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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
pitter (plural pitters)
- A device that removes pits from fruit such as olives or cherries.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Device
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Etymology 2[edit]
See pitter-patter.
Verb[edit]
pitter (third-person singular simple present pitters, present participle pittering, simple past and past participle pittered)
- To make a pattering sound.
Translations[edit]
make a pattering sound
Maltese[edit]
Root |
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p-t-r |
5 terms |
Etymology[edit]
Derived from the root, itself denominal from pittura (“painting”) and/or pittur (“painter”), both from Sicilian. Doublet of pinġa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
pitter (imperfect jpitter, past participle mpitter, verbal noun tpittir)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of pitter | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | pittirt | pittirt | pitter | pittirna | pittirtu | pittru | |
f | pittret | |||||||
imperfect | m | npitter | tpitter | jpitter | npittru | tpittru | jpittru | |
f | tpitter | |||||||
imperative | pitter | pittru |
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