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[edit] English

A blue tit

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English titt, of uncertain origin. Cognate with dialectal Dutch tet, German Zitz, Tit. Compare teat.

[edit] Noun

Singular
tit

Plural
tits

tit (plural tits)

  1. A mammary gland, teat.
  2. (slang, vulgar) A woman's breast.
    She's got an amazing pair of tits.
  3. (British, pejorative, slang) An idiot; a fool.
    Look at that tit driving on the wrong side of the road!
[edit] Quotations
  • (An idiot):
    • 2002, Dick Plamondon, Have You Ever Been Screwed,[1] iUniverse, ISBN 0-595-26199-X, page 234,
      “What did you say to the cops?”
      “I told them everything about the smuggling ring.”
      “Why the fuck did you do that?”
      “They were nice to me.”
      “They’re always nice to people they want to get information from, you dumb tit.”
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
a mammary gland, teat
(slang, vulgar)a woman's breast
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[edit] Etymology 2

Perhaps imitative of light tap. Compare earlier tip for tap (“‘blow for blow’”), from tip, + tap; compare also dialectal tint for tant.

[edit] Noun

Singular
tit

Plural
tits

tit (plural tits)

  1. (archaic) A light blow or hit (now usually in phrase tit for tat).

[edit] Etymology 3

Probably of Scandinavian origin; found earliest in titling and titmouse; compare Icelandic titlingur (“‘sparrow’”), dialectal Norwegian titling (“‘small stockfish’”).

[edit] Noun

Singular
tit

Plural
tits

tit (plural tits)

  1. A small passerine bird of the genus Parus or the family Paridae, common in the northern hemisphere.
  2. (archaic) A small horse; a nag.
    • 1759, he was resolved, for the time to come, to ride his tit with more sobriety. — Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin 2003, p. 28)
  3. (archaic) A young girl, later especially a minx, hussy.
[edit] Translations
a small passerine bird of the genus Parus or the family Paridae
a small horse
a young girl
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[edit] Derived terms

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse títt (“‘often’”) and tíðr (“‘frequent’”), from tíð (“‘time’”).

[edit] Adverb

tit (comparative tiere, superlative tiest)

  1. often
  2. frequently
[edit] Synonyms

[edit] Etymology 2

Verbal noun to titte (“‘peep, peek’”), from Old Norse títa (“‘see’”).

[edit] Noun

tit n. (singular definite tittet, plural indefinite tit)

  1. glimpse
[edit] Inflection
    Inflection of “tit”
neuter gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative tit tittet tit tittene
genitive tits tittets tits tittenes

[edit] Faroese

[edit] Pronoun

tit

  1. you (plural)

[edit] Declension

Personal pronouns - Persónsfornøvn
Singular (eintal) 1. 2. 3. m 3. f 3. n
Nominative (hvørfall) eg tú hann hon tað
Accusative (hvønnfall) meg teg hana
Dative (hvørjumfall) mær tær honum henni tí
Genitive (hvørsfall) mín tín hansara hennara tess
Plural (fleirtal) 1. 2. 3. m 3. f 3. n
Nominative (hvørfall) vit tit teir tær tey
Accusative (hvønnfall) okkum tykkum
Dative (hvørjumfall) teimum
Genitive (hvørsfall) okkara tykkara teirra

[edit] Irish

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: [tʲɪtʲ]

[edit] Verb

tit

  1. to fall

[edit] Inflection

First Conjugation (A)
singular plural autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present titim titeann tú;
titir†		 titeann sé, sí titimid titeann sibh titeann siad;
titid†		 titear
past thit mé;
thiteas†		 thit tú;
thitis†		 thit sé, sí thiteamar thit sibh;
thiteabhair†		 thit siad;
thiteadar†		 titeadh
future titfidh mé;
titfead†		 titfidh tú;
titfir†		 titfidh sé, sí titfimid;
titfeam†		 titfidh sibh titfidh siad;
titfid†		 titfear
past habitual thitinn thiteá thiteadh sé, sí thitimis thiteadh sibh thitidís thití
imperative titim tit titeadh sé, sí titimis titigí titidís titear
conditional thitfinn thitfeá thitfeadh sé, sí thitfimis thitfeadh sibh thitfidís thitfí
subjunctive present tite mé;
titead†		 tite tú;
titir†		 tite sé, sí titimid tite sibh tite siad;
titid†		 titear
past titinn titeá titeadh sé, sí titimis titeadh sibh titidís tití
verbal noun titim
past participle tite

† Dialect form

[edit] Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tit thit dtit
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

[edit] Tok Pisin

[edit] Etymology

From the English word teeth.

[edit] Noun

tit

  1. tooth

[edit] Torres Strait Creole

[edit] Etymology

From English teeth.

[edit] Noun

tit

  1. tooth
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