sita

See also: Sita, sità, sitã, sită, sitä, sitą́, šita, and шита

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Verb

sita

  1. to accost; to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request

Estonian

Noun

sita

  1. genitive singular of sitt

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”).

Verb

sita (third person singular past indicative sat, third person plural past indicative sótu, supine sitið)

  1. to sit

Conjugation
Conjugation of sita (group v-57)
infinitive sita
supine sitið
participle (a26)1 sitandi sitin
present past
first singular siti sat
second singular situr satst
third singular situr sat
plural sita sótu
imperative
singular sit!
plural sitið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Indonesian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sita/
  • Hyphenation: si‧ta
  • Rhymes: -ta

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

sita (first-person possessive sitaku, second-person possessive sitamu, third-person possessive sitanya)

  1. seizure, foreclosure, confiscation.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Min Nan: 詩礁／诗礁 (si-ta)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit सित (sita).

Adjective

sita

  1. clear white.

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: sì‧ta

Adjective

sita f sg

  1. feminine singular of sito

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

sita

  1. inflection of situs:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

sitā

  1. ablative feminine singular of situs

References

Latvian

Verb

sita

  1. 3rd person singular past indicative form of sist
  2. 3rd person plural past indicative form of sist

Livonian

Alternative forms
  • (Courland) sitā

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *sitta.

Noun

sita

  1. shit

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ, whence also Old English sīde, Old Norse síða.

Noun

sīta f

  1. side

Descendants

Old Javanese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /si.ta/
  • Homophone: śīta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Pali seta, from Sanskrit श्वेत (śveta, “white”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás (“white”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- (“bright; shine”).

Noun

sita

  1. white
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • sitawastra
  • sitawṛṣabha
Descendants

Noun

sita

  1. Alternative spelling of śīta

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀲𑀺𑀢 (Brahmi script)
  • सित (Devanagari script)
  • সিত (Bengali script)
  • සිත (Sinhalese script)
  • သိတ (Burmese script)
  • สิต or สิตะ (Thai script)
  • ᩈᩥᨲ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສິຕ or ສິຕະ (Lao script)
  • សិត (Khmer script)
  • 𑄥𑄨𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit स्मित (smita, “smile”)

Noun

sita n[1]

  1. smile
Declension
Declension table of "sita" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sitaṃsitāni
Accusative (second)sitaṃsitāni
Instrumental (third)sitenasitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃsitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sitasmā or sitamhā or sitāsitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)sitassasitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or sitesitesu
Vocative (calling)sitasitāni
Descendants

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit सित (sita, “white”)

Adjective

sita

  1. white[1]
Declension
Declension table of "sita" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sitositā
Accusative (second)sitaṃsite
Instrumental (third)sitenasitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃsitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sitasmā or sitamhā or sitāsitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)sitassasitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or sitesitesu
Vocative (calling)sitasitā
Declension table of "sita" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sitaṃsitāni
Accusative (second)sitaṃsitāni
Instrumental (third)sitenasitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃsitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sitasmā or sitamhā or sitāsitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)sitassasitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or sitesitesu
Vocative (calling)sitasitāni
Descendants
  • → Thai: สิต- (sìt-) (learned)

Adjective

sita

  1. past participle of sinoti (“to bind”)[2]
Declension
Declension table of "sita" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sitositā
Accusative (second)sitaṃsite
Instrumental (third)sitenasitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃsitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sitasmā or sitamhā or sitāsitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)sitassasitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or sitesitesu
Vocative (calling)sitasitā
Declension table of "sitā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sitāsitāyo or sitā
Accusative (second)sitaṃsitāyo or sitā
Instrumental (third)sitāyasitāhi or sitābhi
Dative (fourth)sitāyasitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sitāyasitāhi or sitābhi
Genitive (sixth)sitāyasitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sitāya or sitāyaṃsitāsu
Vocative (calling)sitesitāyo or sitā
Declension table of "sita" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sitaṃsitāni
Accusative (second)sitaṃsitāni
Instrumental (third)sitenasitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃsitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sitasmā or sitamhā or sitāsitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)sitassasitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or sitesitesu
Vocative (calling)sitasitāni
Descendants

