elit

See also: élit

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French élite.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əˈlit/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /eˈlit/

Noun

elit f (plural elits)

1. elite

Derived terms

• elitisme
• elitista

Further reading

• “elit” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Finnish

Verb

elit

1. second-person singular past indicative of elää

Anagrams

• teli

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lit/
• Rhymes: -ɛlit
• Syllabification: e‧lit

Noun

elit

1. genitive plural of elita

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin eligere (“choose, elect”), like English elite.

Noun

elit c

1. an elite (group comprising the best, in some sense)

   Han tillhör eliten

   He's part of the elite

Declension

Declension of elit
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	elit	eliten	eliter	eliterna
Genitive	elits	elitens	eliters	eliternas

Adjective

elit

1. (slang) very skilled, leet

   Fan vad elit han är

   Damn he's good

References

• elit in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• elit in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• elit in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• lite

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛlɪt/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈeːlɪt/, /ˈɛlɪt/

Verb

elit

1. (literary) second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of mynd