sita

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sita"

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• sitar

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.

Ilocano

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cita (“quote”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsita/, [ˈsiː.ta]
• Hyphenation: si‧ta

Noun

síta (plural sitsita)

1. cite; quote
2. summoning; calling up
3. convoking a meeting

Conjugation

Possessive forms of sita

	Singular	Plural/Distributive
1st singular	sitak	sitsitak
2nd singular	sitam	sitsitam
3rd singular	sitana	sitsitana
1st dual	sitata	sitsitata
1st plural exclusive	sitami	sitsitami
1st plural inclusive	sitatayo	sitsitatayo
2nd plural	sitayo	sitsitayo
3rd plural	sitada	sitsitada

Derived terms

• agsita
• sitaen

 

Related terms

• sitar
• sitasion

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Austronesian *si and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-ta, an enclitic form of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, whence Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita. See data for cognates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈta/
• Hyphenation: si‧ta

Pronoun

sitá

1. (regional) First-person dual absolutive independent pronoun; we (two); us (two); you and I; you and me

   Synonym: data

Derived terms

• sitsita

See also

Ilocano personal pronouns

Person	Number	Absolutive		Ergative	Oblique	Possessive
		Disjunctive	Enclitic	Enclitic3		bági form	kukua form
First	singular	siak	-ak	-ko, -k	kaniak	bagik	kukuak, kuak
	dual	data, sita1	-ta		kaniata, kadata	bagita	kukuata
	plural inclusive	datayo, sitayo1	-tayo, -tay		kaniatayo, kadatayo	bagitayo	kukuatayo
	plural exclusive	dakami, sikami1	-kami, -kam	-mi	kaniami, kadakami	bagimi	kukuami
Second	singular	sika	-ka	-mo, -m	kaniam, kenka	bagim	kukuam
	plural	dakayo, sikayo1	-kayo, -kay	-yo	kaniayo, kadakayo	bagiyo	kukuayo
Third	singular	isu, isuna	Ø2	-na	kaniana, kenkuana	bagina	kukuana
	plural	isuda	-da		kaniada, kadakuada	bagida	kukuada
1Regional variants. 2Null morpheme. There is no absolutive enclitic for the third person singular pronoun. The disjunctives isu or isuna may also be used. 3Ergative enclitics are also used as possessive markers.
Fused enclitics Actor Patient siak data datayo dakami sika dakayo isu5 isuda siak bagik4 — — — -ka -kayo -ko, -k -ko ida, -k ida data — bagita4 — — — — -ta -ta ida datayo — — bagitayo4 — — — -tayo -tayo ida dakami — — — bagimi4 -daka -dakayo -mi -mi ida sika -nak — — -nakami bagim4 — -mo, -m -mo ida, -m ida dakayo -dak -data — -dakami — bagiyo4 -yo -yo ida isu -nak -nata -natayo -nakami -naka -nakayo bagina4, -na -na ida isuda -dak -data -datayo -dakami -daka -dakayo -da bagida4, -da ida 4Reflexive pronouns use the bagí form. 5 isu or isuna may also be added after the enclitics in this column.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Replaced Dutch beslag (“arrest, detention”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944. (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

• menyita
• penyita
• penyitaan
• sitaan
• tersita

 

Descendants

• → Min Nan: 詩礁／诗礁 (si-ta)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit सित (sita).

Adjective

sita

1. clear white.

Further reading

• “sita” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

sita f sg

1. feminine singular of sito

Anagrams

• -asti, -ista, Asti, asti, stai, stia

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

• sita 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)

Latvian

Verb

sita

1. third-person singular/plural past indicative 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

• Middle High German: sīte
  • Alemannic German: Siite
  • Central Franconian: Seck
  • Cimbrian: sait
  • German: Seite
  • Luxembourgish: Säit
  • Yiddish: זײַט (zayt)

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

• śweta

Derived terms

• sitawastra
• sitawṛṣabha

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦱꦺꦠ (séta)

Etymology 2

Noun

sita

1. Alternative spelling of śīta

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 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. smile

Declension

Declension table of "sita" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sitaṃ	sitāni
Accusative (second)	sitaṃ	sitāni
Instrumental (third)	sitena	sitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)	sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃ	sitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sitasmā or sitamhā or sitā	sitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sitassa	sitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or site	sitesu
Vocative (calling)	sita	sitāni

Descendants

• → Thai: สิตะ (sì-dtà) (learned)
• → Northern Thai: ᩈᩥᨲ (learned)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit सित (sita, “white”).

