vita

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See also: Vita, vită, viță, vítá, Víťa, and vitæ

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin vīta (“life”). Doublet of quick and jiva.

Noun[edit]

vita (plural vitae or vitas or (archaic) vitæ)

  1. A hagiography; a biography of a saint.
  2. A curriculum vitae.

See also[edit]

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Participle[edit]

vita

  1. inflection of vít:
    1. feminine singular passive participle
    2. neuter plural passive participle

Faroese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see”).

Verb[edit]

vita (third person singular past indicative visti, third person plural past indicative vistu, supine vitað)

  1. To know.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of vita (irregular)
infinitive vita
supine vitað
participle — —
present past
first singular veit visti
second singular veitst visti
third singular veit visti
plural vita vistu
imperative
singular —
plural —
Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Inflected form of viti

Noun[edit]

vita m

  1. indefinite accusative singular of viti
  2. indefinite dative singular of viti
  3. indefinite genitive singular of viti
  4. indefinite genitive plural of viti

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Means "water slime" in dialects. Origin unknown.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋitɑ/, [ˈʋit̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -itɑ
  • Syllabification(key): vi‧ta

Noun[edit]

vita

  1. pondweed (an aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of vita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative vita vidat
genitive vidan vitojen
partitive vitaa vitoja
illative vitaan vitoihin
singular plural
nominative vita vidat
accusative nom. vita vidat
gen. vidan
genitive vidan vitojen
vitainrare
partitive vitaa vitoja
inessive vidassa vidoissa
elative vidasta vidoista
illative vitaan vitoihin
adessive vidalla vidoilla
ablative vidalta vidoilta
allative vidalle vidoille
essive vitana vitoina
translative vidaksi vidoiksi
abessive vidatta vidoitta
instructive — vidoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vitani vitani
accusative nom. vitani vitani
gen. vitani
genitive vitani vitojeni
vitainirare
partitive vitaani vitojani
inessive vidassani vidoissani
elative vidastani vidoistani
illative vitaani vitoihini
adessive vidallani vidoillani
ablative vidaltani vidoiltani
allative vidalleni vidoilleni
essive vitanani vitoinani
translative vidakseni vidoikseni
abessive vidattani vidoittani
instructive — —
comitative — vitoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vitasi vitasi
accusative nom. vitasi vitasi
gen. vitasi
genitive vitasi vitojesi
vitaisirare
partitive vitaasi vitojasi
inessive vidassasi vidoissasi
elative vidastasi vidoistasi
illative vitaasi vitoihisi
adessive vidallasi vidoillasi
ablative vidaltasi vidoiltasi
allative vidallesi vidoillesi
essive vitanasi vitoinasi
translative vidaksesi vidoiksesi
abessive vidattasi vidoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — vitoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vitamme vitamme
accusative nom. vitamme vitamme
gen. vitamme
genitive vitamme vitojemme
vitaimmerare
partitive vitaamme vitojamme
inessive vidassamme vidoissamme
elative vidastamme vidoistamme
illative vitaamme vitoihimme
adessive vidallamme vidoillamme
ablative vidaltamme vidoiltamme
allative vidallemme vidoillemme
essive vitanamme vitoinamme
translative vidaksemme vidoiksemme
abessive vidattamme vidoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — vitoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vitanne vitanne
accusative nom. vitanne vitanne
gen. vitanne
genitive vitanne vitojenne
vitainnerare
partitive vitaanne vitojanne
inessive vidassanne vidoissanne
elative vidastanne vidoistanne
illative vitaanne vitoihinne
adessive vidallanne vidoillanne
ablative vidaltanne vidoiltanne
allative vidallenne vidoillenne
essive vitananne vitoinanne
translative vidaksenne vidoiksenne
abessive vidattanne vidoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — vitoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative vitansa vitansa
accusative nom. vitansa vitansa
gen. vitansa
genitive vitansa vitojensa
vitainsarare
partitive vitaansa vitojaan
vitojansa
inessive vidassaan
vidassansa 		vidoissaan
vidoissansa
elative vidastaan
vidastansa 		vidoistaan
vidoistansa
illative vitaansa vitoihinsa
adessive vidallaan
vidallansa 		vidoillaan
vidoillansa
ablative vidaltaan
vidaltansa 		vidoiltaan
vidoiltansa
allative vidalleen
vidallensa 		vidoilleen
vidoillensa
essive vitanaan
vitanansa 		vitoinaan
vitoinansa
translative vidakseen
vidaksensa 		vidoikseen
vidoiksensa
abessive vidattaan
vidattansa 		vidoittaan
vidoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — vitoineen
vitoinensa

