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Dit Definition

dit

See also dît, and DIT

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Variant of dite.

Noun

dit (plural dits)

  1. (archaic, rare) A ditty, a little melody.
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.vi:
      No bird, but did her shrill notes sweetly sing; / No song but did containe a louely dit: / Trees, braunches, birds, and songs were framed fit [...].

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Noun

dit (plural dits)

  1. The spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code.
Translations
spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code

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Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronoun

dit

  1. it/that

Breton

Preposition

dit

  1. the second-person singular of da

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin digitus.

Noun

dit m. (plural dits)

  1. finger

Etymology 2

From Latin dictus

Verb

dit

  1. Past participle of dir.

Danish

Pronoun

dit (common din, plural dine)

  1. (possessive) Neuter singular form of din

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Danish personal pronouns
Number Person Inflection Nominative Accusative Possessive Reflexive Reflexive possessive
Singular First common jeg mig min
neuter mit
plural mine
Second common du dig din
neuter dit
plural dine
polite form De Dem Deres
Third masculine han ham hans sig sin
feminine hun hende hendes
common den den dens
neuter det det dets sit
plural sine
Plural First — vi os vores
common vor
neuter vort
plural vore
Second – I jer jeres
polite form De Dem Deres
Third – de dem deres sig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dit, from Old Dutch thit. Cognate with German dies.

Pronunciation

Determiner

dit n.

  1. this; referring to a thing or a person closer by.
    dit huis
    this house
    dit kind
    this child

Declension

Dutch demonstrative determiners
Masculine/feminine Neuter Plural
Proximal deze dit deze
Distal die dat die

Derived terms

Pronoun

dit n.

  1. (demonstrative) this, this here
    Wat is dit?
    What is this?

French

Etymology

From Latin dictus.

Pronunciation

Verb

dit

  1. Past participle of dire
    Il a dit son nom - He said his name
  2. third-person singular present indicative of dire
    « Je m'appelle Paul, » dit-il - "My name is Paul," he said
  3. third-person singular past historic of dire
  4. (in names) Indicating a surname used as a family name.

Norwegian

Adverb

dit

  1. to that place; thither

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin digitus.

Pronunciation

Noun

dit m. (plural dits)

  1. finger

Old French

Etymology

Latin dictum

Noun

dit m. (oblique plural diz, nominative singular diz, nominative plural dit)

  1. word
  2. story; tale

Synonyms

Verb

dit

  1. Past participle of dire
  2. Third-person singular present indicative of dire
  3. Third-person singular past historic of dire

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adverb

dit (not comparable)

  1. there; to that place; that way, in that direction.
    Jag har aldrig varit i London, men jag ska dit snart - I've never been to London, but I will get there soon

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