Translingual [ edit ]
Symbol [ edit ]
sit
English [ edit ]
Pronunciation [ edit ]
enPR:
sĭt , IPA (key) : /sɪt/
, IPA 8️⃣ : Audio (US)
Audio (AU)
Rhymes: -ɪt
Etymology 1 [ edit
]
From Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan, from Proto-West Germanic
*sittjan, 8️⃣ from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”).
Verb [
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sit (third-person singular simple present sits, present participle sitting,
simple past 8️⃣ sat or (dated, poetic) sate, past participle sat or (archaic, dialectal)
sitten)
A painting of a man sitting.
Conjugation [ edit ]
Quotations 8️⃣ [ edit ]
For
quotations using this term, see Citations:sit
Synonyms [ edit ]
Derived terms [ edit
]
Terms derived from sit (verb)
Translations 8️⃣ [ edit ]
— see sit down move oneself into
such a position
to be a member of a deliberative body Chinese: 8️⃣ Mandarin: 出任 (zh) (
chūrèn )
Finnish: istua (fi)
French: siéger (fr)
German: sitzen (de) angehören
(de)
Irish: suigh
Japanese: いる (ja) ( iru )
Spanish: 8️⃣ pertenecer (es)
Swedish: sitta
(sv)
of an agreement or arrangement, to be accepted Finnish: sopia (fi)
Japanese: 受け入れる
(ja) ( uke-ireru )
Spanish: encajar 8️⃣ (es)
Swedish: välkomnas (sv)
The translations below
need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See
instructions at 8️⃣ Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
Aromanian: (please verify) şedu
Dutch: (please verify) zitten (nl)
Esperanto: (please
verify) sidi
Georgian: (please verify) 8️⃣ ზის ( zis )
Indonesian: (please verify) duduk
(id)
Interlingua: (please verify) seder
Maltese: (please verify) poġġi (please verify)
bilqegħda
Northern Sami: (please verify) 8️⃣ čohkkát
Norwegian: (please verify) sitte
(no)
Persian: (please verify) نشستن (fa) ( nešastan )
Swahili: (please verify)
kukaa
Swedish: (please verify) sitta (sv)
Noun [ 8️⃣ edit ]
sit (plural sits)
An act of
sitting. ( mining ) Subsidence of the roof of a coal mine. ( rare 8️⃣ , Buddhism ) event,
usually lasting one full day or more, where the primary goal is to sit in
meditation.
Translations 8️⃣ [ edit ]
meditation event Finnish: istunto (fi)
Etymology 2 [
edit ]
Noun [ edit ]
sit (plural sits)
( informal ) situation Short 8️⃣ for 2012 , Gail
Shisler, For Country and Corps: The Life of General Oliver P. Smith : The increasing
scope 8️⃣ of the disaster was relayed in short, terse sentences whose brevity does not
conceal the unfolding nightmare. [ … ] 8️⃣ In mid-afternoon at 1600: “Sit is getting worse;
need help badly,” “have considerable number of wounded that are unable to
8️⃣ evacuate.”
Related terms [ edit ]
Multiple parts of speech [ edit ]
sit
( stenoscript )
situation Abbreviation of (situational, situationally, etc.) and 8️⃣ related forms of that
wordetc.
Anagrams [ edit ]
Afrikaans [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
Formally from Dutch
zitten (“to sit”), from 8️⃣ Frankish *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną. Semantically
from a merger of the former and related Dutch zetten (“to set, put”), from
8️⃣ Proto-Germanic *satjaną, whence also Afrikaans set (chiefly in compounds). Both
Germanic verbs are eventually from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.
Pronunciation [ edit
]
IPA 8️⃣ (key) : /sət/
: Audio
Verb [ edit ]
sit (present sit, present participle
sittende, past participle gesit)
( intransitive ) sit ( op, 8️⃣ binne or in usually used
withor ) Sy sit en sein vir haar dogtertjie. She is sitting and gesturing to 8️⃣ her young
daughter. ( intransitive ) sit sit down Sit asseblief. Please sit down. ( transitive )
place put Ek 8️⃣ sit jou sleutels op die tafel. I am putting your keys on the table. (
transitive ) deposit Ek gaan 8️⃣ al my geld in die bank sit. I am going to deposit all my
money in the bank.
Usage notes [ 8️⃣ edit ]
Sit and its derivatives are usually more
commonly used than plaas for their overlapping senses, but are sometimes considered
8️⃣ less formal than plaas, especially in formal writing.
