mitan

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Originally a Gheg compound of mi (dialectal mbi) +‎ tanë (dialectal tërë) → literally “over(above) all”; meaning “pullover”.

Noun[edit]

mitan m (plural mitanë, definite mitani, definite plural mitanët)

  1. pullover, sweater, cardigan, jumper (with long sleves)
    mitan grash, mitan burrash
    woman's sweater, man’s sweater

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Further reading[edit]

  • [1] noun "mitan / mitán" (engl.: pullover) - def. mitáni, pl. mitánë, def.pl. mitánët • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)

Esperanto[edit]

Adjective[edit]

mitan

  1. accusative singular of mita

Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

mitan

  1. genitive singular of mitta

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Origin disputed.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mitan m (plural mitans)

  1. (archaic or dialectal) middle, centre

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Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

mitan

  1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽

Haitian Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French mitan (middle).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mitan

  1. middle

Norman[edit]

Noun[edit]

mitan m (plural mitans)

  1. middle; centre

Occitan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

mitan m (plural mitans) (Languedoc, Limousin)

  1. middle; center
  2. social circle; milieu

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French mi-temps.

Noun[edit]

mitan n (plural mitanuri)

  1. (sports) half time

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • mitan in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Thao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun[edit]

mitan

  1. we (inclusive of the person spoken to)