vita

== English == === Etymology === From Latin vīta (“life”). Doublet of quick and jiva. === Noun === vita (plural vitae or vitas or (archaic) vitæ) A hagiography; a biography of a saint. A curriculum vitae. === See also === == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvɪta] === Participle === vita inflection of vít: feminine singular passive participle neuter plural passive participle == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Vita === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin vīta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvi.taː/ Homophone: Vita === Noun === vita f (plural vitae, no diminutive) (literature) vita (hagiography) Synonyms: heiligenleven, hagiografie Hypernyms: biografie, levensbeschrijving, leven Zijn vertaling van deze vita is onbetrouwbaar. ― His translation of this vita is unreliable. De eerste vita over haar leven werd in de achtste eeuw geschreven. ― The first vita concerning her life was written in the eighth century. ==== Usage notes ==== When encountered in capitalized form (Vita), if not simply the female given name, the word is generally an abbreviated proper noun referring to a specific hagiography. Nonetheless, the common noun plural Vitae (e.g. "deze Vitae zijn [...]") is attested. ==== Related terms ==== == Faroese == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see”). ==== Verb ==== vita (third person singular past indicative visti, third person plural past indicative vistu, supine vitað) To know. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== vitan vitigur vitlítil vitleysur ==== See also ==== vitja === Etymology 2 === Inflected form of viti ==== Noun ==== vita m indefinite accusative singular of viti indefinite dative singular of viti indefinite genitive singular of viti indefinite genitive plural of viti == Finnish == === Etymology === Means "water slime" in dialects. Origin unknown. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋitɑ/, [ˈʋit̪ɑ̝] Rhymes: -itɑ Syllabification(key): vi‧ta Hyphenation(key): vi‧ta === Noun === vita pondweed (an aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== uposkasvi (an underwater plant) vitakasvi (a plant of the family Potamogetonaceae) ==== Hyponyms ==== ahvenvita (Potamogeton perfoliatus) hapsivita (Potamogeton pectinatus) heinävita (Potamogeton gramineus) hentovita (Potamogeton pusillus) jouhivita (Potamogeton rutilus) kyhmyvita (Potamogeton trichoides) litteävita (Potamogeton compressus) lähdevita (Potamogeton coloratus) merivita (Potamogeton filiformis) nauhavita (Potamogeton x sparganiifolius) otalehtivita (Potamogeton friesii) pikkuvita (Potamogeton berchtoldii) pitkälehtivita (Potamogeton praelongus) poimuvita (Potamogeton crispus) purovita (Potamogeton alpinus) soikkovita (Potamogeton nodosus) suippuvita (Potamogeton acutifolius) tatarvita (Potamogeton polygonifolius) tuppivita (Potamogeton vaginatus) tylppälehtivita (Potamogeton obtusifolius) uistinvita (Potamogeton natans) vaskivita (Potamogeton x angustifolius) välkevita (Potamogeton lucens) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “vita”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023 === Anagrams === ivat, tavi, vati, viat == Gallurese == === Etymology === From Classical Latin vīta, from Proto-Italic *gʷītā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvita/ === Noun === vita f (plural viti) life === References === == Hungarian == === Etymology === Back-formation from vitat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvitɒ] Hyphenation: vi‧ta Rhymes: -tɒ === Noun === vita (plural viták) debate, dispute, discussion ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === vita in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɪːta/ Rhymes: -ɪːta === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see”). ==== Verb ==== vita (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative veit, third-person singular past indicative vissi, supine vitað) to know (information), know of something to see, check ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== þúst eins og alþjóð veit eitt mátt þú vita vita vel/vita fyrir víst/vita með vissu/vita fyrir satt (“to be sure”) Hann er svindlari og ég veit þetta fyrir víst. það er ekki að vita/það er aldrei að vita (“you never know”) Það er aldrei að vita hvenær næsta tækifæri býðst. láta [einhvern] vita (“to let [someone] know”) Látið mig vita ef ykkur vantar eitthvað. það má guð vita/það má hamingjan vita/það má fjandinn vita/það má Óðinn vita (“God knows”) Hvernig förum við að því að borga þetta? Það má fjandinn vita. vita um eitthvað/ vita um einhvern (“to know about something/someone”) Ég veit ekkert um þetta mál. vita af einhverju (know about something) vita af sér (“to be pleased with one self”) Hann er laglegur og veit af sér. vita á eitthvað (“predicts”) (archaic) Þessi draumur veit á illt. vita til einhvers (“to know something. bad/good:”) Það er hörmulegt að vita til þess að það skuli ekki vera hægt að lækna þetta vita ekki haus né sporð á einhverju (“know nothing about something”) Veistu hverskonar maður hann er?- Nei, ég veit ekki haus né sporð á honum. