tit
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology 1
Old English titt, of uncertain origin. Cognate with dialectal Dutch tet, German Zitze, Titte. Compare teat.
[edit] Noun
tit (plural tits)
- A mammary gland, teat.
- (slang, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.
- She's got an amazing pair of tits.
- (UK, pejorative, slang) An idiot; a fool.
- Look at that tit driving on the wrong side of the road!
- 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
- (breast): See also Wikisaurus:breast.
- (fool, idiot): twit
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Related terms
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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
tit (plural tits)
- (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
tit (plural tits)
- A small passerine bird of the genus Parus or the family Paridae, common in the northern hemisphere.
- (archaic) A small horse; a nag.
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- 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)
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- (archaic) A young girl, later especially a minx, hussy.
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[edit] Derived terms
- blue tit
- bearded tit
- coal tit
- crested tit
- great tit
- long-tailed tit
- marsh tit
- tit warbler
- willow tit
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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)
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[edit] Etymology 2
Verbal noun to titte (“peep, peek”), from Old Norse títa (“see”).
[edit] Noun
tit n. (singular definite tittet, plural indefinite tit)
[edit] Inflection
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | tit | tittet | tit | tittene |
| genitive | tits | tittets | tits | tittenes |
[edit] Faroese
[edit] Pronoun
tit
- 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] Synonyms
- tykur (Suðuroy)
[edit] Irish
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [tʲɪtʲ]
[edit] Verb
tit
- to fall
[edit] Inflection
| 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 | |||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis | |
| tit | thit | dtit | |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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[edit] Tok Pisin
[edit] Etymology
From the English word teeth.
[edit] Noun
tit
[edit] Torres Strait Creole
[edit] Etymology
From English teeth.
[edit] Noun
tit
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