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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
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snip
English
Etymology
From Dutch snippen (“to snip; shred”) or Low German snippen (“to snip; shred”), of imitative origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sn?p/
- Homophone: SNP
- Rhymes: -?p
Verb
snip (third-person singular simple present snips, present participle snipping, simple past and past participle snipped)
- To cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors.
- To reduce the price of a product, to create a snip.
- To break off; to snatch away.
- The captain seldom ordered anything out of the ship's stores […] but I snipt […] some of it for my own share.
- (informal) To circumcise.
- 2001, David Cohen, The Father's Book: Being a Good Dad in the 21st Century, John WIley & Sons Ltd (2001), ?ISBN, page 72:
- Circumcised fathers face a special problem. Do you want your son's willy to be that radically different from your own? So, parents should perhaps not be put off. Be good to your son's future lovers and have him snipped.
- 2008, Ilene Schneider, Talk Dirty Yiddish: Beyond Drek: The Curses, Slang, and Street Lingo You Need to Know When You Speak Yiddish, Adams Media (2008), ?ISBN, page 150:
- His children, however, were not snipped, possibly because Princess Diana was opposed to the practice, which is out of fashion in England.
- 2012, Tom Hickman, God's Doodle: The Life and Times of the Penis, Square Peg (2012), ?ISBN, page 144:
- By the outbreak of the First World War such claims had diminished and the medical profession touted circumcision as being 'hygienic' — fathers were not only encouraged to have their newborn sons snipped, but to belatedly enjoy the benefits themselves.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:snip.
- 2001, David Cohen, The Father's Book: Being a Good Dad in the 21st Century, John WIley & Sons Ltd (2001), ?ISBN, page 72:
- (Internet) To remove the irrelevant parts of quotations in the reply message.
Translations
Noun
snip (plural snips)
- The act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something.
- A single cut with scissors, clippers, or similar tool.
- Something acquired for a low price; a bargain.
- That wholesale lot on eBay was a snip at $10
- A small amount of something; a pinch.
- (definite, the snip, euphemistic) A vasectomy.
- A small or weak person, especially a young one.
- 2010, Ellen Renner, Castle of Shadows, Hachette UK, 2010 ?ISBN.
- 'Might as well come out now, you little snip, from wherever you be hiding!'
- 2010, Ellen Renner, Castle of Shadows, Hachette UK, 2010 ?ISBN.
- (dated) An impertinent or mischievous person.
- 1835, William Hamilton Maxwell, My Life (page 283)
- Nor was the lady's establishment more fortunate in gaining the regard of the household. The maid was a verjuiced spinster, too old to love herself, and too ill-natured to look on. The footman was a regular snip […]
- 1835, William Hamilton Maxwell, My Life (page 283)
- (obsolete) A share or portion; a snack.
- 1680, Roger L'Estrange, The Free-Born Subject, Or, the Englishmans Birthright Asserted Against All Tyrannical Vsvrpations Either in Church or State
- His Third Query is a Frank Proposal, without any more ado, of taking all the Church Lands into the Crown; and Courteously he offers the Poor Cavaliers a Snip in the Booty
- 1680, Roger L'Estrange, The Free-Born Subject, Or, the Englishmans Birthright Asserted Against All Tyrannical Vsvrpations Either in Church or State
- (obsolete, slang) A tailor.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Nares to this entry?)
- Template:RQ:Kingsley Alton
Translations
Derived terms
- snipper
- snippy
References
Anagrams
- Insp, NIPs, NPIs, Nips, PINs, PSNI, nips, pins, spin
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch snippe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sn?p/
- Hyphenation: snip
- Rhymes: -?p
Noun
snip f (plural snippen, diminutive snipje n)
- A snipe or woodcock, thin-beaked bird of the genera Gallinago, Scolopax, Lymnocryptes, Limnodromus and Coenocorypha.
- (informal, Netherlands) A 100 guilders banknote.
Derived terms
- houtsnip
- poelsnip
- snipverkouden
- watersnip
Descendants
- Afrikaans: snip
- ? Sranan Tongo: snepi
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