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nit
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
- Homophone: knit
Etymology 1
From Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu, from Proto-Germanic *hnits (compare Dutch neet, German Nisse, Norwegian nit), from Proto-Indo-European *?(o)nid- (compare Scottish Gaelic sneadh, Lithuanian glìnda, Polish gnida, Albanian thëri, Ancient Greek ????? (konís))
Noun
nit (plural nits)
- The egg of a louse.
- A young louse.
- (Britain, Ireland, slang) A head louse regardless of its age.
- (Britain, slang) A fool, a nitwit.
- A nitpicker.
- A minor shortcoming.
Synonyms
- dickies (Geordie)
Derived terms
- nit-picking
Translations
Verb
nit (third-person singular simple present nits, present participle nitting, simple past and past participle nitted)
- (MLE) To have the modus vivendi of a drug addict, to live the life of a nitty.
Etymology 2
From Latin nit?re (“to shine”).
Noun
nit (plural nits)
- A candela per square meter.
Etymology 3
Noun
nit (plural nits)
- Synonym of nat (logarithmic unit of information)
Etymology 4
Noun
nit (plural nits)
- (poker) A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style.
Related terms
- nitty
Anagrams
- INT, ITN, TIN, i'n't, in't, int, int., tin
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan nuit, from Old Occitan (compare Occitan nuèit), from Latin noctem, accusative of nox (compare French nuit, Portuguese noite, Spanish noche, Italian notte), from Proto-Indo-European *nók?ts (compare English night).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?nit/
- Rhymes: -it
Noun
nit f (plural nits)
- night
- Antonym: dia
Derived terms
Related terms
- anit
- mitjanit
Further reading
- “nit” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nit” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “nit” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “nit” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Central Mahuatlán Zapoteco
Noun
nit
- water
References
- Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech nit, from Proto-Slavic *nit?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [???t] (informally pronunced /???c/)
- Hyphenation: nit
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
nit f
- thread
Declension
Derived terms
- nitka f
Further reading
- nit in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- nit in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse gnit, from Proto-Germanic *hnits.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n??t/
- Rhymes: -??t
- Homophone: nyt
Noun
nit f (genitive singular nitar, no plural)
- nit (egg of a louse)
Declension
Old Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *nit?.
Noun
nit f
- thread
Declension
Descendants
- Czech: nit
Further reading
- “nit”, in Vokabulá? webový: webové hnízdo pramen? k poznání historické ?eštiny [online]?[1], Praha: Ústav pro jazyk ?eský AV ?R, 2006–2020
Ozolotepec Zapotec
Noun
nit
- water
References
- Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8
Polish
Etymology
From German Niet, from Middle High German nieten, from Old High German hniotan, from Proto-West Germanic *hneudan, from Proto-Germanic *hneudan?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?it/
Noun
nit m inan
- rivet (mechanical fastener)
Declension
Further reading
- nit in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From German Niet.
Noun
nit n (plural nituri)
- rivet
San Baltazar Loxicha Zapotec
Noun
nit
- water
References
- Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *nit?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nî?t/
Noun
n?t f (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- thread
- flow, continuity
Declension
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *nit?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nít/
Noun
n?t f
- thread
Inflection
Swedish
Etymology
From German Niet.
Noun
nit c
- a rivet, a stud
- the action of braking (a motor vehicle) very hard
- a lottery ticket which gave no reward
- zeal
Declension
Synonyms
- (braking): tvärnit
- (lottery ticket): nitlott
See also
- nita
- gå på en nit
- tvärnit
Anagrams
- int, tin
Volapük
Noun
nit (nominative plural nits)
- staple
- staple for office stapler
Declension
Wolof
Noun
nit (definite form nit ki)
- person
Zipser German
Alternative forms
- nëch (Slovakia)
Adverb
nit
- (Romania, including Wassertal) not
References
- Claus Stephani, Zipser Mära und Kasska (1989)
- Anton-Joseph Ilk, Zipser Volksgut aus dem Wassertal (1990)
nit From the web:
- what nitrogenous bases are found in dna
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- what nitrate level is safe for fish
- what nitrogen base is only found in rna
nig
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
Clipping of niggard. Unrelated to nigger.
Noun
nig (plural nigs)
- (archaic) niggard
Etymology 2
Clipping of nigger.
Noun
nig (plural nigs)
- (offensive, ethnic slur) nigger
- 1961, Robert Hale Strong, A Yankee private's Civil War
- In a field near the house was a nigger working a poor old broken-down mule and another nigger sowing wheat. When we came up, both nigs quit work and stared at us.
- 1961, Robert Hale Strong, A Yankee private's Civil War
Verb
nig (third-person singular simple present nigs, present participle nigging, simple past and past participle nigged)
- (Internet slang, ethnic slur) to behave as a stereotypical black person
Anagrams
- -ing, -ïng, GNI, IGN, NGI, gin, ing
Volapük
Noun
nig (nominative plural nigs)
- ink
Declension
Derived terms
- nigiär
Yapese
Noun
nig
- fish
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