nit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Homophones 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.4 Anagrams 2 Bosnian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Declension 3 Catalan 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Croatian 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Declension 5 Czech 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Derived terms 6 Polish 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Pronunciation 6.3 Noun 6.3.1 Declension 7 Romanian 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Noun 8 Serbian 8.1 Noun 8.1.1 Declension 9 Slovene 9.1 Noun 10 Swedish 10.1 Noun 10.1.1 Synonyms 10.1.2 See also 11 Volapük 11.1 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

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• Rhymes: -ɪt

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• knit

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Old English hnitu.

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nit (plural nits)

1. The egg of a louse.
2. A young louse.
3. (slang) A fool, a nitwit.

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• dickies (Geordie)

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[edit] Etymology 2

Latin nitere, to shine

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nit (plural nits)

1. A candela per square meter.

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• tin

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[edit] Bosnian

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nit f (plural niti)

1. thread

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Declension of nit	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nit	niti
Genitive	niti	niti
Dative	niti	nitima
Accusative	nit	niti
Vocative	niti	niti
Instrumental	niću / niti	nitima
Locative	niti	nitima

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Latin nox.

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nit f. (plural nits)

1. night

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[edit] Croatian

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nit f (plural niti)

1. thread

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nit f.

1. thread

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• nitka f.

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German Niete.

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• IPA: /ɲit/

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nit m.

1. rivet (mechanical fastener)

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	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nit	nity
Genitive	nitu	nitów
Dative	nitowi	nitom
Accusative	nit	nity
Instrumental	nitem	nitami
Locative	nicie	nitach
Vocative	nicie	nity

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[edit] Romanian

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From German Niete.

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nit n.

1. rivet

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[edit] Serbian

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nit f. (plural niti) (Cyrillic spelling нит)

1. thread

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Declension of nit	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nit	niti
Genitive	niti	niti
Dative	niti	nitima
Accusative	nit	niti
Vocative	niti	niti
Instrumental	niću / niti	nitima
Locative	niti	nitima

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nit f.

1. thread

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nit c.

Inflection for nit	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	nit	niten	nitar	nitarna
Genitive	nits	nitens	nitars	nitarnas

1. The action of breaking very hard.
2. Small metal peg often used to join pieces of metal together, but is also used in e.g. jeans, and in clothes used by punk rockers for aesthetic reasons.
3. A lottery ticket which gave no reward.
4. Zeal.

[edit] Synonyms

• tvärnit (1)
• nitlott (3)

[edit] See also

• nita
• gå på en nit

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[edit] Volapük

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nit

1. A staple.
2. A staple for office stapler.