kit

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See also: Kit, kıt, KIT, кіт, кит, and кит.

English[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɪt/
  • Audio (US)
    		(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪt

Etymology 1[edit]

English from the 14th century, from Middle Dutch kitte (“a wooden vessel made of hooped staves”). Related to Dutch kit "tankard". The further etymology is unknown.

The transfer of meaning to the contents of a soldier's knapsack dates to the late 18th century, extended use of any collection of necessaries used for travelling dates to the first half of the 19th century. The further widening of the sense to a collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble emerges in US English in the mid 20th century.

Noun[edit]

kit (plural kits)

  1. A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
  2. A kind of basket made especially from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket or similar container, used as a measure of weight.
    • 1961 18 Jan, Guardian (cited after OED):
    He was pushing a barrow on the fish dock, wheeling aluminium kits which, when full, each contain 10 stone of fish.
  3. A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack.
  4. Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.
    Always carry a good first-aid kit.
  5. A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble.
    I built the entire car from a kit.
  6. (video games) The set of skills and abilities chosen for a playable character.
  7. (Britain, sports) The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players.
    • 2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Telegraph‎[1]:
      A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was altogether more straightforward.
  8. (Britain, informal) Clothing.
    Get your kit off and come to bed.
  9. (computing, informal) A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade.
  10. (music) A drum kit.

Hyponyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
clothing — see clothing
drum kit — see drum kit
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Verb[edit]

kit (third-person singular simple present kits, present participle kitting, simple past and past participle kitted)

  1. (transitive) To assemble or collect something into kits or sets or to give somebody a kit. See also kit out and other derived phrases.
    We need to kit the parts for the assembly by Friday, so that manufacturing can build the tool.

Etymology 2[edit]

A short form of kitten. From the 16th century (spelled kytte, kitt). From the 19th century also extended to other young animals (mink, fox, muskrat, etc.), and to a species of small fox ("kit-fox").

Noun[edit]

kit (plural kits)

  1. A kitten (young cat).
  2. A kit fox.
  3. A young skunk.
Translations[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

16th century, perhaps from cithara.

Noun[edit]

kit (plural kits)

  1. Synonym of kit violin
    • (Can we date this quote by Grew and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)
      A dancing master's kit.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Charles Dickens, Bleak House
      Prince Turveydrop then tinkled the strings of his kit with his fingers, and the young ladies stood up to dance.

Etymology 4[edit]

Borrowed from German kitte, kütte (circa 1880).

Noun[edit]

kit (plural kits)

  1. A school of pigeons, especially domesticated, trained pigeons.

Anagrams[edit]

Crimean Tatar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Russian кит (kit).

Noun[edit]

kit

  1. whale (Cetacea)

Declension[edit]

Declension of kit
nominative kit
genitive kitniñ
dative kitke
accusative kitni
locative kitte
ablative kitten

References[edit]

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Danish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From German Kitt (“putty”).

Noun[edit]

kit n (singular definite kittet, not used in plural form)

  1. putty

Etymology 2[edit]

From English kit (1980).

Noun[edit]

kit n (singular definite kittet, plural indefinite kit or kits)

  1. kit
Inflection[edit]
Declension of kit
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kit kittet kit
kits 		kittene
genitive kits kittets kits
kits' 		kittenes

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Unknown

Noun[edit]

kit f (plural kitten, diminutive kitje n)

  1. metal can, used mainly for coal
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from German Kitt.

Noun[edit]

kit f or n (uncountable)

  1. sealant
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Borrowed from English kit.

Noun[edit]

kit m (plural kits, diminutive kitje n)

  1. set of tools

Anagrams[edit]

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ki +‎ -t

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkit]
  • Hyphenation: kit

Pronoun[edit]

kit

  1. accusative singular of ki
    Kit ajánl? ― Whom would you recommend?
    Kit érdekel? ― Who cares?

Jehai[edit]

Noun[edit]

kit

  1. buttocks
    kit tɔm : mouth of the river (literally: buttocks [of the] river)

References[edit]

Nzadi[edit]

Noun[edit]

kít (plural kít)

  1. chair

Further reading[edit]

  • Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kit m inan

  1. putty
  2. (slang) lie

Declension[edit]

declension of kit
singular plural
nominative kit kity
genitive kitu kitów
dative kitowi kitom
accusative kit kity
instrumental kitem kitami
locative kicie kitach
vocative kicie kity

Noun[edit]

kit f

  1. genitive plural of kita

Further reading[edit]

  • kit in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kit in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English kit.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kit m (plural kits)

  1. kit (collection of items needed for a specific purpose)
  2. kit (collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble)

Synonyms[edit]

  • (collection of items for a specific purpose): jogo

Derived terms[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).

Noun[edit]

kȉt m (Cyrillic spelling ки̏т)

  1. whale

Declension[edit]

Declension of kit
singular plural
nominative kȉt kìtovi
genitive kita kitova
dative kitu kitovima
accusative kita kitove
vocative kite kitovi
locative kitu kitovima
instrumental kitom kitovima

See also[edit]

Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia hr

Slovene[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kȋt m anim (female equivalent kȋtovka)

  1. whale
Inflection[edit]
Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing. kít
gen. sing. kíta
singular dual plural
nominative kít kíta kíti
accusative kíta kíta kíte
genitive kíta kítov kítov
dative kítu kítoma kítom
locative kítu kítih kítih
instrumental kítom kítoma kíti

Etymology 2[edit]

From German Kitt (“putty”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kȋt m inan

  1. putty
Inflection[edit]
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. kít
gen. sing. kíta
singular dual plural
nominative kít kíta kíti
accusative kít kíta kíte
genitive kíta kítov kítov
dative kítu kítoma kítom
locative kítu kítih kítih
instrumental kítom kítoma kíti

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kit m (plural kits)

  1. kit

Tok Pisin[edit]

Noun[edit]

kit

  1. putty

Turkmen[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Russian кит (kit), from Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).

Noun[edit]

kit (definite accusative kidi, plural kitler)

  1. whale

Declension[edit]

    declension of kit
singular plural
nominative kit kitler
accusative kidi kitleri
genitive kidiň kitleriň
dative kide kitlere
locative kitde kitlerde
ablative kitden kitlerden
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