Adjective

sita

1. white

Declension

Declension table of "sita" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sito	sitā
Accusative (second)	sitaṃ	site
Instrumental (third)	sitena	sitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)	sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃ	sitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sitasmā or sitamhā or sitā	sitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sitassa	sitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or site	sitesu
Vocative (calling)	sita	sitā

Declension table of "sita" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sitaṃ	sitāni
Accusative (second)	sitaṃ	sitāni
Instrumental (third)	sitena	sitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)	sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃ	sitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sitasmā or sitamhā or sitā	sitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sitassa	sitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or site	sitesu
Vocative (calling)	sita	sitāni

Descendants

• → Thai: สิต- (sìt-) (learned)

Etymology 3

From the root si (“to bind”) ‎ -ta

Adjective

sita

1. past participle of sinoti (“to bind”)

Declension

Declension table of "sita" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sito	sitā
Accusative (second)	sitaṃ	site
Instrumental (third)	sitena	sitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)	sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃ	sitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sitasmā or sitamhā or sitā	sitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sitassa	sitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or site	sitesu
Vocative (calling)	sita	sitā

Declension table of "sitā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sitā	sitāyo or sitā
Accusative (second)	sitaṃ	sitāyo or sitā
Instrumental (third)	sitāya	sitāhi or sitābhi
Dative (fourth)	sitāya	sitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sitāya	sitāhi or sitābhi
Genitive (sixth)	sitāya	sitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sitāya or sitāyaṃ	sitāsu
Vocative (calling)	site	sitāyo or sitā

Declension table of "sita" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sitaṃ	sitāni
Accusative (second)	sitaṃ	sitāni
Instrumental (third)	sitena	sitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)	sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃ	sitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sitasmā or sitamhā or sitā	sitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sitassa	sitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or site	sitesu
Vocative (calling)	sita	sitāni

Descendants

• → Northern Thai: ᩈᩥᨲ (learned)

Etymology 4

From the root si (“to rest on”) ‎ -ta

Adjective

sita

1. clinging to, devoted to
2. resting upon

Declension

Declension table of "sita" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sito	sitā
Accusative (second)	sitaṃ	site
Instrumental (third)	sitena	sitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)	sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃ	sitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sitasmā or sitamhā or sitā	sitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sitassa	sitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or site	sitesu
Vocative (calling)	sita	sitā

Declension table of "sitā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sitā	sitāyo or sitā
Accusative (second)	sitaṃ	sitāyo or sitā
Instrumental (third)	sitāya	sitāhi or sitābhi
Dative (fourth)	sitāya	sitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sitāya	sitāhi or sitābhi
Genitive (sixth)	sitāya	sitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sitāya or sitāyaṃ	sitāsu
Vocative (calling)	site	sitāyo or sitā

Declension table of "sita" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sitaṃ	sitāni
Accusative (second)	sitaṃ	sitāni
Instrumental (third)	sitena	sitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)	sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃ	sitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sitasmā or sitamhā or sitā	sitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sitassa	sitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or site	sitesu
Vocative (calling)	sita	sitāni

Etymology 5

Inherited from Sanskrit शित (śita, “whetted”).

Adjective

sita

1. sharp

Declension

Declension table of "sita" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sito	sitā
Accusative (second)	sitaṃ	site
Instrumental (third)	sitena	sitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)	sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃ	sitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sitasmā or sitamhā or sitā	sitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sitassa	sitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or site	sitesu
Vocative (calling)	sita	sitā

Declension table of "sitā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sitā	sitāyo or sitā
Accusative (second)	sitaṃ	sitāyo or sitā
Instrumental (third)	sitāya	sitāhi or sitābhi
Dative (fourth)	sitāya	sitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sitāya	sitāhi or sitābhi
Genitive (sixth)	sitāya	sitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sitāya or sitāyaṃ	sitāsu
Vocative (calling)	site	sitāyo or sitā

