lit
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[edit] English
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Adjective
lit (comparative litter or more lit, superlative littest or most lit)
[edit] Noun
lit (uncountable)
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[edit] Etymology 2
From Middle English lihte, from Old English līhtte, first and third person singular preterit of līhtan (“to light”). More at light.
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lit
- Simple past tense and past participle of light.
- (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!
- 1988 April 8, Grant Pick, “Johnny Washington's Life”:
[edit] Adjective
lit (comparative more lit, superlative most lit)
- lighted
- He walked down the lit corridor.
- (slang) intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned
- (slang) Sexually aroused (usually a female), especially visibly sexually aroused (e.g., labial swelling is present)
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[edit] 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”).
[edit] Noun
lit (uncountable)
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[edit] Etymology 4
From Middle English litten, liten, from Old Norse lita (“to colour”), from litr (“colour”). See above.
[edit] Verb
lit (third-person singular simple present lits, present participle litting, simple past and past participle litted)
- (transitive) To colour; dye.
[edit] Etymology 5
Short for literature.
[edit] Noun
lit (uncountable)
- Abbreviated form of literature.
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[edit] Faroese
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- IPA: [lɪːt]
[edit] Etymology
From the verb líta (‘to view’)
[edit] Noun
lit n. sg.
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| n3s | Singular | |
| Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | lit | litið |
| Accusative | lit | litið |
| Dative | liti | litinum |
| Genitive | lits | litsins |
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- eygnabrá (wink)
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- andlit (face)
- álit (trust)
- eftirlit (control)
- fyrilit (caution)
- innlit (insight)
- útlit (outlook)
- yvirlit (overview, summary)
[edit] French
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From Latin lectus.
[edit] Noun
lit m. (plural lits)
- bed
- Où est-il? Il dort dans son lit. - Where is he? He's sleeping in his bed.
[edit] Verb
lit
- third-person singular present indicative of lire
- Jean lit très souvent. - Jean reads very often.
[edit] Old French
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- IPA: /lit/
[edit] Etymology
From Latin lectus.
[edit] Noun
lit m. (oblique plural liz, nominative singular liz, nominative plural lit)
[edit] Polish
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[edit] Noun
lit m.
[edit] Declension
| Singular only | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | lit |
| Genitive | litu |
| Dative | litowi |
| Accusative | lit |
| Instrumental | litem |
| Locative | licie |
| Vocative | licie |
[edit] Scottish Gaelic
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lit
- genitive singular form of lite
[edit] Swedish
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lit c.
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[edit] Volapük
[edit] Etymology
German Licht and English light
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lit (plural lits)
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English adjectives
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- American English
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