See sittan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "sitten"
},
"expansion": "Middle English: sitten, zitten, zitte (Kent)\nEnglish: sit\nScots: sit\nYola: zit",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: sitten, zitten, zitte (Kent)\nEnglish: sit\nScots: sit\nYola: zit"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "inh",
"3": "gmw-pro>*sittjan>to sit",
"id": "to sit",
"tree": "1"
},
"expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *sed-\nProto-Indo-European *-yeti\nProto-Indo-European *sédyeti\nProto-Germanic *sitjaną\nProto-West Germanic *sittjan\nOld English sittan",
"name": "etymon"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*sed-"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "ine-pro",
"inh": "1"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "dercat"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*sittjan"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sittjan",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ofs",
"2": "sitta"
},
"expansion": "Old Frisian sitta",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fy",
"2": "sitte"
},
"expansion": "West Frisian sitte",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "sizzen"
},
"expansion": "Old High German sizzen",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "sitzen"
},
"expansion": "German sitzen",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "osx",
"2": "sittian"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon sittian",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "zitten"
},
"expansion": "Dutch zitten",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "sitja"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse sitja",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "sitja"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic sitja",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fo",
"2": "sita"
},
"expansion": "Faroese sita",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "sitta"
},
"expansion": "Swedish sitta",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "got",
"2": "𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽"
},
"expansion": "Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (sitan)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ine-pro",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "सीदति"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit सीदति (sīdati)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "xcl",
"2": "նիստ",
"3": "",
"4": "sitting"
},
"expansion": "Old Armenian նիստ (nist, “sitting”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sga",
"2": "saidid"
},
"expansion": "Old Irish saidid",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ga",
"2": "suigh"
},
"expansion": "Irish suigh",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "ἕζομαι"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek ἕζομαι (hézomai)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "sedeō"
},
"expansion": "Latin sedeō",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "cu",
"2": "сѣдѣти",
"sc": "Cyrs"
},
"expansion": "Old Church Slavonic сѣдѣти (sěděti)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ru",
"2": "сиде́ть"
},
"expansion": "Russian сиде́ть (sidétʹ)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *sed-\nProto-Indo-European *-yeti\nProto-Indo-European *sédyeti\nProto-Germanic *sitjaną\nProto-West Germanic *sittjan\nOld English sittan\nFrom Proto-West Germanic *sittjan.\nCognates\nCognate with Old Frisian sitta (West Frisian sitte), Old High German sizzen (German sitzen), Old Saxon sittian, Dutch zitten, Old Norse sitja (Icelandic sitja, Faroese sita, Swedish sitta), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (sitan). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Sanskrit सीदति (sīdati), Old Armenian նիստ (nist, “sitting”), Old Irish saidid (Irish suigh), Ancient Greek ἕζομαι (hézomai), Latin sedeō, Old Church Slavonic сѣдѣти (sěděti) (Russian сиде́ть (sidétʹ)).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "strong",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "5",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "sittan",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "sittenne",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "sitte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sæt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sitst",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sǣte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sitt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sit",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sæt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sittaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "sǣton",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sitte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sǣte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sitten",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "sǣten",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "site",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sittaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "sittende",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "seten",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ġeseten",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "sittan",
"name": "ang-verb"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sittan<s5>"
},
"name": "ang-conj"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Old English entries with etymology trees",
"parents": [
"Entries with etymology trees",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "besittan"
},
{
"word": "foresittan"
},
{
"word": "forsittan"
},
{
"word": "ġesittan"
},
{
"word": "ofersittan"
},
{
"word": "ymbsittan"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "When I shout with bending voice, the still men sit bowing in dwellings.",
"ref": "10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:",
"text": "Þonne iċ būgendre stefne styrme, stille on wīcum sittað hnīgende.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to sit"
],
"id": "en-sittan-ang-verb-XSeCVgAL",
"links": [
[
"sit",
"sit"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈsit.tɑn/"
}
],
"word": "sittan"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"word": "besittan"
},
{
"word": "foresittan"
},
{
"word": "forsittan"
},