Synonyms [ edit ]
( to deposit )
: deponeer plaas
( to place ) 8️⃣ : neersit plaas
Derived terms [ edit ]
Related terms [
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Catalan [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
Onomatopoeic
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Noun 8️⃣ [
edit ]
sit m (plural sits)
bunting ( Emberiza bird of the genus )
Derived terms [ edit
]
Further reading [ edit 8️⃣ ]
“sit” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,
Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Danish [ edit ]
Pronoun [ edit ]
sit n (common 8️⃣ sin, plural
sine)
( reflexive possessive ) third-person sg pronoun, meaning his/her/its (own)
See
also [ edit ]
Danish personal pronouns Number Person 8️⃣ Type Nominative Oblique Possessive
common neuter plural Singular First – jeg mig min mit mine Second modern / informal du
8️⃣ dig din dit dine formal De Dem Deres Third masculine (person) han ham hans feminine
(person) hun hende hendes common(noun) 8️⃣ den dens neuter(noun) det dets reflexive – sig
sin sit sine Plural First modern vi os vores archaic / formal 8️⃣ vor vort vore Second – I
jer jeres Third – de dem deres reflexive – sig
Finnish [ edit ]
Pronunciation [ 8️⃣ edit
]
IPA (key) : /ˈsit/ , [ˈs̠it̪]
: , Rhymes: -it
Syllabification(key): sit
Adverb [ edit
]
sit
( colloquial or dialectal ) sitten Alternative 8️⃣ form of
Gothic [ edit
]
Romanization [ edit ]
sit
𐍃𐌹𐍄 Romanization of
Ingrian [ edit ]
Pronunciation [ edit
]
Adverb [ edit ]
sit
siit Alternative 8️⃣ form of 2008 , “Läkkäämmä omal viisii [ We're
speaking [ our ] own way ]”, in Inkeri [1], volume 8️⃣ 4, number 69 , St. Petersburg, page
12 : , “Läkkäämmä omal viisii []”, in, volume 4, number, St. Petersburg, 8️⃣ page Tämä on
Savimäen kylä a sit ono veel Hammalan kylä. This is the Savimäki village and then there
is 8️⃣ also the Hammala village.
References [ edit ]
Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov
(2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку [2], 8️⃣ →ISBN , page 35
Karelian [ edit
]
Etymology [ edit ]
Related to Veps sid'.
Adverb [ edit ]
sit
Latin [ edit
]
Pronunciation [ 8️⃣ edit ]
Verb [ edit ]
sit
third-person singular present active sum
subjunctive of 4th century, St Jerome, Vulgate, Tobit 3:23 Sit nomen 8️⃣ tuum Deus Israhel
benedictum in saecula. (Be thy name, O God of Israel, blessed for ever.)
References [
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sit Glossarium 8️⃣ Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by
D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Latvian
8️⃣ [ edit ]
Verb [ edit ]
sit
sist inflection of second / third-person singular present
indicative third-person plural present indicative second-person singular 8️⃣ imperative (
lai with the particle ) third-person singular sist imperative of ( lai with the
particle ) third-person plural 8️⃣ sist imperative of
Livvi [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit
]
Compare the colloquial and dialectal Finnish "sit" (the standard form of which 8️⃣ is
sitten).
Adverb [ edit ]
sit
References [ edit ]
Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen
(2009), “sit”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja 8️⃣ , Helsinki: Kotus,
→ISSN
Northern Ohlone [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
Compare Southern Ohlone sit
(“tooth”).
Noun [ edit ]
sit
( plural only 8️⃣ ) teeth, set of teeth ( himmen with )
tooth
References [ edit ]
María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and 8️⃣ John Peabody
Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian
Langauges)[3], Unpublished
Norwegian Nynorsk [ edit ]
Verb [ 8️⃣ edit ]
sit
Old Norse [
edit ]
Verb [ edit ]
sit
Polish [ edit ]
Pronunciation [ edit ]
IPA (key) : /ɕit/
:
Audio
Rhymes: -it
Syllabification: 8️⃣ sit
Etymology 1 [ edit ]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic
*sitъ.
Noun [ edit ]
sit m inan
any rush of the genus Juncus
Declension [ edit
8️⃣ ]
Declension of sit singular plural nominative sit sity genitive situ sitów dative
sitowi sitom accusative sit sity instrumental sitem sitami 8️⃣ locative sicie sitach
vocative sicie sity
Etymology 2 [ edit ]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma
form.
Noun [ edit ]
sit 8️⃣ n
Further reading [ edit ]
sit in Polish dictionaries at
PWN
Romanian [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
Borrowed from French site or 8️⃣ English
site.
