different between mitten vs mitted

English

Etymology

From Middle English myten, mitaine, from Old French mitan, miton, mitaine (“mitten”, literally “half-glove”) (Modern French mitaine), from Frankish *mitamo, *mittamo (“half”), superlative of *mitti (“midpoint”), from Proto-Germanic *midjô, *midj? (“middle, center”), from Proto-Indo-European *méd?yos (“between, in the middle, center”). Cognate with Old High German mittamo, metemo (“half, in the middle”), Old Dutch medemest (“midmost”), Old English medume (“average, moderate, medium”). More at mid, middle.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?tn?/
• (Southern England, Western New England) IPA^(key): /?m??n?/
• Rhymes: -?t?n

Noun

mitten (plural mittens)

1. A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
2. A cat's or dog's paw that is a different colour from the main body.

   Synonym: sock

3. (colloquial, dated, as "the mitten") A romantic rejection; dismissal of a lover.

   to give someone the mitten; to get the mitten

4. (slang, chiefly in the plural) A boxing glove.

Translations

Verb

mitten (third-person singular simple present mittens, present participle mittening, simple past and past participle mittened)

1. (transitive) To dress in mittens; to put a mitten on.

Anagrams

• titmen

German

Pronunciation

Adverb

mitten

1. In the middle.

Related terms

• inmitten
• zumitten

Further reading

• “mitten” in Duden online

Swedish

Noun

mitten

1. definite singular of mitt

English

Etymology

mitt +? -ed

Adjective

mitted (not comparable)

1. Covered with or wearing a mitt.

   Use only your mitted hand to reach into the oven.

2. (of a cat) Having fur on the feet that is a different colour from the rest of the coat.