sitta
Pronunciation: /²sɪta/
“sitta” is a Swedish word. Its 7 meanings in English:
verb
- to sit (be in a position with the upper body upright and the legs resting)
- to sit (sit down – compare sätta)
- to sit (more generally, similar to English)
- to be (used idiomatically for various positions where one might often sit)
- to fit (of clothing and the like – see also passform)
- to hit the spot ("sit" in the right place, more or less abstractly)
- to sit (be a member of a committee or a deliberative body)
Etymology
From Old Swedish sitia, from Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.
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