baita
See also: bái tạ
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bai̯ta/, [bai̯.t̪a]
Postposition
baita
- [+genitive] Used to mark the local cases of animate nouns.
- Parasitoa txakurraren baitan zegoen. ― The parasite was inside the dog.
- [+genitive] at, in (used with the names of professions)
- Dentistaren baitara noa. ― I'm going to the dentist's.
- [+absolutive] at, in (used with the names of people)
- Robert baitara noa. ― I'm going to Robert's house
Italian
Etymology
Uncertain, perhaps from Arabic بَيْت (bayt, “house”) or from a Gothic *𐌱𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 (*bawiþa), presumably from 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (bauan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaj.ta/
- Rhymes: -ajta
- Hyphenation: bài‧ta
Further reading
- baita on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
- baita in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Manchu
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Uncertain origin. Commonly used in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbaj.tɐ/ [ˈbaɪ̯.tɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbaj.ta/ [ˈbaɪ̯.ta]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbaj.tɐ/
Adjective
baita m or f (plural baitas, not comparable)
- (Brazil, informal, always precedes modified nouns) rather big or great
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:grande
- Vi um baita clarão e escutei um baita trovão.
- I saw a big flash and heard a great thunder.
- (Brazil, informal, always precedes modified nouns) great (very good at something)
- João é um baita professor.
- João is a great teacher.
Verb
baita
- inflection of baitar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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