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

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

Adverb

skita

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

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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 sit here and shit, if you have a heart, leave some paper [left] [common outhouse 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

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

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