gitta

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡít.tàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɟɪ́t.tàː]

Noun

gittā̀ f (plural gittōcī, possessed form gittàr̃)

1. small axe/ax

Verb

gittā̀ (grade 1)

1. to cross (e.g. a street)
2. to slash someone across the neck

References

• Paul Newman, A Hausa-English Dictionary (2007)

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kintëk.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkitta/

Adverb

gitta

1. solidly, firmly, tightly
2. all the way to, right up to

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Swedish

FWOTD – 14 April 2015

Alternative forms

• gita (dialectal)
• getta (dialectal)
• gatt (dialectal)

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish gita (“succeed, accomplish, bring”), a later form of Old Swedish gæta (“tell, guess, get hold of”), from Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic *getaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“take, seize”). Related to Danish gide and Icelandic geta and also to Swedish förgäta, gissa, gåta, gäta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jɪta/

Verb

gitta (present gitter, preterite gitte, supine gittat, imperative gitt)

1. to bring oneself to, to care, to have strength or power enough, to be able to

   Synonyms: orka, idas, mäkta

   • 1921, Hjalmar Bergman, Farmor och Vår Herre:

     Hon gitte inte tala till honom. Han var så dum, att det äcklade henne.

     She couldn't stand talking to him. He was so dumb, it sickened her.

2. got to, have to, to must (Dialectal: in Norrländska mål, Northern dialects, mostly used in past tense gatt, known since 1749)
   • 1912, Olof Högberg, Utbölingar. 1-2:

     Figge George .., som jag gatt köra i väg från kontoret.

     Figge George .., that I had to drive away from the office.

Usage notes

• In earlier times this verb governed the supine, as it still does in Icelandic.
  • Thus, Revelations 6:17 (KJV "For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?") was in the 1400s translated as "thy at ſtora daghen theras wredhis kombir oc huar gither tha staat" (modern spelling: "Ty att stora dagen deras vredes kommer, och ho gitter då stått?")
  • Stått (staat) is here the supine of stå (“to stand”).
• the Northern dialects uses the variants gitt, getta and gatt but what form to use in what tense differs from dialect to dialect even very locally, and this can create some confusion. One of the most common local variants to use though is the archaic past tense gatt but as present tense as well as past tense.
  • Dialectal wordplay on the confusion: Hete ne jitt häll hete ne gatt? He jitt hete gatt! (Is it "gitt" or is it "gatt"? It "gitt" to be "gatt"!)
  • Gender specific personal suffixes -n and -a can be added:
    • Då gattn gå hejm (Then he got to go home)
    • Då gatta gå hejm (Then she got to go home)

Conjugation

Conjugation of gitta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	gitta		—
supine	gittat		—
imperative	gitt		—
imper. plural1	gitten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	gitter	gitte	—	—
ind. plural1	gitta	gitte	—	—
subjunctive2	gitte	gitte	—	—
present participle		—
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of gitta (class 5 strong, rare, archaic)

	active		passive
infinitive	gitta		—
supine	gittat		—
imperative	gitt		—
imper. plural1	gitten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	gitter	gat	—	—
ind. plural1	gitta	gåto	—	—
subjunctive2	gitte	gåte	—	—
present participle		—
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

From Turkish gitmek, from Ottoman Turkish كتمك (gitmek), from Proto-Turkic *kē(y)t- (“to go (away)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡɪta/

Verb

gitta (present gittar, preterite gittade, supine gittat, imperative gitta)

1. (slang) to leave; take off, clear out, scram.

   Synonyms: dra, sticka, dunsta, pysa

   • 1994, The Latin Kings (lyrics and music), “Mecka”, in Välkommen till förorten‎^[2]:

     Jag gitta hemifrån, jag komma till centrum. Jag komma tunnelbanan känner suttla parfumen.

     I take off from home, I come to the shopping center. I come to the metro and smell the subtle perfume.

   • 2006, “Glassigt”, in Mange Schmidt (lyrics), Samtidigt, i Stockholm‎^[3]:

     Dags för mig att gitta från lägenheten, men först alltid en dusch, inte lukta usch, stå högt i kurs, för det är glassigt.

     Time for me to take off from the apartment, but first a shower. Not smell like yuck, be classy. Because it's flashy.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gitta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	gitta		—
supine	gittat		—
imperative	gitta		—
imper. plural1	gitten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	gittar	gittade	—	—
ind. plural1	gitta	gittade	—	—
subjunctive2	gitte	gittade	—	—
present participle		gittande
past participle		gittad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Alternative forms

• gitt

References

• gitta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gitta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• tagit