Declension table of "sita" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sitaṃ	sitāni
Accusative (second)	sitaṃ	sitāni
Instrumental (third)	sitena	sitehi or sitebhi
Dative (fourth)	sitassa or sitāya or sitatthaṃ	sitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sitasmā or sitamhā or sitā	sitehi or sitebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sitassa	sitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sitasmiṃ or sitamhi or site	sitesu
Vocative (calling)	sita	sitāni

Related terms

• nisita, nisāna

Descendants

• → Thai: ศิตะ
• → Lao: ສິຕະ (si ta)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsita/ [ˈsi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: si‧ta

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):

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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	-tano	sita	saba	-nane	tisa, kenda
1—	kumi	kumi na moja, edashara	kumi na mbili, thenashara	kumi na tatu, thelatashara	kumi na nne, arobatashara	kumi na tano, hamstashara	kumi na sita, sitashara	kumi na saba, sabatashara	kumi na nane, themantashara	kumi na tisa, tisatashara
2—	ishirini	ishirini na moja	ishirini na mbili	ishirini na tatu	ishirini na nne	ishirini na tano	ishirini na sita	ishirini na saba	ishirini na nane	ishirini na tisa
3—	thelathini	thelathini na moja	thelathini na mbili	thelathini na tatu	thelathini na nne	thelathini na tano	thelathini na sita	thelathini na saba	thelathini na nane	thelathini na tisa
4—	arobaini	arobaini na moja	arobaini na mbili	arobaini na tatu	arobaini na nne	arobaini na tano	arobaini na sita	arobaini na saba	arobaini na nane	arobaini na tisa
5—	hamsini	hamsini na moja	hamsini na mbili	hamsini na tatu	hamsini na nne	hamsini na tano	hamsini na sita	hamsini na saba	hamsini na nane	hamsini na tisa
6—	sitini	sitini na moja	sitini na mbili	sitini na tatu	sitini na nne	sitini na tano	sitini na sita	sitini na saba	sitini na nane	sitini na tisa
7—	sabini	sabini na moja	sabini na mbili	sabini na tatu	sabini na nne	sabini na tano	sabini na sita	sabini na saba	sabini na nane	sabini na tisa
8—	themanini	themanini na moja	themanini na mbili	themanini na tatu	themanini na nne	themanini na tano	themanini na sita	themanini na saba	themanini na nane	themanini na tisa
9—	tisini	tisini na moja	tisini na mbili	tisini na tatu	tisini na nne	tisini na tano	tisini na sita	tisini na saba	tisini na nane	tisini na tisa

Noun

sita (n class, plural sita)

1. (card games) six

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

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -sitisha (“to cause to pause”)

References

• Johansen, Aimee (2003) “Why Kiswahili adopted the words for six, seven and nine”, in Studies in African Linguistics‎^[1], volume 32, number 2, pages 99-104

Swazi

Verb

-síta

1. to help

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cita (“appointment”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsita/ [ˈsiː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: si‧ta

Noun

sita (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜆ)

1. appointment; engagement

   Synonyms: tipanan, tagpuan

2. citation (of honor or merit); public recognition

   Synonyms: sitasyon, parangal

3. act of hiring the services of someone, such as a lawyer, band of musicians, etc.

Derived terms

• sitahin
• sumita

 

Related terms

• sitado
• sitas
• sitasyon

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish citar (“to summon”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈta/ [sɪˈt̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: si‧ta

Noun

sitá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜆ)

1. act of questioning someone for a possible or suspected violation of an ordinance, law, etc.

Derived terms

• masita
• pagsita
• sitahin
• sumita

 

Anagrams

• -ista, Atsi, atis, tisa, atsi, itsa

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

Yoruba

Etymology

Contraction of sí ìta (“to the outside”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sí.ꜜtā/

Adverb

síta

1. outside; out

   Sọ ọ́ síta ― Throw it out

   Àbíkẹ́ máa ń lọ síta ― Abike goes outside

   Irun kan ń yọ síta ― One hair is poking out

Usage notes

• used when movement is implied, when no movement is implied níta is used.