different between lite vs yite

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: l?t, IPA^(key): /la?t/
• Rhymes: -a?t
• Homophone: light

Etymology 1

Variation of light (in the sense of lacking weight, substance, etc.)

Adjective

lite (not comparable)

1. (usually postpositive) Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a piece of software.
2. Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially.

   His lite dinner consisted of crackers, some broccoli and a salad with lite ranch dressing.

3. Lightweight
4. Informal spelling of light.

   My favorite color is lite blue!

5. (usually used postpositively) Lacking substance or seriousness; watered down.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

lite (plural lites)

1. Archaic form of light. (window or aperture in a building)

Etymology 2

From Middle English lit, lut (“little”), from Old English l?t.

Noun

lite (uncountable)

1. (Britain, dialect) A little, bit.

Adjective

lite (comparative liter, superlative litest)

1. (Britain, dialect) few; little

Etymology 3

From Middle English liten, from Old Norse hlíta (“to rely on, trust, abide by”). Cognate with Icelandic hlíta (“to comply”), Swedish lita (“to trust, rely on, depend on, confide in”), Danish lide (“to trust”).

Verb

lite (third-person singular simple present lites, present participle liting, simple past and past participle lited)

1. (Britain, dialect) To expect; wait.
2. (Britain, dialect) To rely.

Noun

lite (plural lites)

1. (Britain, dialect) The act of waiting; a wait.

Anagrams

• IELT, Tiel, teil, tiel, tile

Dutch

Noun

lite m (plural liten, diminutive litetje n)

1. (historical) The (rare) singular of liten

Synonyms

• laat m (cognate)
• lijfeigene m

Anagrams

• liet

French

Verb

lite

1. first-person singular present indicative of liter
2. third-person singular present indicative of liter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of liter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of liter
5. second-person singular imperative of liter

Anagrams

• élit

Irish

Alternative forms

• lighte (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l???t??/

Participle

lite

1. past participle of ligh

Italian

Etymology

From Latin l?s, l?tem.

Noun

lite f (plural liti)

1. A quarrel, row, altercation, fight

   Synonyms: alterco, contesa, disputa, litigio, litigata, rissa

2. (law) A suit, lawsuit

   Synonyms: contesa, disputa

Related terms

• litigare
• litighio
• litigio

Anagrams

• teli

Ladin

Verb

lite

1. first-person singular present indicative of liter
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of liter
3. third-person singular present subjunctive of liter
4. third-person plural present subjunctive of liter

Latin

Noun

l?te

1. ablative singular of l?s

Middle English

Noun

lite (plural lites)

1. Alternative form of light

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• (of adjective) smått

Adjective

lite

1. neuter singular of liten

Adverb

lite

1. little

References

• “liten” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²li?t?/ (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

lite n

1. neuter singular of liten

Adverb

lite (comparative mindre, superlative minst)

1. little

   Me veit lite om djuphava.

   We know little about the deep oceans.

Verb

lite (present tense lit, past tense leit, past participle lite, passive infinitive litast, present participle litande, imperative lit)

1. Alternative form of lita

References

• “lite” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?i.t?/

Adjective

lite

1. inflection of lity:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
   2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish littiu f (“porridge, gruel”).

Noun

lite f (genitive singular lite or lit)

1. (north-west of Scotland) porridge
2. (historical) pottage
3. (historical) posset

Synonyms

• brochan

Derived terms

• ionnsaich do sheanmhair lit' a dhèanamh

Spanish

Verb

lite

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of litar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of litar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of litar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of litar.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• litet (archaic)

Pronunciation

Etymology

Contraction of litet, neuter of liten. Compare mycket, with similar formation.

Adjective

lite (comparative mindre, superlative minst)

1. little, some; a small amount

   Antonym: mycket

Usage notes

To be used with uncountable nouns.

Related terms

• liten

Adverb

lite (comparative mindre, superlative minst)

1. a little, to a small extent; somewhat

   Jag har lite för lite pengar kvar.

   I've got slightly too little money left.

Anagrams

• elit

English

Alternative forms

• yoit

Etymology

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Noun

yite (plural yites)

1. (Britain, dialect) The yellowhammer.

Anagrams

• -iety, yeti