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bitan

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See also: bǐtán

Basque

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Numeral

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bitan

  1. inessive indefinite of bi

Old English

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Etymology

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    From Proto-West Germanic *bītan, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    bītan

    1. to bite
      • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5[1]:
        …ac mec hnossiað homera lāfa, heardecg heoroscearp, hondweorc smiþa bītað in burgum;
        …but remains of hammers strike me, harsh edge of sharp sword, handiworks of smiths bite in boroughs;

    Conjugation

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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Middle English: biten, byte, byten, bite, bight
      • English: bite
      • Scots: bite

    Old High German

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-West Germanic *bīdan

    Verb

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    bītan

    1. to wait

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    Old Saxon

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-West Germanic *bītan.

    Verb

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    bītan

    1. to bite

    Conjugation

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    Serbo-Croatian

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /bîtan/
    • Hyphenation: bi‧tan

    Adjective

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    bȉtan (Cyrillic spelling би̏тан, definite bȉtnī, comparative bitniji)

    1. essential, inherent, vital
    2. important, significant, crucial
    3. relevant, pertinent, apposite

    Declension

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    positive indefinite forms
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative bitan bitna bitno
    genitive bitna bitne bitna
    dative bitnu bitnoj bitnu
    accusative inanimate
    animate
    bitan
    bitna
    bitnu bitno
    vocative bitan bitna bitno
    locative bitnu bitnoj bitnu
    instrumental bitnim bitnom bitnim
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative bitni bitne bitna
    genitive bitnih bitnih bitnih
    dative bitnim(a) bitnim(a) bitnim(a)
    accusative bitne bitne bitna
    vocative bitni bitne bitna
    locative bitnim(a) bitnim(a) bitnim(a)
    instrumental bitnim(a) bitnim(a) bitnim(a)
    positive definite forms
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative bitni bitna bitno
    genitive bitnog(a) bitne bitnog(a)
    dative bitnom(u/e) bitnoj bitnom(u/e)
    accusative inanimate
    animate
    bitni
    bitnog(a)
    bitnu bitno
    vocative bitni bitna bitno
    locative bitnom(e/u) bitnoj bitnom(e/u)
    instrumental bitnim bitnom bitnim
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative bitni bitne bitna
    genitive bitnih bitnih bitnih
    dative bitnim(a) bitnim(a) bitnim(a)
    accusative bitne bitne bitna
    vocative bitni bitne bitna
    locative bitnim(a) bitnim(a) bitnim(a)
    instrumental bitnim(a) bitnim(a) bitnim(a)
    comparative forms
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative bitniji bitnija bitnije
    genitive bitnijeg(a) bitnije bitnijeg(a)
    dative bitnijem(u) bitnijoj bitnijem(u)
    accusative inanimate
    animate
    bitniji
    bitnijeg(a)
    bitniju bitnije
    vocative bitniji bitnija bitnije
    locative bitnijem(u) bitnijoj bitnijem(u)
    instrumental bitnijim bitnijom bitnijim
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative bitniji bitnije bitnija
    genitive bitnijih bitnijih bitnijih
    dative bitnijim(a) bitnijim(a) bitnijim(a)
    accusative bitnije bitnije bitnija
    vocative bitniji bitnije bitnija
    locative bitnijim(a) bitnijim(a) bitnijim(a)
    instrumental bitnijim(a) bitnijim(a) bitnijim(a)
    superlative forms
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative najbitniji najbitnija najbitnije
    genitive najbitnijeg(a) najbitnije najbitnijeg(a)
    dative najbitnijem(u) najbitnijoj najbitnijem(u)
    accusative inanimate
    animate
    najbitniji
    najbitnijeg(a)
    najbitniju najbitnije
    vocative najbitniji najbitnija najbitnije
    locative najbitnijem(u) najbitnijoj najbitnijem(u)
    instrumental najbitnijim najbitnijom najbitnijim
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative najbitniji najbitnije najbitnija
    genitive najbitnijih najbitnijih najbitnijih
    dative najbitnijim(a) najbitnijim(a) najbitnijim(a)
    accusative najbitnije najbitnije najbitnija
    vocative najbitniji najbitnije najbitnija
    locative najbitnijim(a) najbitnijim(a) najbitnijim(a)
    instrumental najbitnijim(a) najbitnijim(a) najbitnijim(a)

    Further reading

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    • bitan”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026