cyta

Cornish

Noun

cyta f (plural cytas)

1. (Standard Cornish) city

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɨta]

Verb

cyta

1. third-person singular present of cytaś

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kūtijō, from Proto-Germanic *kūts (“bird of prey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkyː.tɑ/

Noun

cȳta m

1. kite
2. bittern

Declension

Declension of cyta (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cȳta	cȳtan
accusative	cȳtan	cȳtan
genitive	cȳtan	cȳtena
dative	cȳtan	cȳtum

Synonyms

• frysċa

Descendants

• Middle English: kyte, kete, kijt, kite, kute, kuyte
  • English: kite
  • Scots: kyt, kyte
  • → Welsh: cud