bíti

See also: biti and bítì

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiːtɪ/
• Rhymes: -iːtɪ

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.

Derived terms

• í bítið (early, early in the morning)
• Ísland í bítið (Iceland in the morning)

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

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *biti.

Pronunciation

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

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “bíti”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění