aita
Basque
Etymology
Onomatopoetic nursery-word, attested since the 15th century; compare Proto-Indo-European *átta (“father”), Proto-Uralic *attɜ (“father, grandfather”), Proto-Turkic *ata (“father”), Proto-Kartvelian *ded- (“mother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ai̯ta/, [ai̯.t̪a]
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Noun
aita anim
- father
- Nire aitaren etxea / defendituko dut.
- My father's home / I will defend.
- priest
- autor
Declension
| Declension of aita (animate, ending in -a) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | aita | aita | aitak |
| ergative | aitak | aitak | aitek |
| dative | aitari | aitari | aitei |
| genitive | aitaren | aitaren | aiten |
| comitative | aitarekin | aitarekin | aitekin |
| causative | aitarengatik | aitarengatik | aitengatik |
| benefactive | aitarentzat | aitarentzat | aitentzat |
| instrumental | aitaz | aitaz | aitez |
| inessive | aitarengan | aitarengan | aitengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | aitarengana | aitarengana | aitengana |
| terminative | aitarenganaino | aitarenganaino | aitenganaino |
| directive | aitarenganantz | aitarenganantz | aitenganantz |
| destinative | aitarenganako | aitarenganako | aitenganako |
| ablative | aitarengandik | aitarengandik | aitengandik |
| partitive | aitarik | — | — |
| prolative | aitatzat | — | — |
Related terms
- aitabisaba
- aitabitxi
- aitaginarreba
- aitaorde
- aitatxi
- aitita
- aitona
- Aitor
Estonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯tɑ/, [ˈɑi̯tˑɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑitɑ
- Hyphenation: ai‧ta
Verb
aita
- present indicative connegative of aitama
- second-person singular imperative of aitama
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aita, possibly from Proto-Uralic *ajta. Cognate with Karelian aituš, Livvi aidu, Estonian aed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯tɑ/, [ˈɑi̯t̪ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑitɑ
- Syllabification(key): ai‧ta
Noun
aita
- fence
- (low) wall
Declension
| Inflection of aita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aita | aidat | |
| genitive | aidan | aitojen | |
| partitive | aitaa | aitoja | |
| illative | aitaan | aitoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | aita | aidat | |
| accusative | nom. | aita | aidat |
| gen. | aidan | ||
| genitive | aidan | aitojen aitainrare | |
| partitive | aitaa | aitoja | |
| inessive | aidassa | aidoissa | |
| elative | aidasta | aidoista | |
| illative | aitaan | aitoihin | |
| adessive | aidalla | aidoilla | |
| ablative | aidalta | aidoilta | |
| allative | aidalle | aidoille | |
| essive | aitana | aitoina | |
| translative | aidaksi | aidoiksi | |
| instructive | — | aidoin | |
| abessive | aidatta | aidoitta | |
| comitative | — | aitoineen | |
| Possessive forms of aita (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | aitani | aitamme |
| 2nd person | aitasi | aitanne |
| 3rd person | aitansa | |
Derived terms
- aidanne
- aidas
- aidata
- aidoittaa
- aituri
- toinen puhuu aidasta, toinen aidan seipäistä
Compounds
- aidanrako
- aidanseiväs
- aidanvieri
- aitajuoksija
- aitajuoksu
- aitalanka
- aitapensas
- aitatarve
- aitaverkko
- aitovieri
- hirviaita
- johdeaita
- kiviaita
- kuoriaita
- kuusiaita
- köysiaita
- lammasaita
- lanka-aita
- lankkuaita
- lapeaita
- lauta-aita
- lumiaita
- meluaita
- orapihlaja-aita
- paaluaita
- panssariverkkoaita
- pensasaita
- piikkilanka-aita
- pisteaita
- poroaita
- raja-aita
- rauta-aita
- riista-aita
- risuaita
- riukuaita
- sorkka-aita
- suoja-aita
- sähköaita
- säleaita
- verkkoaita
Ingrian
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Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aita. Cognates include Finnish aita and Estonian aed.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯tɑ/, [ˈɑi̯d]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯tɑ/, [ˈɑi̯d̥ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑi̯tɑ
- Hyphenation: ai‧ta
Noun
aita
- fence
- 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 79:
- Aita kraasattii valkiaks
- The fence is painted white.
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Declension
| Declension of aita (type 3/kana, it-ij gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | aita | aijat |
| genitive | aijan | aitoin |
| partitive | aitaa | aitoja |
| illative | aitaa | aitoi |
| inessive | aijaas | aijois |
| elative | aijast | aijoist |
| allative | aijalle | aijoille |
| adessive | aijaal | aijoil |
| ablative | aijalt | aijoilt |
| translative | aijaks | aijoiks |
| essive | aitanna, aitaan | aitoinna, aitoin |
| exessive1) | aitant | aitoint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 5
Italian
Verb
aita
- inflection of aitare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Karelian
| North Karelian (Viena) | aita |
|---|---|
| South Karelian (Tver) | aida |
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aita. Cognates include Finnish aita.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯tɑ/
- Hyphenation: ai‧ta
Noun
aita (genitive aijan, partitive aitua)
- (North Karelian) fence
Declension
| Viena Karelian declension of aita (type 4/kala, it-ij gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | aita | aijat | |
| genitive | aijan | aitojen | |
| partitive | aitua | aitoja | |
| illative | aitah | aitoih | |
| inessive | aijašša | aijoissa | |
| elative | aijašta | aijoista | |
| adessive | aijalla | aijoilla | |
| ablative | aijalta | aijoilta | |
| translative | aijakši | aijoiksi | |
| essive | aitana | aitoina | |
| comitative | — | aijoineh | |
| comitative | aijatta | aijoitta | |
| Possessive forms of aita | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | aitani | |
| 2nd person | aitaš | |
| 3rd person | aitah | |
| *) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. | ||
References
- P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015), “забор”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN
Kavalan
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.
Pronoun
aita
- we (inclusive of the person spoken to)
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *aitā, from Proto-Indo-European *ey-, *oy- (“to go”) (cf. iet) with an extra syllable tā. The original meaning was thus “goer, one that goes (around),” a common source of words for “sheep” (cf. Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian баран (baran), a borrowing from Proto-Turkic *baran (“one that goes”)). An alternative theory, which derives aita from the diminutive avitiņa of dated avs (“sheep”) is less likely to be correct, since the avi > ai change would be irregular. Cognates include Lithuanian áita (feminine), áitas (“one who walks around a lot; restless person”) (masculine), Old Prussian aytegenis (“small (quick, restless) woodpecker”), Russian dialectal етенька (jetenʹka, “name used to call sheep”) (from *ěta- < *ait-), Hittite 𒇻 (iyant-, “sheep”) (lit. “goer, one that goes”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [àjta]
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Noun
aita f (4th declension)
- sheep (esp. Ovis aries; generic word)
- mājas aita ― domestic sheep
- aitu gans ― sheep herd (shepherd, person)
- aitu suns ― sheep dog (shepherd, dog breed)
- cirpt aitas ― to shear the sheep
Usage notes
The term aita is more frequent than avs, both as a generic and as the specific name of the female.
Declension
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | aita | aitas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | aitu | aitas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | aitas | aitu |
| dative (datīvs) | aitai | aitām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | aitu | aitām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | aitā | aitās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | aita | aitas |
See also
- auns
- teķis
- (dated term) avs
- jērs
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “aita”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Basque aita.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaita/ [ˈai̯.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -aita
- Syllabification: ai‧ta
Noun
aita m (plural aitas)
- (Spain, Basque Country, Navarre) dad