eldertongue

Old English · noun

cyta

Normalised cȳta

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

Meaning

  1. kite

  2. bittern

Declension

Declension of cyta
SingularPlural
Nominative cȳtacȳtan
Accusative cȳtancȳtan
Genitive cȳtancȳtena
Dative cȳtancȳtum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kūtijō, from Proto-West Germanic *kūt (“bird of prey”).

Descendants

kite

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