kit

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

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪt/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɪt

Etymology 1

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

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. (UK, 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. (UK, 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

• airfix kit
• body kit
• electronic kit
• first aid kit
• football kit
• model kit
• pack-up kit
• robot kit
• starter kit
• toolkit

 

Derived terms

• kitbag
• non-WebKit
• toolkit
• WebKit

 

Related terms

• kit and caboodle
• kit car
• kit out

Translations

circular wooden vessel

• Bulgarian: бъчва (bg) f (bǎčva)
• Dutch: ton (nl) m or f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Finnish: saavi (fi), kiulu (fi)
• Georgian: კასრი (ḳasri)

kind of basket made from straw of rushes

• Dutch: mand (nl) m or f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

equipment of a soldier

• Bulgarian: снаряжение (bg) n (snarjaženie)
• Danish: udrustning c
• Dutch: uitrusting (nl) f
• Finnish: pakkaus (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Georgian: აღჭურვილობა (aɣč̣urviloba), აღკაზმულობა (aɣḳazmuloba)
• Italian: armamentario m, equipaggiamento (it) m
• Portuguese: equipamento (pt) m, equipagem (pt) f
• Russian: снаряже́ние (ru) n (snarjažénije), экипиро́вка (ru) f (ekipiróvka)

collection of items needed for a specific purpose

• Bulgarian: екипировка (bg) f (ekipirovka)
• Danish: udstyr n
• Dutch: set (nl) m
• Finnish: tarvikkeet (fi) pl
• Georgian: კომპლექტი (ḳomṗlekṭi), ნაკრები (naḳrebi), აღჭურვილობა (aɣč̣urviloba), აღკაზმულობა (aɣḳazmuloba)
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• Italian: armamentario m
• Portuguese: kit (pt) m, jogo (pt) m
• Russian: компле́кт (ru) m (komplékt), набо́р (ru) m (nabór), снаряже́ние (ru) n (snarjažénije) (equipment), обору́дование (ru) n (oborúdovanije) (equipment)

collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble

• Bulgarian: комплект (bg) m (komplekt)
• Finnish: -sarja (fi), rakennussarja, pakkaus (fi)
• Italian: confezione (it) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: kit (pt) m

set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players

• Bulgarian: екип (bg) m (ekip)
• Czech: dres (cs) m
• Danish: dragt c
• Finnish: peliasu (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: drakt m or f

  Nynorsk: drakt f

clothing — see clothing

full software distribution

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Bulgarian: комплект (bg) m (komplekt)

drum kit — see drum kit

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 套 (zh) (tào) (set), ^{(please verify)} 工具包 (gōngjùbāo) (set of tools), ^{(please verify)} 整套 (zh) (zhěngtào) (entire set), ^{(please verify)} 設備／设备 (zh) (shèbèi), ^{(please verify)} 设备 (zh) (shèbèi) (equipment)

• Czech: stavebnice f (to be assembled together)
• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} set (nl)
• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} garnituro
• French: ^{(please verify)} nécessaire (fr) m, ^{(please verify)} jeu (fr) m, ^{(please verify)} équipement (fr) m (equipment)
• German: ^{(please verify)} Ausrüstung (de) f (equipment), ^{(please verify)} Satz (de) m (set)
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• Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} perkakas (id)
• Irish: ^{(please verify)} foireann (ga) f
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} corredo (it) m
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 道具 (ja) (どうぐ, dōgu) (tool), ^{(please verify)} セット (ja) (setto) (set), ^{(please verify)} 設備 (ja) (せつび, setsubi) (equipment)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} juego (es) m, ^{(please verify)} kit (es) m, ^{(please verify)} ensello m, ^{(please verify)} equipo (es) m
• Volapük: (fish) ^{(please verify)} fitininädian (vo)

Verb

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

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

kit (plural kits)

1. A kitten (young cat).
2. A kit fox.
3. A young skunk.

Translations

kitten

• Bulgarian: котенце n (kotence)
• Esperanto: katido (eo)
• Finnish: kisu (fi), kissanpentu (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: lapereau (fr) m
• Italian: gattino (it) m

Etymology 3

16th century, perhaps from cithara.

Noun

kit (plural kits)

1. Synonym of kit violin
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     A dancing master's kit.

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     Prince Turveydrop then tinkled the strings of his kit with his fingers, and the young ladies stood up to dance.

Etymology 4

Borrowed from German kitte, kütte (circa 1880).

Noun

kit (plural kits)

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

Anagrams

• ITK, ikt, tik

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Russian кит (kit).

Noun

kit

1. whale (Cetacea)

Declension

Declension of kit

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

References

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

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Danish

Etymology 1

From German Kitt (“putty”).

Noun

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

1. putty

Etymology 2

From English kit (1980).

Noun

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

1. kit

Inflection

Declension of kit

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kit	kittet	kit kits	kittene
genitive	kits	kittets	kits kits'	kittenes

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪt

Etymology 1

Unknown

Noun

kit f (plural kitten, diminutive kitje n)

1. metal can, used mainly for coal

Derived terms

• kolenkit

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Kitt.

Noun

kit f or n (uncountable)

1. sealant

Derived terms

• kitten

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English kit.

Noun

kit m (plural kits, diminutive kitje n)

1. set of tools

Anagrams

• tik

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Hungarian

Etymology

ki +‎ -t

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

kit

1. accusative singular of ki

   Kit ajánl? ― Whom would you recommend?

   Kit érdekel? ― Who cares?

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Jehai

Noun

kit

1. buttocks

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

References

• Niclas Burenhult, A grammar of Jahai (2005)

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Nzadi

Noun

kít (plural kít)

1. chair

Further reading

• 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

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kit/

• Audio:

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Noun

kit m inan

1. putty
2. (slang) lie

Declension

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

kit f

1. genitive plural of kita

Further reading

• kit in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Template:R:PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English kit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkit͡ʃ/
  • Homophone: kitsch

Noun

kit m (plural s)

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

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• kit gay

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).

Noun

kȉt m (Cyrillic spelling ки̏т)

1. whale

Declension

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

• pliskavica (special type of a whale)

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Slovene

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kíːt/

Noun

kȋt m anim (female equivalent kȋtovka)

1. whale

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	kít
gen. sing.	kíta
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kít	kíta	kíti
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kíta	kítov	kítov
dative (dajȃlnik)	kítu	kítoma	kítom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kíta	kíta	kíte
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kítu	kítih	kítih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kítom	kítoma	kíti

Etymology 2

From German Kitt (“putty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kíːt/

Noun

kȋt m inan

1. putty

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	kít
gen. sing.	kíta
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kít	kíta	kíti
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kíta	kítov	kítov
dative (dajȃlnik)	kítu	kítoma	kítom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kít	kíta	kíte
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kítu	kítih	kítih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kítom	kítoma	kíti

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkid/ [ˈkið̞]

Noun

kit m (plural kits)

1. kit

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Tok Pisin

Noun

kit

1. putty

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Turkmen

Etymology

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

Noun

kit (definite accusative kidi, plural kitler)

1. whale

Declension

Declension of kit

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