dita
التعريفات والمعاني
== Albanian ==
=== Verb ===
dita
first-person singular aorist indicative of di
=== Noun ===
dita
inflection of ditë
== Atanques ==
=== Etymology ===
Compare Bribri dĭˀ, Cogui ni (“water”).
=== Noun ===
dita
water
=== References ===
Comparative Chibchan Phonology (1981)
Leo Wiener, Mayan and Mexican Origins (1926)
== Catalan ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈdi.tə]
IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈdi.ta]
=== Etymology 1 ===
Inherited from Latin dicta, from dictus, perfect passive participle of dīcō (“to say”).
==== Noun ====
dita f (plural dites)
proverb, saying
Synonyms: proverbi, refrany, parèmia
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Participle ====
dita f sg
feminine singular of dit
=== Further reading ===
“dita”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
== Cebuano ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: di‧ta
IPA(key): /diˈtaʔ/ [d̪ɪˈt̪aʔ]
=== Noun ===
ditâ
blackboard tree (Alstonia scholaris)
(chiefly Negros) Lophopetalum javanicum
== Galician ==
=== Adjective ===
dita f sg
feminine singular of dito
=== Noun ===
dita f (plural ditas)
bliss
Synonyms: alegría, felicidade, ledicia
Antonyms: pena, pesar, tristeza, tristura
luck
Synonyms: fortuna, ventura, sorte
Antonyms: desgraza, desventura, mala sorte
=== Verb ===
dita
inflection of ditar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
feminine singular past participle of dicir
== Guinea-Bissau Creole ==
=== Etymology ===
From Portuguese deitar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu deta.
=== Verb ===
dita
to lie down
to lay down
== Italian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈdi.ta/
Rhymes: -ita
Hyphenation: dì‧ta
=== Noun ===
dita f pl
plural of dito (“finger”)
La mano umana ha cinque dita. ― The human hand has five fingers.
=== Anagrams ===
dati
== Latin ==
=== Verb ===
dītā
second-person singular present active imperative of dītō
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -itɐ
Hyphenation: di‧ta
=== Etymology 1 ===
Inherited from Latin dicta.
==== Noun ====
dita f (plural ditas)
something positive or favorable
Synonyms: fortuna, sorte, ventura
Antonym: desdita
fate, destiny (that which cannot be avoided)
Synonyms: destino, sina, fado
(slang, uncommon) prison, penitentiary
Synonyms: prisão, penitenciária
(uncommon) speech, saying (that which is said)
Synonyms: dizer, fala
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Participle ====
dita f sg
feminine singular of dito
=== Etymology 3 ===
==== Verb ====
dita
inflection of ditar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
=== Further reading ===
“dita”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“dita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈdita/ [ˈd̪i.t̪a]
Rhymes: -ita
Syllabification: di‧ta
=== Noun ===
dita f (plural ditas)
(Mexico) debt
Synonym: deuda
=== Further reading ===
“dita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ditaq (“a tree: Alstonia scholaris”).
==== Pronunciation ====
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /diˈtaʔ/ [d̪ɪˈt̪aʔ]
Rhymes: -aʔ
Syllabification: di‧ta
==== Noun ====
ditâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆ)
blackboard tree (Alstonia scholaris)
===== See also =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dítaq (“snake venom; plant poison used on tips of arrows”). Compare Ilocano dita / gita, Ibaloi shita, and Pangasinan dita.
==== Pronunciation ====
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈditaʔ/ [ˈd̪iː.t̪ɐʔ]
Rhymes: -itaʔ
Syllabification: di‧ta
==== Noun ====
dità (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆ)
mucus-like covering of some fishes
arrow poison
===== Derived terms =====
=== Further reading ===
“dita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ditaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dítaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
=== Anagrams ===
dati, tiad
== Yogad ==
=== Noun ===
ditá
venom