Bitte

See also: bitte

Danish

Etymology

Shortening of Birgitte.

Proper noun

Bitte

1. a female given name

German

Etymology

Alteration (after the verb bitten) of obsolete Bete, from Middle High German bete, from Old High German beta, from Proto-Germanic *bedō. Doublet of Bede. Cognate with Dutch bede.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪtə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Bitte f (genitive Bitte, plural Bitten)

1. request, plea

Declension

Declension of Bitte [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Bitte	die	Bitten
genitive	einer	der	Bitte	der	Bitten
dative	einer	der	Bitte	den	Bitten
accusative	eine	die	Bitte	die	Bitten

Further reading

• “Bitte” in Duden online
• “Bitte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Anagrams

• Tibet

Norwegian

Etymology

Shortening of Birgitte.

Proper noun

Bitte

1. a female given name

Swedish

Etymology

Clipping of Birgitte.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Bitte c (genitive Bittes)

1. a female given name

Anagrams

• bitet