Etymology 4

From the root si (“to rest on”) +‎ -ta

Adjective

sita

  1. clinging to, devoted to[1]
  2. resting upon[1]
Declension
Declension table of "sita" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sitositā
Accusative (second)sitaṃsite
Instrumental (third)sitenasitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃsitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sitasmā or sitamhā or sitāsitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)sitassasitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or sitesitesu
Vocative (calling)sitasitā
Declension table of "sitā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sitāsitāyo or sitā
Accusative (second)sitaṃsitāyo or sitā
Instrumental (third)sitāyasitāhi or sitābhi
Dative (fourth)sitāyasitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sitāyasitāhi or sitābhi
Genitive (sixth)sitāyasitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sitāya or sitāyaṃsitāsu
Vocative (calling)sitesitāyo or sitā
Declension table of "sita" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sitaṃsitāni
Accusative (second)sitaṃsitāni
Instrumental (third)sitenasitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃsitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sitasmā or sitamhā or sitāsitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)sitassasitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or sitesitesu
Vocative (calling)sitasitāni

Etymology 5

Inherited from Sanskrit शित (śita, “whetted”)

Adjective

sita

  1. sharp[2]
Declension
Declension table of "sita" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sitositā
Accusative (second)sitaṃsite
Instrumental (third)sitenasitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃsitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sitasmā or sitamhā or sitāsitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)sitassasitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or sitesitesu
Vocative (calling)sitasitā
Declension table of "sitā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sitāsitāyo or sitā
Accusative (second)sitaṃsitāyo or sitā
Instrumental (third)sitāyasitāhi or sitābhi
Dative (fourth)sitāyasitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sitāyasitāhi or sitābhi
Genitive (sixth)sitāyasitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sitāya or sitāyaṃsitāsu
Vocative (calling)sitesitāyo or sitā
Declension table of "sita" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sitaṃsitāni
Accusative (second)sitaṃsitāni
Instrumental (third)sitenasitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃsitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sitasmā or sitamhā or sitāsitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)sitassasitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or sitesitesu
Vocative (calling)sitasitāni
  • nisita, nisāna
Descendants

References
  1. Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 479.
  2. Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “sita”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Phuthi

Verb

-síta

  1. to help

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɕi.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: si‧ta

Noun

sita n

  1. inflection of sito:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

sita

  1. inflection of sit:
    1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
    2. indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
    3. indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
    4. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Noun

sita (Cyrillic spelling сита)

  1. inflection of sito:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/genitive/accusative/vocative plural

Spanish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

sita

  1. feminine singular of sito

Etymology 2

From translingual Sitta, the genus name.

Noun

sita f (plural sitas)

  1. nuthatch
    Synonym: trepador

Swahili
Swahili numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: sita
    Ordinal: -a sita

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِتَّة‎ (sitta).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Numeral

sita (invariable)

