бит

Bashkir

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bĕt (face; page).

Cognate with Kazakh бет (bet, face; page), Uyghur بەت (bet, face; page).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲet]
  • Hyphenation: бит (one syllable)

Noun

бит • (bit)

  1. face
  2. cheek
  3. page
  4. sheet (of paper)
    Мәсьәләләрҙең яуаптарын айырым биттә яҙып тапшырығыҙ.
    Məsələlərźeñ yawaptarın ayırım bittə yaźıp tapşırığıź.
    Write the problems' solutions on a separate sheet (of paper) and submit it.
  5. slope
  6. (figurative) one's moral reputation
Usage notes

йөҙ (yöź, face) is more literary, while бит (bit, face) is normally used in everyday speech.

Declension
Declension of бит
singular plural
absolute бит (bit) биттәр (bittər)
definite genitive биттең (bitteñ) биттәрҙең (bittərźeñ)
dative биткә (bitkə) биттәргә (bittərgə)
definite accusative битте (bitte) биттәрҙе (bittərźe)
locative биттә (bittə) биттәрҙә (bittərźə)
ablative биттән (bittən) биттәрҙән (bittərźən)
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Russian ведь (vedʹ, indeed, truly).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [βit], [bʲit]
  • Hyphenation: бит (one syllable)

Noun

бит • (bit)

  1. (modal, emphatic) indeed
    Һин бит минең бер генәм!
    Hin bit mineñ ber genəm!
    You are indeed my only one.
    Күп һөйләүҙән файҙа юҡ бит.
    Küp höyləwźən fayźa yuq bit.
    Indeed, there is no good of talking much.

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bit]
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-.

Noun

бит • (bitm

  1. way of life

Etymology 2

Noun

бит • (bitm

  1. (computing) bit
Declension
Declension of бит
singular plural
indefinite бит
bit
би́тове
bítove
definite
(subject form)
би́тът
bítǎt
би́товете
bítovete
definite
(object form)
би́та
bíta
count form би́та
bíta

Etymology 3

Participle

бит • (bit)

  1. indefinite masculine singular past passive participle of би́я (bíja)

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic بيت
Cyrillic бит
Latin bit

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bït.

Noun

бит • (bit)

  1. louse, Anoplura

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian бит (bit), from English bit.

Noun

бит • (bit)

  1. (computing) bit (the smallest unit of storage in a digital computer)
Declension
Declension of бит
singular plural
nominative бит (bit) биттер (bitter)
genitive биттің (bittıñ) биттердің (bitterdıñ)
dative битке (bitke) биттерге (bitterge)
accusative битті (bittı) биттерді (bitterdı)
locative битте (bitte) биттерде (bitterde)
ablative биттен (bitten) биттерден (bitterden)
instrumental битпен (bitpen) биттермен (bittermen)

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bït, Compare to Southern Altai бийт (biyt), Kazakh бит (bit), etc.

Noun

бит • (bit) (Arabic spelling بىت)

  1. louse

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bit]
  • Rhymes: -it

Noun

бит • (bitm (relational adjective битов or битен)

  1. essence of a culture, way of life (traditions, customs, etc.)
  2. (computing) bit

Declension

Declension of бит
singular plural
indefinite бит (bit) битови (bitovi)
definite unspecified битот (bitot) битовите (bitovite)
definite proximal битов (bitov) битовиве (bitovive)
definite distal битон (biton) битовине (bitovine)
vocative биту (bitu) битови (bitovi)
count form бита (bita)

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲit]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bit.

Noun

бит • (bitm inan (genitive би́та, nominative plural би́ты, genitive plural би́тов, relational adjective би́товый or би́тный)

  1. (mathematics, computing) bit (binary digit)
    Synonym: разря́д (razrjád)
Declension
Derived terms
  • би́трейт (bítrejt)
Descendants
  • Kazakh: бит (bit)
See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English beat.

Noun

бит • (bitm inan (genitive би́та, nominative plural би́ты, genitive plural би́тов)

  1. (music) beat (time unit of a piece)
  2. (music) beat music
  3. (theater) beat (short pause)
Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

бит • (bitf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of би́та (bíta) and бита́ (bitá)

Etymology 4

Adjective

бит • (bit)

  1. short masculine singular of би́тый (bítyj)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From би̏ти (to be).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bîːt/

Noun

би̑т m inan (Latin spelling bȋt)

  1. essence
Declension
Declension of бит
singular plural
nominative би̑т бити
genitive бити би́тӣ
dative бити битима
accusative бит бити
vocative бити бити
locative бити битима
instrumental бити битима

Further reading

  • бит”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bît/

Noun

би̏т m inan (Latin spelling bȉt)

  1. (computing) bit
Declension
Declension of бит
singular plural
nominative би̏т бѝтови
genitive бита битова
dative биту битовима
accusative бит битове
vocative бите битови
locative биту битовима
instrumental битом битовима

Further reading

  • бит”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Yakut

Etymology

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Noun

бит • (bit)

  1. (religion) omen
    куһаҕан биккэ дылыkuhağan bikke dılıas a bad omen