different between kitt vs bitt

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

kitt (plural kitts)

1. (Britain, birdwatching) the kittiwake.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Kitt

Noun

kitt n (definite singular kittet, indefinite plural kitt, definite plural kitta or kittene)

1. putty

References

• “kitt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “kitt” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Kitt

Noun

kitt n (definite singular kittet, indefinite plural kitt, definite plural kitta)

1. putty

References

• “kitt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Ter Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kietë, from Proto-Uralic *käte.

Noun

kitt

1. hand
2. arm

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

English

Noun

bitt (plural bitts)

1. (nautical) The bitts.
2. (nautical) A bollard.

Translations

Verb

bitt (third-person singular simple present bitts, present participle bitting, simple past and past participle bitted)

1. (nautical, transitive) To put round the bitts.

   to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away

Anagrams

• Tbit

Luxembourgish

Verb

bitt

1. inflection of bidden:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person plural present indicative
   3. second-person singular/plural imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bit

Noun

bitt n (definite singular bittet, indefinite plural bitt, definite plural bitta or bittene)

1. a bite

Derived terms

• insektbitt

Related terms

• bite (verb)

See also

• bit (Nynorsk)

Etymology 2

Verb

bitt

1. past participle of bite

References

• “bitt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.