dit

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: dĭt, IPA(key): /dɪt/
    • Audio (RP)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪt

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English ditten, dütten, from Old English dyttan (“to stop up, close”), from Proto-West Germanic *duttijan, from Proto-Germanic *duttijaną, from *duttaz (“wisp”), akin to Icelandic dytta. Related to Old English dott (“dot, point”). More at dot.

Verb[edit]

dit (third-person singular simple present dits, present participle ditting, simple past and past participle ditted)

  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England) To stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).
  2. (obsolete) To close up.
    • 1599, James VI and I, Basilikon Doron
      that I would haue thought my sincere plainnesse in that first part vpon that subiect, should haue ditted the mouth of the most enuious Momus
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Variant of dite.

Noun[edit]

dit (plural dits)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A ditty, a little melody.
  2. (obsolete) A word; a decree.

Etymology 3[edit]

Imitative.

Noun[edit]

dit (plural dits)

  1. The spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code.
Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

Etymology 4[edit]

Shortening.

Noun[edit]

dit (plural dits)

  1. (information theory) decimal digit

Etymology 5[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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From French dit (“called”). Doublet of ditto.

Adjective[edit]

dit (not comparable)

  1. (Canada, obsolete) Indicator of a declared surname originating from Canadian French.

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • 't (Cape Afrikaans)

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch dit (“this”), from Middle Dutch dit, from Old Dutch thit.

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

dit (possessive sy)

  1. it, this, that (subject and object)
    1. referring to the context
      Dit lyk baie moeilik.
      It seems very difficult.
    2. referring to something seen or heard in the real world
      Dit is ’n huis. ― This is a house.
    3. referring to non-personal singular nouns
      Sy het my die boek gegee, maar ek het dit nog nie gelees nie.
      She gave me the book, but I haven’t read it yet.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Dit is is commonly contracted to dis, both in speech and writing: Dis 'n huis.

Synonyms[edit]

  • (referring to something seen or heard): hierdie; daardie (both more demonstrative)
  • (referring to non-personal singulars): hy, hom

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Afrikaans personal pronouns
subjective objective possessive determiner possessive pronoun
singular 1st ek my myne
2nd jy jou joune
2nd, formal u u s’n
3rd, masc hy hom sy syne
3rd, fem sy haar hare
3rd, neut dit sy syne
plural 1st ons ons s’n
2nd julle / jul1 julle s’n
3rd hulle / hul1 hulle s’n
1. The forms jul and hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function, but also otherwise, chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence.

Aromanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin de-inter.

Preposition[edit]

dit

  1. from

Related terms[edit]

Breton[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

dit

  1. second-person singular of da

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin digitus. Compare Occitan det or dit, French doigt, Spanish dedo.

Noun[edit]

dit m (plural dits)

  1. finger, toe
  2. fingerbreadth
    tres o quatre dits d'ample
    three or four finger(breadth)s wide
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin dictus.

Verb[edit]

dit m (feminine dida, masculine plural dits, feminine plural dides)

  1. past participle of dir
Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Danish[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

dit (common din, plural dine)

  1. (possessive) neuter singular of din

See also[edit]

Danish personal pronouns
Number Person Type Nominative Oblique Possessive
common neuter plural
Singular First – jeg mig min mit mine
Second modern / informal du dig din dit dine
formal De Dem Deres
Third masculine (person) han ham hans
feminine (person) hun hende hendes
common(noun) den dens
neuter(noun) det dets
reflexive – sig sin sit sine
Plural First modern vi os vores
archaic / formal vor vort vore
Second – I jer jeres
Third – de dem deres
reflexive – sig

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch dit, from Old Dutch thit. Cognate with German dies.

Pronunciation[edit]

Determiner[edit]

dit

  1. this (neuter); referring to a thing or a person closer by.
    dit huis
    this house
    dit kind
    this child

Inflection[edit]

Dutch demonstrative determiners
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Proximal deze deze dit deze
Distal die die dat die
Possessive diens dier diens dier


Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: dit
  • Jersey Dutch: dit

Pronoun[edit]

dit n

  1. (demonstrative) this, this here
    Wat is dit?
    What is this?

Usage notes[edit]

This pronoun can combine with a preposition to form a pronominal adverb. When this occurs, it is changed into its adverbial/locative counterpart hier. See also Category:Dutch pronominal adverbs.

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old French dit, from Latin dictus.

Participle[edit]

dit (feminine singular dite, masculine plural dits, feminine plural dites)

  1. past participle of dire
    Il a dit son nom. ― He said his name.
  2. (in names) Indicating a surname used as a family name.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin dīcit, third-person singular present active indicative of dīcō.

Verb[edit]

dit

  1. inflection of dire:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. third-person singular past historic
    « Je m'appelle Paul, » dit-il. ― “My name is Paul,” he said.

Further reading[edit]

Friulian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin dictus, dictum.

Verb[edit]

dit

  1. past participle of dî

Adjective[edit]

dit

  1. said

Noun[edit]

dit m (plural dits)

  1. saying, maxim

German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

dit

  1. (colloquial, regional, north-eastern Germany, including Berlin) Synonym of das
    Kann man dit irgendwie ändern?
    Can this be changed somehow?
    Wie oft muss ick ’n dir dit noch sagen?
    How many times do I have to tell you this?

Indonesian[edit]

Noun[edit]

dit

  1. (law enforcement) Clipping of direktorat (“directorate”).

Louisiana Creole French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French dire (“to tell”), compare Haitian Creole di.

Verb[edit]

dit

  1. to tell

References[edit]

  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Low German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

dit n

  1. this

See also[edit]

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun[edit]

dit

  1. this

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Determiner[edit]

dit

  1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of dese

Further reading[edit]

  • “dit”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “dit”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

North Frisian[edit]

Article[edit]

dit

  1. (Sylt) the (definite article for singular neuter nouns)

See also[edit]

  • di (Sylt; common gender singular)
  • dåt (Mooring; neuter gender singular)

Norwegian[edit]

Adverb[edit]

dit

  1. to that place; thither

Occitan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin digitus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dit m (plural dits)

  1. finger

Old French[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin dictum.

Noun[edit]

dit m (oblique plural diz or ditz, nominative singular diz or ditz, nominative plural dit)

  1. word
  2. story; tale
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin dictus.

Verb[edit]

dit

  1. past participle of dire
  2. third-person singular present indicative of dire
  3. third-person singular past historic of dire
Descendants[edit]

Scots[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Early Scots ditt or dyt, from Old English dyttan.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

dit (third-person singular simple present dits, present participle ditin, simple past ditt, past participle ditt)

  1. to close (especially of a door or mouth)
  2. to block or stop up (of an opening)
  3. to obstruct, especially from view
  4. to darken or dim (in the sense of obscuring light)
  5. of the sun: to sink or to be obscured by clouds

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish þit, from Old Norse þít, according to SAOB likely from þí + at. þí is in turn an old locative, possibly related to Gothic 𐌸𐌴𐌹 (þei), and more distantly to Ancient Greek τεῖ (teî) in τεῖδε (teîde, “thither”). Equivalent to ty + åt

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

dit (not comparable)

  1. there; to that place; that way, in that direction; thither
    Jag har aldrig varit i London, men jag ska dit snart. ― I've never been to London, but I will get there soon.

See also[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

West Frisian[edit]

Determiner[edit]

dit

  1. neuter singular of dizze
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