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== vita inflection of viti: indefinite accusative indefinite dative singular indefinite genitive == Interlingua == === Noun === vita (plural vitas) life ==== Related terms ==== vital == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin vīta, from Proto-Italic *gʷītā, possibly a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from the root *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvi.ta/ Rhymes: -ita Hyphenation: vì‧ta === Noun === vita f (plural vite) life (dated or dialectal) body, build, shape (by narrowing) waist ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === vati == Ladin == === Etymology === From Latin vīta. === Noun === vita f (plural vites) life == Latin == === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *gʷītā. Possibly corresponds to a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ (compare Ancient Greek βίοτος (bíotos, “life”), Old Irish bethu, bethad, Irish beatha, Welsh bywyd, Old Church Slavonic животъ (životŭ, “life”), Lithuanian gyvatà (“life”), Sanskrit जीवित (jīvitá), Avestan gayo (accusative ǰyātum) "life")), ultimately from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwiː.ta] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈviː.ta] === Noun === vīta f (genitive vītae); first declension life Synonym: lūx (by extension) living, support, subsistence a way of life real life (not fiction) (figuratively) mankind, the living (Medieval Latin) biography, life (particularly but not necessarily a hagiography) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Verb === vītā second-person singular present active imperative of vītō === References === “vita”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “vita”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “vita”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive "vita", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Lombard == === Etymology === From Latin vita. === Noun === vita f (plural vite) life == Malagasy == === Adjective === vita finished, complete, completed (figuratively) dead === Verb === vita To finish, complete, do, accomplish. ==== Related terms ==== === See also === mahavita == Mwani == === Noun === vita war == Neapolitan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin vīta. Compare Italian vita. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvitə/ === Noun === vita f (plural vite) life == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see”). ==== Alternative forms ==== vete, vite (e infinitives) veta (a infinitive) væta, vætæ, vata, våtå, vytå, vøtå, voto, veita, vessta (dialectal) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /²ʋɪ(ː)ta/ Hyphenation: vì‧ta ==== Verb ==== vita (present tense veit, past tense visste, past participle visst, passive infinitive vitast, present participle vitande, imperative vit) To know. ===== Derived terms ===== allvitande === Etymology 2 === From Latin vita (“life”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /¹ʋiːtɑ/ ==== Noun ==== vita n (definite singular vitaet, indefinite plural vita, definite plural vitaa) biography Synonym: biografi === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /¹ʋiːtɑ/ ==== Noun ==== vita n definite plural of vit === References === “vita” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *witaną (“to know”), from Proto-Indo-European *wóyde (“to have seen, know”), originally a perfect form of *weyd- (“to see”). Cognate with Old English witan, Old Frisian wita, Old Saxon witan, Old Dutch witan, Old High German wiȥȥan, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (witan). === Verb === vita (singular past indicative vissi, plural past indicative vissu, past participle vitaðr) to know ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== == Old Swedish == === Alternative forms === ᚠᛁᛏᛆ (Runic) === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic *witaną. ==== Verb ==== vita To know. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== Swedish: veta === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse víta, from Proto-Germanic *wītaną. ==== Verb ==== vīta To prove. To accuse. ===== Conjugation ===== == Piedmontese == === Etymology === From Latin vīta, from Proto-Italic *gʷītā, possibly a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from the root *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). === Noun === vita f (plural vite) life == Romansh == === Etymology 1 === From Latin vīta. ==== Noun ==== vita f (plural vitas) (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) life ===== Alternative forms ===== veta (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) === Etymology 2 === Related to Etymology 1 above, similar to Italian vita. ==== Noun ==== vita f (plural vitas) (anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) waist ===== Alternative forms ===== veta (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) ===== Synonyms ===== taglia (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Puter) == Serbo-Croatian == === Participle === vita (Cyrillic spelling вита) inflection of viti: feminine singular passive past participle neuter plural passive past participle == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Noun === vita plural of kita vita class VIII (plural vita class VIII) war ==== Derived terms ==== vita baridi (“cold war”) vita vya msituni (“guerrilla war”) vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe (“civil war”) Vita Kuu ya Kwanza ya Dunia (“World War I”) Vita Kuu ya Pili ya Dunia (“World War II”) == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== vita inflection of vit: definite singular plural === Etymology 2 === Nominalization of vit (“white”), perhaps from expressions like "det vita i ägget" (the white [stuff] in the egg). ==== Noun ==== vita c (countable, uncountable) white (egg white) Synonym: äggvita white (of various other white things) ===== Declension ===== === References === “vita”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “vita”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “vita”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Tsonga == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́dia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da. === Verb === vita To call.