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Old English · noun

bita

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈbi.tɑ/
Syllables
ˈbi · tɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
bitebiterbitesmouthfulbit

Meaning

  1. bite (of food), mouthful

  2. biter, one who bites

Declension

Declension of bita
SingularPlural
Nominative bitabitan
Accusative bitanbitan
Genitive bitanbitena
Dative bitanbitum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bitô. See the verb *bītaną (“to bite”). Cognate with Old Frisian bita, Old High German bizzo (German Bisse), Old Norse biti.

Descendants

bit, bite

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