lit

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Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

lit

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Lithuanian.

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

Replaced earlier light (from Middle English lighte, from Old English līhtte, first and third person singular preterit of līhtan (“to light”)) due to the analogy of bite:bit. More at light; compare fit (“fought”).

Verb[edit]

lit

  1. simple past and past participle of light (“illuminate; start a fire; etc”)
  2. simple past and past participle of light (“alight: land, come down on”)
    • 1896, Florence Merriam Bailey, A-birding on a Bronco, page 87:
      […] but finally [the bird] came to the tree and, after edging along falteringly, lit on a branch above them.

Verb[edit]

lit (third-person singular simple present lits, present participle litting, simple past and past participle litted)

  1. (US, dialectal) To run or light (alight).
    • 1988 April 8, Grant Pick, “Johnny Washington's Life”, in Chicago Reader‎[1]:
      With that the kid lits off down the street, and, what do you know!

Adjective[edit]

lit (comparative more lit, superlative most lit)

  1. Illuminated.
    Synonyms: lighted, luminous; see also Thesaurus:illuminated, Thesaurus:shining
    He walked down the lit corridor.
  2. (slang) Drunk, intoxicated; under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
    Synonyms: stoned; see also Thesaurus:stoned, Thesaurus:drunk
    • 1932, Hart Crane, letter, 16 February:
      True to my word last night, I got very lit.
  3. (slang) Sexually aroused (usually of a female), especially visibly sexually aroused.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:randy
  4. (slang) Exciting, captivating; fun.
    • 2017 November, Justin Allec, Adrian Lysenko, Kirsti Salmi, “Sounds of the City: Part VI”, in The Walleye, page 8:
      DJ sets so lit the dance floor's dripping with sweat?
    • 2018 July 4, James Courtney, “Music Picks”, in San Antonio Current, page 39:
      If indie punk, pop-punk, post-punk, and emo happen to be your bag, this early-week show at Paper Tiger is gonna be lit.
    • 2018 December 27, Shan Kekahuna, “Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!”, in MauiTime, page 17:
      New Year's Eve is once a year and it's gonna be lit.
    This party is gonna be lit.
  5. (slang) Excellent, fantastic; cool.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excellent
    • 2017 June 8, “Out with the old, in with the new”, in Dundrum Gazette, page 18:
      […] will keep your feet looking lit this summer thanks to the Trainer Exchange.
    • 2019, "Top 10 Plastic Surgeons in Manhattan", Art Bodega Magazine, December/January 2019:
      At his Upper East Side office, the talented doctor has a very lit and elegant office, where art canvasses the walls.
    • 2019 October, Alice Ridley, “Letter from the Editor”, in Connect Magazine, page 4:
      The fourth article is all about autumnal leaf photography tips to get our Instagram photos looking lit.
    Those jeans are lit.
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Translations[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English lit, lut, from Old English lȳt (“little, few”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz (“little, small”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewd- (“to cower, hunch over”). Cognate with Old Saxon lut (“little”), Middle High German lützen (“to make small or low, decrease”). More at little.

Adjective[edit]

lit (comparative litter or more lit, superlative littest or most lit)

  1. (obsolete) Little.

Noun[edit]

lit (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Little.
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Etymology 3[edit]

From Middle English lit, from Old Norse litr (“colour, dye, complexion, face, countenance”), from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlitaz (“sight, face”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”). Cognate with Icelandic litur (“colour”), Old English wlite (“brightness, appearance, form, aspect, look, countenance, beauty, splendor, adornment”), Old English wlītan (“to gaze, look, observe”).

Noun[edit]

lit (uncountable)

  1. (UK dialectal) Colour; blee; dye; stain.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 4[edit]

From Middle English litten, liten, from Old Norse lita (“to colour”), from litr (“colour”). See above.

Verb[edit]

lit (third-person singular simple present lits, present participle litting, simple past and past participle litted)

  1. (transitive) To colour; dye.

Etymology 5[edit]

Short for literature.

Noun[edit]

lit (uncountable)

  1. Clipping of literature.
    Do we have any lit homework tonight?
Derived terms[edit]

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Anagrams[edit]

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Participle[edit]

lit

  1. masculine singular passive participle of lít

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the verb líta (‘to view’).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lit n (genitive singular lits, uncountable)

  1. short wink, view, look

Declension[edit]

Declension of lit (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative lit litið
accusative lit litið
dative liti litinum
genitive lits litsins

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French lit, from Latin lectus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lit m (plural lits)

  1. bed
    Où est-il? Il dort dans son lit. ― Where is he? He's sleeping in his bed.

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

lit

  1. third-person singular present indicative of lire
    Jean lit très souvent. ― Jean reads very often.

Further reading[edit]

Icelandic[edit]

Noun[edit]

lit

  1. indefinite accusative/dative singular of litur

Lashi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lit

  1. air

References[edit]

  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

lit

  1. Alternative form of light

Norman[edit]

Noun[edit]

lit m (plural lits)

  1. Alternative form of llit (“bed”)

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse hlít.

Noun[edit]

lit f or m (definite singular)

  1. trust
    Eg set min lit til Gud.
    I put my trust in God.

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

lit

  1. present tense of lite
  2. imperative of lite

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

lìt m (definite singular lìten, indefinite plural lìter or lìtir, definite plural lìterne or lìtine)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of let

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin lectus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lit oblique singular, m (oblique plural liz or litz, nominative singular liz or litz, nominative plural lit)

  1. bed

Descendants[edit]

  • Bourguignon: leit
  • French: lit
  • Norman: liet

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

lit n

  1. vision
  2. sight

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References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from New Latin lithium, from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos).

Noun[edit]

Chemical element
Li
Previous: hel (He)
Next: beryl (Be)

lit m inan

  1. lithium
  2. (informal) lithium carbonate (drug used in the treatment of bipolar disorder)
Declension[edit]
Declension of lit
singular
nominative lit
genitive litu
dative litowi
accusative lit
instrumental litem
locative licie
vocative licie

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Lithuanian litas.

Noun[edit]

lit m anim

  1. (historical) litas (former unit of currency of Lithuania)
Declension[edit]
Declension of lit
singular plural
nominative lit lity
genitive lita litów
dative litowi litom
accusative lita lity
instrumental litem litami
locative licie litach
vocative licie lity

Further reading[edit]

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

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Noun[edit]

lit f

  1. genitive singular of lite

Sumbawa[edit]

Noun[edit]

lit

  1. sea

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

lit c

  1. trust

Declension[edit]

Declension of lit 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative lit liten — —
Genitive lits litens — —

Synonyms[edit]

See also[edit]

Volapük[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Licht and English light.

Noun[edit]

lit (nominative plural lits)

  1. light
  2. illumination

Declension[edit]

declension of lit
singular plural
nominative lit lits
genitive lita litas
dative lite lites
accusative liti litis
vocative 1 o lit! o lits!
predicative 2 litu litus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Zay[edit]

Noun[edit]

lit

  1. tree-bark

References[edit]

  • Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind
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