бит

Bashkir

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bĕt (“face; page”).

Cognate with Kazakh бет (bet, “face; page”), Uyghur بەت (bet, “face; page”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲet]
• Hyphenation: бит (one syllable)

Noun

бит • (bit)

1. face
2. cheek
3. page
4. sheet (of paper)

   Мәсьәләләрҙең яуаптарын айырым биттә яҙып тапшырығыҙ.

   Məsʹələlərźeñ yawaptarın ayırım bittə yaźıp tapşırığıź.

   Write the problems' solutions on a separate sheet (of paper) and submit it.

5. slope
6. (figurative) one's moral reputation

Usage notes

йөҙ (yöź, “face”) is more literary, while бит (bit, “face”) is normally used in everyday speech.

Declension

Declension of бит (bit)

	singular	plural
absolute	бит (bit)	биттәр (bittər)
definite genitive	биттең (bitteñ)	биттәрҙең (bittərźeñ)
dative	биткә (bitkə)	биттәргә (bittərgə)
definite accusative	битте (bitte)	биттәрҙе (bittərźe)
locative	биттә (bittə)	биттәрҙә (bittərźə)
ablative	биттән (bittən)	биттәрҙән (bittərźən)

Synonyms

• (face) йөҙ (yöź)

Derived terms

• битлек (bitlek, “mask”)

Etymology 2

From Russian ведь (vedʹ, “indeed, truly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [βit], [bʲit]
• Hyphenation: бит (one syllable)

Noun

бит • (bit)

1. (modal, emphatic) indeed

   Һин бит минең бер генәм!

   Hin bit mineñ ber genəm!

   You are indeed my only one.

   Күп һөйләүҙән файҙа юҡ бит.

   Küp höyləwźən fayźa yuq bit.

   Indeed, there is no good of talking much.

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bit]

• Audio:

  (file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-.

Noun

бит • (bit) m

1. way of life

Etymology 2

Noun

бит • (bit) m

1. (computing) bit

Declension

Declension of бит

	singular	plural
indefinite	бит bit	би́тове bítove
definite (subject form)	би́тът bítǎt	би́товете bítovete
definite (object form)	би́та bíta
count form	—	би́та bíta

Etymology 3

Participle

бит • (bit)

1. indefinite masculine singular past passive participle of би́я (bíja)

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	ٴبيت
Cyrillic	бит
Latin	bit
Yañalif	ʙit

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bït.

Noun

бит • (bit)

1. louse, Anoplura

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian бит (bit), from English bit.

Noun

бит • (bit)

1. (computing) bit (the smallest unit of storage in a digital computer)

Declension

declension of бит

	singular (жекеше)	plural (көпше)
nominative (атау септік)	бит (bit)	биттер (bitter)
genitive (ілік септік)	биттің (bittıñ)	биттердің (bitterdıñ)
dative (барыс септік)	битке (bitke)	биттерге (bitterge)
accusative (табыс септік)	битті (bittı)	биттерді (bitterdı)
locative (жатыс септік)	битте (bitte)	биттерде (bitterde)
ablative (шығыс септік)	биттен (bitten)	биттерден (bitterden)
instrumental (көмектес септік)	битпен (bitpen)	биттермен (bittermen)

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bït, Compare to Southern Altai бийт (biyt), Kazakh бит (bit), etc.

Noun

бит • (bit) (Arabic spelling بىت)

1. louse

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bit]
• Rhymes: -it

Noun

бит • (bit) m (relational adjective битов or битен)

1. essence of a culture, way of life (traditions, customs, etc.)
2. (computing) bit

Declension

Declension of бит

	singular	plural
indefinite	бит	битови
definite unspecified	битот	битовите
definite proximal	битов	битовиве
definite distal	битон	битовине
vocative	биту	битови
count form	—	бита

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲit]

Etymology 1

Noun

бит • (bit) m inan (genitive би́та, nominative plural би́ты, genitive plural би́тов)

1. (mathematics, computing) bit (binary digit)

   Synonym: разря́д (razrjád)

2. beat

Declension

Declension of бит (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	би́т bít	би́ты bíty
genitive	би́та bíta	би́тов bítov
dative	би́ту bítu	би́там bítam
accusative	би́т bít	би́ты bíty
instrumental	би́том bítom	би́тами bítami
prepositional	би́те bíte	би́тах bítax
count form	би́т bít

Related terms

• битность (bitnostʹ), битрейт (bitrejt), килобит (kilobit), мегабит (megabit)
• битовый (bitovyj), побитовый (pobitovyj)
• побитно (pobitno)

Descendants

• → Kazakh: бит (bit)

See also

• байт (bajt)

Etymology 2

Noun

бит • (bit) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of би́та (bíta)

Noun

бит • (bit) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of бита́ (bitá)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From би̏ти (“to be”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bîːt/

Noun

би̑т m (Latin spelling bȋt)

1. essence

Declension

Declension of бит

	singular	plural
nominative	би̑т	бити
genitive	бити	би́тӣ
dative	бити	битима
accusative	бит	бити
vocative	бити	бити
locative	бити	битима
instrumental	бити	битима

Etymology 2

From English bit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bît/

Noun

би̏т m (Latin spelling bȉt)

1. (computing) bit

Declension

Declension of бит

	singular	plural
nominative	би̏т	бѝтови
genitive	бита	битова
dative	биту	битовима
accusative	бит	битове
vocative	бите	битови
locative	биту	битовима
instrumental	битом	битовима

Yakut

Etymology

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Noun

бит • (bit)

1. (religion) omen

   куһаҕан биккэ дылы ― kuhağan bikke dılı ― as a bad omen