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slit
English
Etymology
From Old English sl?tan, from Proto-Germanic *sl?tan? (“to tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyd- (“to tear, rend (cut apart), split apart”). Possibly cognate with Latin laed- (“to strike, hurt, injure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sl?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
slit (plural slits)
- A narrow cut or opening; a slot.
- (vulgar, slang) The opening of the vagina.
- (vulgar, slang, derogatory) A woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute.
Derived terms
- slit drum
Translations
Verb
slit (third-person singular simple present slits, present participle slitting, simple past slit, past participle slit or (obsolete) slitten)
- To cut a narrow opening.
- He slit the bag open and the rice began pouring out.
- To split into strips by lengthwise cuts.
- (transitive) To cut; to sever; to divide.
Translations
Adjective
slit (not comparable)
- Having a cut narrow opening
Anagrams
- &lits, List, list, lits, silt, tils
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse *slit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stl??t/
- Rhymes: -??t
Noun
slit n (genitive singular slits, no plural)
- wear and tear
Declension
Anagrams
- list
See also
- slitna
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
slit
- imperative of slite
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
slit
- inflection of slita:
- present
- imperative
Swedish
Noun
slit n
- toil, labour
Declension
Verb
slit
- imperative of slita.
Anagrams
- list, lits, stil
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse slíta, from Proto-Germanic *sl?tan?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sli?t/, /²?li?t/ (example of pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -ì?t
Verb
slit (preterite släit, supine sliti or slittä)
- (transitive, intransitive) To tear.
Related terms
- slet
slit From the web:
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- what slithers in a zigzag manner
sever
English
Etymology
From Middle English severen, from Old French sevrer, from Latin separ?re (“to separate”), from se- (“apart”) + par?re (“provide, arrange”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?s?v.?/
- Rhymes: -?v?(r)
Verb
sever (third-person singular simple present severs, present participle severing, simple past and past participle severed)
- (transitive) To cut free.
- The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just.
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- That I just severed the main vein with a chainsaw and I'm in pain?
- (intransitive) To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
- (intransitive) To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
- The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt.
- (law) To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate.
Synonyms
- becut
- cut off
Derived terms
- severable
- severally
Related terms
- separate
Translations
Further reading
- sever in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- sever in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- sever at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- 'verse, -verse, reves, serve, veers, verse
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin sev?rus.
Pronunciation
(Balearic) IPA(key): /s??ve/
- (Central) IPA(key): /s??be/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /se?ve?/
Adjective
sever (feminine severa, masculine plural severs, feminine plural severes)
- strict, severe
Derived terms
- severament
Related terms
- severitat
Further reading
- “sever” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “sever” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “sever” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “sever” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *s?ver?. See also German Schauer or English shower (originally) ("Cold Rain").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?s?v?r]
Noun
sever m
- north
Declension
Antonyms
- jih
Derived terms
- severní
- Severka
- severák
- seve?an
- severovýchod
- severozápad
Coordinate terms
- (compass points)
Further reading
- sever in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- sever in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Interlingua
Adjective
sever (comparative plus sever, superlative le plus sever)
- severe
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *s?far, from Proto-West Germanic *saifr.
Noun
sêver n
- drool, saliva
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- sêveren
Descendants
- Dutch: zever
- Limburgish: zeiver
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “sever”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Old Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?se?fer/, [?s??fer]
- (Late Old Frisian) IPA(key): /?se?wer/, [?s??wer]
Noun
s?ver m
- Alternative form of s?ver
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, ?ISBN, page 28
Romanian
Etymology
From French sévère, from Latin severus.
Adjective
sever m or n (feminine singular sever?, masculine plural severi, feminine and neuter plural severe)
- strict
Declension
Related terms
- severitate
Further reading
- sever in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (Ijekavian): sj?ver
- (Ekavian): ??ver
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *s?ver?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sê?er/
- Hyphenation: se?ver
Noun
s?ver m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- (uncountable) north
Declension
Antonyms
- (south): jug
Related terms
- severni
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *s?ver?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?sever]
Noun
sever m (genitive singular severu, nominative plural severy, declension pattern of dub)
- North
Derived terms
- severák
- Severan
- severne
- severný
- severovýchod
- severozápad
Further reading
- sever in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *s?ver?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sè???r/
Noun
s??ver m inan
- north
Inflection
Derived terms
- séveren
Further reading
- “sever”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Turkish
Verb
sever
- third-person singular present simple indicative positive degree of sevmek
Antonyms
- sevmez
See also
- sever sevmez
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