Hypernyms[edit]

Hyponyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

compounds

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Gallurese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Classical Latin vīta, from Proto-Italic *gʷītā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

vita f (plural viti)

  1. life

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Gallurese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Back-formation from vitat.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈvitɒ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: vi‧ta
  • Rhymes: -tɒ

Noun[edit]

vita (plural viták)

  1. debate, dispute, discussion

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative vita viták
accusative vitát vitákat
dative vitának vitáknak
instrumental vitával vitákkal
causal-final vitáért vitákért
translative vitává vitákká
terminative vitáig vitákig
essive-formal vitaként vitákként
essive-modal — —
inessive vitában vitákban
superessive vitán vitákon
adessive vitánál vitáknál
illative vitába vitákba
sublative vitára vitákra
allative vitához vitákhoz
elative vitából vitákból
delative vitáról vitákról
ablative vitától vitáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		vitáé vitáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		vitáéi vitákéi
Possessive forms of vita
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. vitám vitáim
2nd person sing. vitád vitáid
3rd person sing. vitája vitái
1st person plural vitánk vitáink
2nd person plural vitátok vitáitok
3rd person plural vitájuk vitáik

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

  • vita in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Icelandic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see”).

Verb[edit]

vita (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative veit, third-person singular past indicative vissi, supine vitað)

  1. to know (information), know of something
    Að heyra barn hlæja er það fallegasta sem ég veit.
    To hear a child laughing is the most beautiful thing I know.
    Vissir þú að við lentum aldrei á tunglinu í alvörunni? Það var allt feik.
    Did you know we never really landed on the moon? It was all fake.
  2. to see, check
    Vittu nú hvort þú getir ekki lagað þetta fyrir mig.
    Now see if you can't fix that for me.
Conjugation[edit]
vita — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að vita
supine
(sagnbót) 		vitað
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		vitandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég veit við vitum present
(nútíð) 		ég viti við vitum
þú veist þið vitið þú vitir þið vitið
hann, hún, það veit þeir, þær, þau vita hann, hún, það viti þeir, þær, þau viti
past
(þátíð) 		ég vissi við vissum past
(þátíð) 		ég vissi við vissum
þú vissir þið vissuð þú vissir þið vissuð
hann, hún, það vissi þeir, þær, þau vissu hann, hún, það vissi þeir, þær, þau vissu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		vit (þú) vitið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
vittu vitiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

vita

  1. inflection of viti:
    1. indefinite accusative
    2. indefinite dative singular
    3. indefinite genitive

Interlingua[edit]

Noun[edit]

vita (plural vitas)

  1. life

Related terms[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin vīta, from Proto-Italic *gʷītā, possibly a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from the root *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

vita f (plural vite)

  1. life
    • mid 1300s–mid 1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto I”, in Inferno [Hell]‎[2], lines 1–3; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎[3], 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:
      Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita
      mi ritrovai per una selva oscura,
      ché la diritta via era smarrita.
      Halfway through the journey of our life, I found myself inside a dark forest, for the straightforward path was lost.
  2. waist

Related terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Ladin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin vīta.

Noun[edit]

vita f (plural vites)

  1. life

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Italic *gʷītā. Possibly corresponds to a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ (compare Ancient Greek βίοτος (bíotos, “life”), Old Irish bethu, bethad, Irish beatha, Welsh bywyd, Old Church Slavonic животъ (životŭ, “life”), Lithuanian gyvatà (“life”), Sanskrit जीवित (jīvitá), Avestan gayo (accusative ǰyātum) "life")), ultimately from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

vīta f (genitive vītae); first declension

  1. life
    Synonym: lūx
  2. (by extension) living, support, subsistence
  3. a way of life
  4. real life, not fiction
  5. (figuratively) mankind, the living

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative vīta vītae
Genitive vītae vītārum
Dative vītae vītīs
Accusative vītam vītās
Ablative vītā vītīs
Vocative vīta vītae

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Descendants

Verb[edit]

vītā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of vītō

References[edit]

  • “vita”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “vita”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “vita”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vita in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Malagasy[edit]

Adjective[edit]

vita

  1. finished, complete, completed
  2. (figuratively) dead

Verb[edit]

vita

  1. To finish, complete, do, accomplish.

Related terms[edit]

Focus (Voice)
Agent
(Active) 		man-form: mamita
mi-form: --
om-form: --
Patient
(Passive) 		vitaina
alternate: --
a-form: --
voa-form: --
tafa-form: --
Goal
(Relative) 		an-form: amitana
i-form: --

See also[edit]

Neapolitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin vīta. Compare Italian vita.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

vita f (plural vite)

  1. life

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see”).

