bíti
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpiːtɪ/
- Rhymes: -iːtɪ
Etymology 1
Noun
bíti n (genitive singular bítis, no plural)
- 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.
- Drengurinn vaknaði í bítið til að mæta í skólann.
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bíti | bítið |
| accusative | bíti | bítið |
| dative | bíti | bítinu |
| genitive | bítis | bítisins |
Derived terms
- í bítið (“early, early in the morning”)
- Ísland í bítið (Iceland in the morning)
Etymology 2
Verb
bíti
- first-person singular active present subjunctive of bíta
- third-person singular active present subjunctive of bíta
- third-person plural active present subjunctive of bíta
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *biti.
Pronunciation
Verb
bíti impf
- (transitive) to beat (to strike or pound repeatedly)
- (transitive) to coin
- to attack [with na]
- (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