skita

See also: skíta

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈscɪːta/

  Rhymes: -ɪːta

Noun

skita f (genitive singular skitu, nominative plural skitur)

1. (informal, vulgar) diarrhea

Declension

Declension of skita (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skita	skitan	skitur	skiturnar
accusative	skitu	skituna	skitur	skiturnar
dative	skitu	skitunni	skitum	skitunum
genitive	skitu	skitunnar	skita	skitanna

Further reading

• “skita” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skite (verb with e or split infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse skíta, from Proto-Germanic *skītaną. Akin to English shit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʃiːtɑ/

Verb

skita (present tense skit, past tense skeit, supine skite, past participle skiten, present participle skitande, imperative skit)

1. to defecate, shit

Synonyms

• drita

Related terms

• skit

Adverb

skita

1. (colloquial, vulgar) Used as an intensifier for drunkenness

References

• “skita” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• stika

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skíta, from Proto-Germanic *skītaną.

Verb

skīta

1. to defecate, shit

Conjugation

Conjugation of skīta (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	skīta			—
participle	skītandi, skītande			skitin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	skīter	skīti, skīte	—	skēt	skiti, skite
þū	skīter	skīti, skīte	skīt	*skēst	skiti, skite
han	skīter	skīti, skīte	—	skēt	skiti, skite
vīr	skītum, skītom	skītum, skītom	skītum, skītom	skitum, skitom	skitum, skitom
īr	skītin	skītin	skītin	skitin	skitin
þēr	skīta	skītin	—	skitu, skito	skitin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	skīts	skītis, skītes	—	skēts	skitis, skites
þū	skīts	skītis, skītes	—	*skēsts	skitis, skites
han	skīts	skītis, skītes	—	skēts	skitis, skites
vīr	skītums, -oms	skītums, skītoms	—	skitums, skitoms	skitums, skitoms
īr	skītins	skītins	—	skitins	skitins
þēr	skītas	skītins	—	skitus, skitos	skitins

Descendants

• Swedish: skita

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skīta, from Old Norse skíta, from Proto-Germanic *skītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd, *sḱeyd- (“to part with, separate, cut off”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɧiːˌta/
• Rhymes: -²iːta

Verb

skita (present skiter or skitar, preterite sket or skitade, supine skitit or skitat, imperative skit or skita)

1. (strong conjugation, vulgar) to shit

   Synonyms: bajsa, kacka

   Bovar och banditer, ni som sitter här och skiter: Om ni något hjärta har, lämna lite papper kvar.

   Crooks and bandits, you who [that] sit here and shit: If you have a heart, leave some paper [left]. [common outhouse and toilet poetry]

2. (strong conjugation, vulgar, when clear from context) to fart

   Synonyms: fisa, fjärta, lägga av en brakare, lägga av en rökare, möka, prutta, släppa sig, släppa väder

   Sket du?

   Did you fart?

3. (skita i, strong conjugation, colloquial, somewhat vulgar) to not give a shit about, to ignore, to skip

   Synonyms: strunta i, ge fan i

   dom säger att jag skiter i allt, men det skiter jag i

   they say that I don't give a shit about anything, but I don't give a shit about that

   sköt dig själv och skit i andra

   mind your own business and don't care about others

4. (skita ner, transitive, intransitive, weak conjugation, colloquial) to make (something) dirty (usually with implied disapproval)

   Synonyms: smutsa ner, förorena

   De har skitat ner något förskräckligt

   They've made a terrible mess [They have shit down something awful]

5. (reflexive, colloquial, somewhat vulgar) to fail (of some pursuit); to not work out, to go pear-shaped, etc.

   Vi tänkte gå på picknick, men det ser ut att börja regna, så det skiter sig nog

   We were going to have a picnic, but it looks like it's starting to rain, so we'll probably have to cancel it [it (impersonal) will probably shit itself]

   Det sket sig med den där tjejen

   Things didn't work out [it shit itself] with that girl

   Det höll på att skita sig, men vi räddade upp det

   Things were [it was] about to go pear-shaped [shit itself], but we salvaged it

Conjugation

Conjugation of skita (class 1 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	skita		—
supine	skitit		—
imperative	skit		—
imper. plural1	skiten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	skiter	sket	—	—
ind. plural1	skita	sketo	—	—
subjunctive2	skite	skete	—	—
present participle		skitande
past participle		skiten

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

Conjugation of skita (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	skita		skitas
supine	skitat		skitats
imperative	skita		—
imper. plural1	skiten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	skitar	skitade	skitas	skitades
ind. plural1	skita	skitade	skitas	skitades
subjunctive2	skite	skitade	skites	skitades
present participle		skitande
past participle		skitad

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

Derived terms

• skit-
• skita i
• skita ner
• skita på sig
• nerskitad

Related terms

• skit
• skithus
• skitig
• skitsak

Noun

skita c

1. (vulgar, slang, chiefly in the definite) an anus

   Synonyms: rövhål, dajmkryss, brunöga, tvåan

Declension

Declension of skita

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skita	skitas
	definite	skitan	skitans
plural	indefinite	skitor	skitors
	definite	skitorna	skitornas

References

• skita in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skita sig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skita in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skita in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Fula Ordboken

Anagrams

• kisat, kista, sikta