svíta

See also: svita and ŝvita

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed 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)

Declension

Declension of svíta (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative svíta svítan svítur svíturnar
accusative svítu svítuna svítur svíturnar
dative svítu svítunni svítum svítunum
genitive svítu svítunnar svíta svítanna

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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