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[edit] English

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Old English hnitu.

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Singular
nit

Plural
nits

nit (plural nits)

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

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Latin nitere, to shine

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Singular
nit

Plural
nits

nit (plural nits)

  1. A candela per square meter.

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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)

Singular
nit m.

Plural
nits f.

  1. night

[edit] Croatian

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nit f (plural niti)

  1. thread

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[edit] Czech

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nit f.

  1. thread

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[edit] Polish

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nity

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German Niete.

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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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From German Niete.

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nit n.

  1. rivet

[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



[edit] Slovene

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nit f.

  1. thread

[edit] Swedish

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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.

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nit

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