byt

See also: být, byť, and by't

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bijten, from Middle Dutch biten, from Old Dutch *bītan, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt (“to split”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛit/, [bə̟i̯t][1]
  • (file)

Verb

byt (present byt, present participle bytende, past participle gebyt)

  1. to bite
    Die kat byt my — The cat is biting me

Noun

byt (plural byte)

  1. bite (the wound left behind after having been bitten)
    byte van insekte kan gevaarlik wees — insect bites can be dangerous

References

  1. 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Czech

Etymology

Deverbal from být.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɪt]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪt
  • Homophone: bit

Noun

byt m inan

  1. apartment, flat (UK)

Declension

Further reading

  • byt in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • byt in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • byt in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Verb

byt

  1. imperative of bytte

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɨt]

Verb

byt

  1. supine of byś

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bytъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɨt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨt
  • Syllabification: byt

Noun

byt m inan

  1. being; entity (abstract concept)
  2. existence
  3. (dated) everyday life

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
verb

Further reading

  • byt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • byt in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “byt”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbit/

Noun

byt m inan (genitive singular bytu, nominative plural byty, genitive plural bytov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. apartment, flat (UK)

Declension

Further reading

  • byt in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Swedish

Verb

byt

  1. imperative of byta.

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

byt f (diminutive bytła)

  1. barrel (container for wine, fish, etc.)
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