{
"word": "ġesittan"
},
{
"word": "ofersittan"
},
{
"word": "ymbsittan"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "sitten"
},
"expansion": "Middle English: sitten, zitten, zitte (Kent)\nEnglish: sit\nScots: sit\nYola: zit",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: sitten, zitten, zitte (Kent)\nEnglish: sit\nScots: sit\nYola: zit"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "inh",
"3": "gmw-pro>*sittjan>to sit",
"id": "to sit",
"tree": "1"
},
"expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *sed-\nProto-Indo-European *-yeti\nProto-Indo-European *sédyeti\nProto-Germanic *sitjaną\nProto-West Germanic *sittjan\nOld English sittan",
"name": "etymon"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*sed-"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "ine-pro",
"inh": "1"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "dercat"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*sittjan"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sittjan",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ofs",
"2": "sitta"
},
"expansion": "Old Frisian sitta",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fy",
"2": "sitte"
},
"expansion": "West Frisian sitte",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "sizzen"
},
"expansion": "Old High German sizzen",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "sitzen"
},
"expansion": "German sitzen",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "osx",
"2": "sittian"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon sittian",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "zitten"
},
"expansion": "Dutch zitten",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "sitja"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse sitja",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "sitja"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic sitja",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fo",
"2": "sita"
},
"expansion": "Faroese sita",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "sitta"
},
"expansion": "Swedish sitta",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "got",
"2": "𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽"
},
"expansion": "Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (sitan)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ine-pro",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "सीदति"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit सीदति (sīdati)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "xcl",
"2": "նիստ",
"3": "",
"4": "sitting"
},
"expansion": "Old Armenian նիստ (nist, “sitting”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sga",
"2": "saidid"
},
"expansion": "Old Irish saidid",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ga",
"2": "suigh"
},
"expansion": "Irish suigh",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "ἕζομαι"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek ἕζομαι (hézomai)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "sedeō"
},
"expansion": "Latin sedeō",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "cu",
"2": "сѣдѣти",
"sc": "Cyrs"
},
"expansion": "Old Church Slavonic сѣдѣти (sěděti)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ru",
"2": "сиде́ть"
},
"expansion": "Russian сиде́ть (sidétʹ)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *sed-\nProto-Indo-European *-yeti\nProto-Indo-European *sédyeti\nProto-Germanic *sitjaną\nProto-West Germanic *sittjan\nOld English sittan\nFrom Proto-West Germanic *sittjan.\nCognates\nCognate with Old Frisian sitta (West Frisian sitte), Old High German sizzen (German sitzen), Old Saxon sittian, Dutch zitten, Old Norse sitja (Icelandic sitja, Faroese sita, Swedish sitta), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (sitan). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Sanskrit सीदति (sīdati), Old Armenian նիստ (nist, “sitting”), Old Irish saidid (Irish suigh), Ancient Greek ἕζομαι (hézomai), Latin sedeō, Old Church Slavonic сѣдѣти (sěděti) (Russian сиде́ть (sidétʹ)).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "strong",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "5",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "sittan",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "sittenne",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "sitte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sæt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sitst",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sǣte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sitt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sit",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sæt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sittaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "sǣton",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sitte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sǣte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sitten",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "sǣten",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "site",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sittaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "sittende",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "seten",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ġeseten",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "sittan",
"name": "ang-verb"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sittan<s5>"
},
"name": "ang-conj"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Old English class 5 strong verbs",
"Old English entries with etymology trees",
"Old English entries with incorrect language header",
"Old English lemmas",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sed-",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Old English terms with quotations",
"Old English verbs",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "When I shout with bending voice, the still men sit bowing in dwellings.",
"ref": "10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:",
"text": "Þonne iċ būgendre stefne styrme, stille on wīcum sittað hnīgende.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to sit"
],
"links": [
[
"sit",
"sit"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈsit.tɑn/"
}
],
"word": "sittan"
}
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