viti

See also: Viti, viti-, víti, and Vītī

Albanian

Noun

viti pl

1. plural of vit

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɪcɪ]

Participle

viti

1. animate masculine plural passive participle of vít

Faroese

Vitin á Mykineshólmi
(The lighthouse on Mykinesholmur)

Etymology

From Old Norse viti (“token, mark, signal; beacon”).

Noun

viti m (genitive singular vita, plural vitar)

1. lighthouse
2. beacon

Declension

Declension of viti
m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	viti	vitin	vitar	vitarnir
accusative	vita	vitan	vitar	vitarnar
dative	vita	vitanum	vitum	vitunum
genitive	vita	vitans	vita	vitanna

Synonyms

• fýrur

Derived terms

• Vitin á Mykineshólmi
• Vitin á Akrabergi
• Vitin í Dímun
• Nólsoyar Viti
• vitapassari
• vitavørður
• vitaverk
• vitatorn

See also

• vitin (adjective)
• torn
• ljós
• ljósbákn
• eldur
• bál
• brenna
• kynda
• kveikja

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from a Sami language, from Proto-Samic *vëcë. Compare Northern Sami vahca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋiti/, [ˈʋit̪i]
• Rhymes: -iti
• Hyphenation^(key): vi‧ti

Noun

viti

1. freshly fallen white and dry snow

Usage notes

Now rarely used except as modifier in compound terms.

Declension

Inflection of viti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation)
nominative		viti	vidit
genitive		vidin	vitien
partitive		vitiä	vitejä
illative		vitiin	viteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		viti	vidit
accusative	nom.	viti	vidit
	gen.	vidin
genitive		vidin	vitien
partitive		vitiä	vitejä
inessive		vidissä	videissä
elative		vidistä	videistä
illative		vitiin	viteihin
adessive		vidillä	videillä
ablative		vidiltä	videiltä
allative		vidille	videille
essive		vitinä	viteinä
translative		vidiksi	videiksi
abessive		vidittä	videittä
instructive		—	videin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of viti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vitini vitini accusative nom. vitini vitini gen. vitini genitive vitini vitieni partitive vitiäni vitejäni inessive vidissäni videissäni elative vidistäni videistäni illative vitiini viteihini adessive vidilläni videilläni ablative vidiltäni videiltäni allative vidilleni videilleni essive vitinäni viteinäni translative vidikseni videikseni abessive vidittäni videittäni instructive — — comitative — viteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vitisi vitisi accusative nom. vitisi vitisi gen. vitisi genitive vitisi vitiesi partitive vitiäsi vitejäsi inessive vidissäsi videissäsi elative vidistäsi videistäsi illative vitiisi viteihisi adessive vidilläsi videilläsi ablative vidiltäsi videiltäsi allative vidillesi videillesi essive vitinäsi viteinäsi translative vidiksesi videiksesi abessive vidittäsi videittäsi instructive — — comitative — viteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vitimme vitimme accusative nom. vitimme vitimme gen. vitimme genitive vitimme vitiemme partitive vitiämme vitejämme inessive vidissämme videissämme elative vidistämme videistämme illative vitiimme viteihimme adessive vidillämme videillämme ablative vidiltämme videiltämme allative vidillemme videillemme essive vitinämme viteinämme translative vidiksemme videiksemme abessive vidittämme videittämme instructive — — comitative — viteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vitinne vitinne accusative nom. vitinne vitinne gen. vitinne genitive vitinne vitienne partitive vitiänne vitejänne inessive vidissänne videissänne elative vidistänne videistänne illative vitiinne viteihinne adessive vidillänne videillänne ablative vidiltänne videiltänne allative vidillenne videillenne essive vitinänne viteinänne translative vidiksenne videiksenne abessive vidittänne videittänne instructive — — comitative — viteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vitinsä vitinsä accusative nom. vitinsä vitinsä gen. vitinsä genitive vitinsä vitiensä partitive vitiään vitiänsä vitejään vitejänsä inessive vidissään vidissänsä videissään videissänsä elative vidistään vidistänsä videistään videistänsä illative vitiinsä viteihinsä adessive vidillään vidillänsä videillään videillänsä ablative vidiltään vidiltänsä videiltään videiltänsä allative vidilleen vidillensä videilleen videillensä essive vitinään vitinänsä viteinään viteinänsä translative vidikseen vidiksensä videikseen videiksensä abessive vidittään vidittänsä videittään videittänsä instructive — — comitative — viteineen viteinensä

Synonyms

• tuore pakkaslumi
• vitilumi

Derived terms

compounds

• vitikeli
• vitilumi
• vititakkala
• vitivalkea
• vitivalkoinen

 