  1. six

Coordinate terms
Swahili cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
—0 —1 —2 —3 —4 —5 —6 —7 —8 —9
0— sifuri-moja, mosi-wili, pili-tatu-nne-tanositasaba-nanetisa, kenda
1— kumikumi na moja, edasharakumi na mbili, thenasharakumi na tatu, thelatasharakumi na nne, arobatasharakumi na tano, hamstasharakumi na sita, sitasharakumi na saba, sabatasharakumi na nane, themantasharakumi na tisa, tisatashara
2— ishiriniishirini na mojaishirini na mbiliishirini na tatuishirini na nneishirini na tanoishirini na sitaishirini na sabaishirini na naneishirini na tisa
3— thelathinithelathini na mojathelathini na mbilithelathini na tatuthelathini na nnethelathini na tanothelathini na sitathelathini na sabathelathini na nanethelathini na tisa
4— arobainiarobaini na mojaarobaini na mbiliarobaini na tatuarobaini na nnearobaini na tanoarobaini na sitaarobaini na sabaarobaini na nanearobaini na tisa
5— hamsinihamsini na mojahamsini na mbilihamsini na tatuhamsini na nnehamsini na tanohamsini na sitahamsini na sabahamsini na nanehamsini na tisa
6— sitinisitini na mojasitini na mbilisitini na tatusitini na nnesitini na tanositini na sitasitini na sabasitini na nanesitini na tisa
7— sabinisabini na mojasabini na mbilisabini na tatusabini na nnesabini na tanosabini na sitasabini na sabasabini na nanesabini na tisa
8— themaninithemanini na mojathemanini na mbilithemanini na tatuthemanini na nnethemanini na tanothemanini na sitathemanini na sabathemanini na nanethemanini na tisa
9— tisinitisini na mojatisini na mbilitisini na tatutisini na nnetisini na tanotisini na sitatisini na sabatisini na nanetisini na tisa

Noun

sita (n class, plural sita)

  1. (card games) six

See also
Playing cards in Swahili · karata za kucheza (layout · text)
ree, rea, rei mbili tatu nne tano sita saba
nane tisa kumi ghulamu, mzungu wa tatu malkia, mzungu wa pili, bibi mfalme, mzungu wa nne, basha jokari

Verb

-sita (infinitive kusita)

  1. to hesitate
  2. to pause

Conjugation
Conjugation of -sita
Positive present -nasita
Subjunctive -site
Negative -siti
Imperative singular sita
Infinitives
Positive kusita
Negative kutosita
Imperatives
Singular sita
Plural siteni
Tensed forms
Habitual husita
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisita
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusita
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasita)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasita/nasita tunasita
2nd person unasita mnasita
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasita wanasita
other classes positive subject concord + -nasita
Negative present (negative subject concord + -siti)
Singular Plural
1st person sisiti hatusiti
2nd person husiti hamsiti
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasiti hawasiti
other classes negative subject concord + -siti
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasita
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasita
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -site)
Singular Plural
1st person nisite tusite
2nd person usite msite
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asite wasite
other classes positive subject concord + -site
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisite
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesita
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesita
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisita
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisita
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asita)
Singular Plural
1st person nasita twasita
2nd person wasita mwasita
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asita wasita
m-mi(III/IV) wasita yasita
ji-ma(V/VI) lasita yasita
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasita vyasita
n(IX/X) yasita zasita
u(XI) wasita see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasita
pa(XVI) pasita
mu(XVIII) mwasita
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesita
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasita
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasita
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisita
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposita
Consecutive kasita / positive subject concord + -kasita
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasite
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisita -tusita
2nd person -kusita -wasita/-kusiteni/-wasiteni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msita -wasita
m-mi(III/IV) -usita -isita
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisita -yasita
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisita -visita
n(IX/X) -isita -zisita
u(XI) -usita see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusita
pa(XVI) -pasita
mu(XVIII) -musita
Reflexive -jisita
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sita- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sitaye -sitao
m-mi(III/IV) -sitao -sitayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sitalo -sitayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sitacho -sitavyo
n(IX/X) -sitayo -sitazo
u(XI) -sitao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sitako
pa(XVI) -sitapo
mu(XVIII) -sitamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sita)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesita -osita
m-mi(III/IV) -osita -yosita
ji-ma(V/VI) -losita -yosita
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosita -vyosita
n(IX/X) -yosita -zosita
u(XI) -osita see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosita
pa(XVI) -posita
mu(XVIII) -mosita
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

References
  • Johansen, Aimee (2003), “Why Kiswahili adopted the words for six, seven and nine”, in Studies in African Linguistics‎, volume 32, issue 2, pages 99-104

Swazi

Verb

-síta

  1. to help

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Ternate

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsi.ta]

Noun

sita

  1. a door or window crossbar

References
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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