svíta

See also: svita and ŝvita

Icelandic

Etymology

From Danish suite (and English suite in the sense “hotel apartment”, etc.), from French suite, from Latin sequita, secuta, from sequor (“follow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsviːta/

  Rhymes: -iːta

Noun

svíta f (genitive singular svítu, nominative plural svítur)

1. (music) suite
2. suite (apartment, usually in a hotel)

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)