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²ʋɪ(ː)ta/
  • Hyphenation: vì‧ta

Verb[edit]

vita (present tense veit, past tense visste, past participle visst, passive infinitive vitast, present participle vitande, imperative vit)

  1. To know.
    Veit du kva dette er?
    Do you know what this is?
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin vita (“life”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

vita n (definite singular vitaet, indefinite plural vita, definite plural vitaa)

  1. biography
    Synonym: biografi

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

vita n

  1. definite plural of vit

References[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *witaną (“to know”), from Proto-Indo-European *wóyde (“to have seen, know”), originally a perfect form of *weyd- (“to see”).

Cognate with Old English witan, Old Frisian wita, Old Saxon witan, Old Dutch witan, Old High German wizzan, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (witan).

Verb[edit]

vita (singular past indicative vissi, plural past indicative vissu, past participle vitaðr)

  1. to know

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of vita (preterite-present)
infinitive vita
present participle vitandi
past participle vitaðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular veit vissa
2nd-person singular veizt vissir
3rd-person singular veit vissi
1st-person plural vitum vissum
2nd-person plural vituð vissuð
3rd-person plural vitu vissu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular vita vissa
2nd-person singular vitir vissir
3rd-person singular viti vissi
1st-person plural vitim vissim
2nd-person plural vitið vissið
3rd-person plural viti vissi
imperative present
2nd-person singular vit
1st-person plural vitum
2nd-person plural vituð

Descendants[edit]

Old Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic *witaną.

Verb[edit]

vita

  1. To know.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of vita (preterite-present)
present past
infinitive vita —
participle vitandi vist, vitit, vitat (ntr.)
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk vēt viti — vissi vissi
þū vēst viti vit vissi vissi
han vēt viti — vissi vissi
vīr vitum vitum vitum vissum vissum
īr vitin vitin vitin vissin vissin
þēr vitu vitin — vissu vissin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk — — — — —
þū — — — — —
han — — — — —
vīr — — — — —
īr — — — — —
þēr — — — — —
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse víta, from Proto-Germanic *wītaną.

Verb[edit]

vīta

  1. To prove.
  2. To accuse.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of vīta (weak)
present past
infinitive vīta —
participle vītandi, vītande vītter
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk vītir vīti, vīte —   vītti, vītte vītti, vītte
þū vītir vīti, vīte vīt vītti, vītte vītti, vītte
han vītir vīti, vīte —   vītti, vītte vītti, vītte
vīr vītum, vītom vītum, vītom vītum, vītom vīttum, vīttom vīttum, vīttom
īr vītin vītin vītin vīttin vīttin
þēr vīta vītin —   vīttu, vītto vīttin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk vītis vītis, vītes —   vīttis, vīttes vīttis, vīttes
þū vītis vītis, vītes —   vīttis, vīttes vīttis, vīttes
han vītis vītis, vītes —   vīttis, vīttes vīttis, vīttes
vīr vītums, vītoms vītums, vītoms —   vīttums, vīttoms vīttums, vīttoms
īr vītins vītins —   vīttins vīttins
þēr vītas vītins —   vīttus, vīttos vīttins

Piedmontese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin vīta, from Proto-Italic *gʷītā, possibly a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from the root *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”).

Noun[edit]

vita f (plural vite)

  1. life

Romansch[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin vīta.

Noun[edit]

vita f (plural vitas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) life
Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Related to Etymology 1 above, similar to Italian vita.

Noun[edit]

vita f (plural vitas)

  1. (anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) waist
Alternative forms[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
  • taglia (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Puter)

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Participle[edit]

vita (Cyrillic spelling вита)

  1. inflection of viti:
    1. feminine singular passive past participle
    2. neuter plural passive past participle

Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

vita

  1. plural of kita: war

Derived terms[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

vita

  1. inflection of vit:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Tsonga[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́dia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da.

Verb[edit]

vita

  1. To call.
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