different between unbitten vs bitten

English

Etymology

un- +? bitten

Adjective

unbitten (not comparable)

1. That has not been bitten.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?t?n/, /?b?tn?/

• Rhymes: -?t?n

Verb

bitten

1. past participle of bite

Derived terms

• bittenness
• once bitten, twice shy
• unbitten

Anagrams

• BITNET, Bettin, bettin'

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?t?n

Noun

bitten

1. Plural form of bit

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bitten, from Old High German bitten, from Proto-West Germanic *biddjan. Compare Low German bidden, Dutch bidden, English bid, Danish bede.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?tn?/, /?b?t?n/

Verb

bitten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present bittet, past tense bat, past participle gebeten, past subjunctive bäte, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive, intransitive, [um (for)]) to ask, to beg, to plead, to request (help, understanding, etc.)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• abbitten

Further reading

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

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *biddjan, whence also Old Saxon biddian, Old English biddan, Old Norse biðja, Gothic ???????????????????????? (bidjan).

Verb

bitten

1. to ask

Conjugation

Descendants

• Middle High German: bitten
  • Bavarian:

    Cimbrian: pittan

    Mòcheno: pitten

  • German: bitten

Turkish

Noun

bitten

1. ablative singular of bit