lit

See also lit., and lít

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɪt/

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• Rhymes: -ɪt

Etymology 1

From Middle English lit, lut, from Old English lȳt (“little, few”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz (“little, small”), from Proto-Indo-European *leud- (“to cower, hunch over”). Cognate with Old Saxon lut (“little”), Middle High German lützen (“to make small or low, decrease”). More at little.

Adjective

lit (comparative litter or more lit, superlative littest or most lit)

1. (obsolete) Little.

Noun

lit (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Little.

Related terms

• lite

Etymology 2

From Middle English lihte, from Old English līhtte, first and third person singular preterit of līhtan (“to light”). More at light.

Verb

lit

1. Simple past tense and past participle of light.
2. (US, dialectal) To run, or light
   • 1988 April 8, Grant Pick, “Johnny Washington's Life”:

     With that the kid lits off down the street, and, what do you know!

Adjective

lit (comparative more lit, superlative most lit)

1. lighted
   • He walked down the lit corridor.
2. (slang) intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned
3. (slang) Sexually aroused (usually a female), especially visibly sexually aroused (e.g., labial swelling is present)

Translations

Lighted

Finnish: valaistu

Spanish: alumbrado (es) m., iluminado (es) m., aluzado (es) m.

Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned

Finnish: päihtynyt (fi) Spanish: viajado (es) m., pasado (es) m., drogado (es) m., pedo (es), volado (es), puesto (es) m.

Derived terms

• half lit

Etymology 3

From Middle English lit, from Old Norse litr (“colour, dye, complexion, face, countenance”), from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlitaz (“sight, face”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”). Cognate with Icelandic litur (“colour”), Old English wlite (“brightness, appearance, form, aspect, look, countenance, beauty, splendor, adornment”), Old English wlītan (“to gaze, look, observe”).

Noun

lit (uncountable)

1. (UK dialectal) Colour; blee; dye; stain.

Derived terms

• lithouse
• litmus

Etymology 4

From Middle English litten, liten, from Old Norse lita (“to colour”), from litr (“colour”). See above.

Verb

lit (third-person singular simple present lits, present participle litting, simple past and past participle litted)

1. (transitive) To colour; dye.

Etymology 5

Short for literature.

Noun

lit (uncountable)

1. Abbreviated form of literature.

Derived terms

• chick lit
• lit crit

Anagrams

• til, 'til

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA: [lɪːt]

Etymology

From the verb líta (‘to view’)

Noun

lit n. sg.

1. short wink, view, look

Declension

n3s	Singular
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lit	litið
Accusative	lit	litið
Dative	liti	litinum
Genitive	lits	litsins

Synonyms

• eygnabrá (wink)

Derived terms

• andlit (face)
• álit (trust)
• eftirlit (control)
• fyrilit (caution)
• innlit (insight)
• útlit (outlook)
• yvirlit (overview, summary)

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /li/

Etymology

From Latin lectus.

Noun

lit m. (plural lits)

1. bed

   Où est-il? Il dort dans son lit. - Where is he? He's sleeping in his bed.

Verb

lit

1. third-person singular present indicative of lire

   Jean lit très souvent. - Jean reads very often.

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Old French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lit/

Etymology

From Latin lectus.

Noun

lit m. (oblique plural liz, nominative singular liz, nominative plural lit)

1. bed

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Polish

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /lit/

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Noun

lit m.

1. lithium

Declension

	Singular only
Nominative	lit
Genitive	litu
Dative	litowi
Accusative	lit
Instrumental	litem
Locative	licie
Vocative	licie

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

lit

1. genitive singular form of lite

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Swedish

Noun

lit c.

1. trust

Declension

Declension of lit

	uncountable		uncountable
Common	indefinite	definite
nominative	lit	liten
genitive	lits	litens

Synonyms

• tillit

See also

• lita

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Volapük

Etymology

German Licht and English light

Noun

lit (plural lits)

1. light
2. illumination

Declension

declension of lit

	singular	plural
nominative	lit	lits
genitive	lita	litas
dative	lite	lites
accusative	liti	litis
predicative	litu	litus
vocative	o lit!	o lits!