Noun [ edit ]
sit n (plural situri)
picturesque landscape site of a city
archeological site ( Internet ) website site
Declension 8️⃣ [ edit ]
Declension of sit
singular plural indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation
definite articulation nominative/accusative (un) sit situl (niște) 8️⃣ situri siturile
genitive/dative (unui) sit sitului (unor) situri siturilor vocative situle
siturilor
Etymology 1 [ edit ]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sytъ, from
8️⃣ Proto-Balto-Slavic *sā́ˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂-.
Adjective [ edit ]
sȉt
(definite sȉtī, comparative sitiji, Cyrillic spelling си̏т)
Declension [ edit
]
positive indefinite forms 8️⃣ singular masculine feminine neuter nominative sit sita sito
genitive sita site sita dative situ sitoj situ accusative inanimate
animate sit
sita
situ 8️⃣ sito vocative sit sita sito locative situ sitoj situ instrumental sitim sitom
sitim plural masculine feminine neuter nominative siti site 8️⃣ sita genitive sitih sitih
sitih dative sitim(a) sitim(a) sitim(a) accusative site site sita vocative siti site
sita locative sitim(a) sitim(a) 8️⃣ sitim(a) instrumental sitim(a) sitim(a)
sitim(a)
positive definite forms singular masculine feminine neuter nominative siti
sita sito genitive sitog(a) site sitog(a) dative 8️⃣ sitom(u/e) sitoj sitom(u/e) accusative
inanimate
animate siti
sitog(a) situ sito vocative siti sita sito locative sitom(e/u)
sitoj sitom(e/u) instrumental sitim sitom sitim 8️⃣ plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative siti site sita genitive sitih sitih sitih dative sitim(a) sitim(a) sitim(a)
accusative site site sita 8️⃣ vocative siti site sita locative sitim(a) sitim(a) sitim(a)
instrumental sitim(a) sitim(a) sitim(a)
comparative forms singular masculine feminine
neuter nominative sitiji sitija 8️⃣ sitije genitive sitijeg(a) sitije sitijeg(a) dative
sitijem(u) sitijoj sitijem(u) accusative inanimate
animate sitiji
sitijeg(a) sitiju
sitije vocative sitiji sitija sitije locative sitijem(u) 8️⃣ sitijoj sitijem(u)
instrumental sitijim sitijom sitijim plural masculine feminine neuter nominative sitiji
sitije sitija genitive sitijih sitijih sitijih dative sitijim(a) 8️⃣ sitijim(a) sitijim(a)
accusative sitije sitije sitija vocative sitiji sitije sitija locative sitijim(a)
sitijim(a) sitijim(a) instrumental sitijim(a) sitijim(a) sitijim(a)
superlative forms
singular 8️⃣ masculine feminine neuter nominative najsitiji najsitija najsitije genitive
najsitijeg(a) najsitije najsitijeg(a) dative najsitijem(u) najsitijoj najsitijem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate najsitiji
najsitijeg(a) najsitiju najsitije 8️⃣ vocative
najsitiji najsitija najsitije locative najsitijem(u) najsitijoj najsitijem(u)
instrumental najsitijim najsitijom najsitijim plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative najsitiji najsitije najsitija 8️⃣ genitive najsitijih najsitijih najsitijih
dative najsitijim(a) najsitijim(a) najsitijim(a) accusative najsitije najsitije
najsitija vocative najsitiji najsitije najsitija locative najsitijim(a) najsitijim(a)
najsitijim(a) 8️⃣ instrumental najsitijim(a) najsitijim(a) najsitijim(a)
Further reading [
edit ]
“sit” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Etymology 2 [ edit ]
Inherited from
Proto-Slavic *sitъ.
Noun [ 8️⃣ edit ]
sȋt m (Cyrillic spelling си̑т)
Further reading [ edit
]
“sit” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene [ edit ]
Etymology 1 [ edit 8️⃣ ]
From
Proto-Slavic *sytъ.
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Adjective [ edit ]
sȉt (comparative bȍlj
sȉt, superlative nȁjbolj sȉt)
Etymology 2 [ edit ]
From Proto-Slavic 8️⃣ *sitъ.
Alternative
forms [ edit ]
Noun [ edit ]
sȋt m inan
Further reading [ edit ]
“ sit ”, in Slovarji
Inštituta za 8️⃣ slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU , portal Fran
Southern Ohlone [
edit ]
Noun [ edit ]
sit
Tok Pisin [ edit ]
Etymology 8️⃣ [ edit ]
From English shit.
Noun
[ edit ]
sit
Derived terms [ edit ]
Veps [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
From Proto-Finnic
*sitta, 8️⃣ from Proto-Uralic *sitta. Cognates include Finnish sitta.
Noun [ edit ]
sit
