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mite
English
Etymology
From Middle English mite, from Old English m?te (“mite, tiny insect”), from Proto-Germanic *m?t? (“biting insect”, literally “cutter”), from *maitan? (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small”) or *mai- (“to cut”). Akin to Old High German m?za (“mite”), Middle Dutch m?te (“moth, mite”), Dutch mijt (“moth, mite”), Danish mide (“mite”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: m?t, IPA(key): /ma?t/
- Rhymes: -a?t
- Homophone: might
Noun
mite (plural mites)
- Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
- A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.
- 1803, William Blake, Auguries of Innocence
- One mite wrung from the lab'rer's hands
- Shall buy and sell the miser's lands;
- 1803, William Blake, Auguries of Innocence
- A lepton, a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.
- A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
- (sometimes used adverbially) Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle
- (colloquial, often used affectionately) A small or naughty person, or one you take pity on; rascal
- 2014, Lorraine F Elli, The Little Town Mouse
- “Tom told me that, but twasn't your fault, the little mite just couldn't wait to be born that's all.” A small smile played on Leah's lips
- 2014, Lorraine F Elli, The Little Town Mouse
Synonyms
- (small amount): see also Thesaurus:modicum.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
mite
- Eye dialect spelling of might.
Anagrams
- -time, METI, emit, it me, item, time
Au
Noun
mite
- woman
References
- transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin mythos
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?mi.t?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?mi.te/
Noun
mite m (plural mites)
- myth
Related terms
- mític
- mitologia
Further reading
- “mite” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French mitte (“kind of insect which gnaws on cloth or cheese”), from Middle Dutch m?te (“moth, mite”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *m?t? (“biting insect”, literally “cutter”), from *maitan? (“to cut”).
Akin to Old English m?te (“mite, tiny insect”), Old High German m?za (“mite”), Danish mide (“mite”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mit/
Noun
mite f (plural mites)
- mite (arachnid)
- moth, particularly one whose larva destroys something stored by humans
Derived terms
- antimite
Related terms
- chenille f
- papillon m
- teigne f (“clothes moth”)
- pyrale f (“meal moth”)
Verb
mite
- first-person singular present indicative of miter
- third-person singular present indicative of miter
- first-person singular present subjunctive of miter
- third-person singular present subjunctive of miter
- second-person singular imperative of miter
Further reading
- “mite” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- émit, émît
Italian
Etymology
From Latin m?tis (“mild, mature”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mi.te/
Adjective
mite (plural miti)
- mild
- moderate (price)
- balmy, mild (climate)
- meek (animal)
Anagrams
- temi
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?mi?.te/, [?mi?t??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?mi.te/, [?mi?t??]
Adjective
m?te
- nominative neuter singular of m?tis
- accusative neuter singular of m?tis
- vocative neuter singular of m?tis
References
- mite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Norman
Etymology
From Old French mitte (“kind of insect which gnaws on cloth or cheese”), from Middle Dutch m?te (“moth, mite”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *m?t? (“biting insect”, literally “cutter”).
Noun
mite f (plural mites)
- (Jersey) mite
Volapük
Noun
mite
- dative singular of mit
mite From the web:
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- what mites are red
- what mites live in human hair
scabicide
English
Etymology
scabies +? -cide
Noun
scabicide (plural scabicides)
- A substance that kills mites of the genus Sarcoptes, which cause scabies.
scabicide From the web:
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