vita

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vita"

English

Etymology

From Latin vīta (“life”). Doublet of quick and jiva.

Noun

vita (plural vitae or vitas or (archaic) vitæ)

1. A hagiography; a biography of a saint.
2. A curriculum vitae.

See also

• la dolce vita

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɪta]

Participle

vita

1. inflection of vít:
   1. feminine singular passive participle
   2. 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)

1. (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

• vitaal

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)

1. To know.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vita (irregular)

infinitive	vita
supine	vitað
	present	past
first singular	veit	visti
second singular	veitst	visti
third singular	veit	visti
plural	vita	vistu
participle	—	—
	imperative
singular	—
plural	—

Related terms

• vitan
• vitigur
• vitlítil
• vitleysur

See also

• vitja

Etymology 2

Inflected form of viti

Noun

vita m

1. indefinite accusative singular of viti
2. indefinite dative singular of viti
3. indefinite genitive singular of viti
4. 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

1. pondweed (an aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton)

Declension

Inflection of vita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative		vita	vidat
genitive		vidan	vitojen
partitive		vitaa	vitoja
illative		vitaan	vitoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vita	vidat
accusative	nom.	vita	vidat
	gen.	vidan
genitive		vidan	vitojen vitain rare
partitive		vitaa	vitoja
inessive		vidassa	vidoissa
elative		vidasta	vidoista
illative		vitaan	vitoihin
adessive		vidalla	vidoilla
ablative		vidalta	vidoilta
allative		vidalle	vidoille
essive		vitana	vitoina
translative		vidaksi	vidoiksi
abessive		vidatta	vidoitta
instructive		—	vidoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vitani vitani accusative nom. vitani vitani gen. vitani genitive vitani vitojeni vitaini rare partitive vitaani vitojani inessive vidassani vidoissani elative vidastani vidoistani illative vitaani vitoihini adessive vidallani vidoillani ablative vidaltani vidoiltani allative vidalleni vidoilleni essive vitanani vitoinani translative vidakseni vidoikseni abessive vidattani vidoittani instructive — — comitative — vitoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vitasi vitasi accusative nom. vitasi vitasi gen. vitasi genitive vitasi vitojesi vitaisi rare partitive vitaasi vitojasi inessive vidassasi vidoissasi elative vidastasi vidoistasi illative vitaasi vitoihisi adessive vidallasi vidoillasi ablative vidaltasi vidoiltasi allative vidallesi vidoillesi essive vitanasi vitoinasi translative vidaksesi vidoiksesi abessive vidattasi vidoittasi instructive — — comitative — vitoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vitamme vitamme accusative nom. vitamme vitamme gen. vitamme genitive vitamme vitojemme vitaimme rare partitive vitaamme vitojamme inessive vidassamme vidoissamme elative vidastamme vidoistamme illative vitaamme vitoihimme adessive vidallamme vidoillamme ablative vidaltamme vidoiltamme allative vidallemme vidoillemme essive vitanamme vitoinamme translative vidaksemme vidoiksemme abessive vidattamme vidoittamme instructive — — comitative — vitoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vitanne vitanne accusative nom. vitanne vitanne gen. vitanne genitive vitanne vitojenne vitainne rare partitive vitaanne vitojanne inessive vidassanne vidoissanne elative vidastanne vidoistanne illative vitaanne vitoihinne adessive vidallanne vidoillanne ablative vidaltanne vidoiltanne allative vidallenne vidoillenne essive vitananne vitoinanne translative vidaksenne vidoiksenne abessive vidattanne vidoittanne instructive — — comitative — vitoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vitansa vitansa accusative nom. vitansa vitansa gen. vitansa genitive vitansa vitojensa vitainsa rare partitive vitaansa vitojaan vitojansa inessive vidassaan vidassansa vidoissaan vidoissansa elative vidastaan vidastansa vidoistaan vidoistansa illative vitaansa vitoihinsa adessive vidallaan vidallansa vidoillaan vidoillansa ablative vidaltaan vidaltansa vidoiltaan vidoiltansa allative vidalleen vidallensa vidoilleen vidoillensa essive vitanaan vitanansa vitoinaan vitoinansa translative vidakseen vidaksensa vidoikseen vidoiksensa abessive vidattaan vidattansa vidoittaan vidoittansa instructive — — comitative — vitoineen vitoinensa

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

compounds

• ahvenvita
• vitakasvi

Further reading

• “vita”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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