bitte
See also: Bitte
English
Noun
bitte (plural bittes)
- Obsolete form of bit.
French
Etymology
From Old Norse biti (“beam, girder”), from Proto-Germanic *bitô, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bit/
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Noun
bitte f (plural bittes)
- (nautical) bitt, bollard, mooring post
- (slang) Alternative spelling of bite; cock, dick, prick
Derived terms
- bitte d'amarrage
Descendants
- → Italian: bitta (see there for further descendants)
See also
- bite
Further reading
- “bitte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- Tibet
German
Etymology
Ellipsis of ich bitte (dich) (“I beg (you)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪtə/
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Adverb
bitte
- please, if you please (used to make a polite request or affirm an offer)
Interjection
bitte
- you're welcome (acknowledgement of thanks)
- Synonyms: bitte schön, gern geschehen
- excuse me, sorry (request to repeat information)
- Synonym: Entschuldigung
- here you are (when handing something over to someone)
- (sarcastic) OK then, well then, all right (indication of mock acquiescence to someone's apparent demanding attitude)
See also
- danke
Verb
bitte
- inflection of bitten:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Further reading
- “bitte” in Duden online
- “bitte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Anagrams
- Tibet
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbit.te/
- Rhymes: -itte
- Hyphenation: bìt‧te
Noun
bitte f
- plural of bitta
Turkish
Noun
bitte
- locative singular of bit