Further reading

• “viti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪːtɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɪːtɪ

Noun

viti m (genitive singular vita, nominative plural vitar)

1. lighthouse
2. sign, omen
   • góðs/ills viti - a good/bad sign

Declension

Declension of viti (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	viti	vitinn	vitar	vitarnir
accusative	vita	vitann	vita	vitana
dative	vita	vitanum	vitum	vitunum
genitive	vita	vitans	vita	vitanna

Derived terms

• vitavörður

Etymology 2

Verb

viti

1. inflection of vita:
   1. first-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive

Italian

Noun

viti f

1. plural of vite

Latin

Noun

vītī

1. dative singular of vītis

Old Norse

Verb

viti

1. third-person singular/plural present active subjunctive of vita

Old Swedish

Verb

viti

1. first-person present subjunctive of vita
2. second-person present subjunctive of vita
3. third-person present subjunctive of vita

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *viti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋîti/
• Hyphenation: vi‧ti

Verb

vȉti impf (Cyrillic spelling ви̏ти)

1. to twist

Conjugation

Conjugation of viti

Infinitive: viti		Present verbal adverb: vȉjūći		Past verbal adverb: —		Verbal noun: vȉjēnje
Number		Singular			Plural
Person		1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Verbal forms		ja	ti	on / ona / ono	mi	vi	oni / one / ona
Present		vijem	viješ	vije	vijemo	vijete	viju
Future	Future I	vit ću1 viću	vit ćeš1 vićeš	vit će1 viće	vit ćemo1 vićemo	vit ćete1 vićete	vit će1 viće
	Future II	bȕdēm vio2	bȕdēš vio2	bȕdē vio2	bȕdēmo vili2	bȕdēte vili2	bȕdū vili2
Past	Perfect	vio sam2	vio si2	vio je2	vili smo2	vili ste2	vili su2
	Pluperfect3	bȉo sam vio2	bȉo si vio2	bȉo je vio2	bíli smo vili2	bíli ste vili2	bíli su vili2
	Imperfect	vijah	vijaše	vijaše	vijasmo	vijaste	vijahu
Conditional I		vio bih2	vio bi2	vio bi2	vili bismo2	vili biste2	vili bi2
Conditional II4		bȉo bih vio2	bȉo bi vio2	bȉo bi vio2	bíli bismo vili2	bíli biste vili2	bíli bi vili2
Imperative		—	vij	—	vijmo	vijte	—
Active past participle		vio m / vila f / vilo n			vili m / vile f / vila n
Passive past participle		vijen / vit m / vijena / vita f / vijeno / vito n			vijeni / viti m / vijene / vite f / vijena / vita n
1   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic. 2   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively. 3   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped. 4   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.   *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

Related terms

• saviti
• izvijati

Further reading

• “viti”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *viti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋìːti/

Verb

víti impf

1. to twist

Inflection

Vowel + -ti -jem (AP c)
infinitive	víti
1st singular	víjem
infinitive	víti			vȋt, vȉt
supine	vȋt
verbal noun	vítje
	participle			converb
present	vijọ̄č			—
past	vȋt			—
l-participle	masculine		feminine		neuter
singular	vȋł		víla		vȋlo
dual	vȋla		vȋli		vȋli
plural	vȋli		vȋle		vȋla
	present			imperative
1st singular	víjem			—
2nd singular	víješ			vīj
3rd singular	víje			—
1st dual	víjeva			vȋjva
2nd dual	víjeta			vȋjta
3rd dual	víjeta			—
1st plural	víjemo			vȋjmo
2nd plural	víjete			vȋjte
3rd plural	víjejo			—

Derived terms

• izvíti
• navíti
• ovíti
• povíti
• prevíti
• privíti
• razvíti
• zvíti
• zavíti

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *vyti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋìːti/, /ʋíːti/

Verb

vīti impf

1. to howl, to wail

Inflection

Vowel + -ti -jem
infinitive	vīti
1st singular	vījem
infinitive	vīti			vȋt, vȉt
supine	vȋt
verbal noun	vītje
	participle			converb
present	vijọ̄č			—
past	—			—
l-participle	masculine		feminine		neuter
singular	vȋł		vīla		vȋlo
dual	vȋla		vȋli		vȋli
plural	vȋli		vȋle		vȋla
	present			imperative
1st singular	vījem			—
2nd singular	vīješ			vīj
3rd singular	vīje			—
1st dual	vījeva			vȋjva
2nd dual	vījeta			vȋjta
3rd dual	vījeta			—
1st plural	vījemo			vȋjmo
2nd plural	vījete			vȋjte
3rd plural	vījejo			—

Further reading

• “viti”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “viti”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

viti

1. plural of kiti