíta
present participle bítandi
past participle bitinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular bít beit bíta bita
2nd person singular bítr beizt bítir bitir
3rd person singular bítr beit bíti biti
1st person plural bítum bitum bítim bitim
2nd person plural bítið bituð bítið bitið
3rd person plural bíta bitu bíti biti
imperative present
2nd person singular bít
1st person plural bítum
2nd person plural bítið
Conjugation of bíta — mediopassive (strong class 1)
infinitive bítask
present participle bítandisk
past participle bitizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular bítumk bitumk bítumk bitumk
2nd person singular bízk beizk bítisk bitisk
3rd person singular bízk beizk bítisk bitisk
1st person plural bítumsk bitumsk bítimsk bitimsk
2nd person plural bítizk bituzk bítizk bitizk
3rd person plural bítask bitusk bítisk bitisk
imperative present
2nd person singular bízk
1st person plural bítumsk
2nd person plural bítizk

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: bíta
  • Faroese: bíta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bita; (dialectal) bida
  • Elfdalian: baita
  • Old Swedish: bīta
  • Old Danish: bītæ
  • Gutnish: bäite