Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word dit. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in dit.
Definitions and meaning of dit
dit
Pronunciation
enPR: dĭt, IPA(key): /dɪt/
Rhymes: -ɪt
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishditten, dütten, from Old Englishdyttan(“to stop up, close”), from Proto-Germanic*duttijaną, from *duttaz(“wisp”), akin to Icelandic ditta. Related to Old English dott(“dot, point”). More at dot.
Verb
dit (third-person singular simple presentdits, present participleditting, simple past and past participleditted)
(Britain dialectal, Northern England) To stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).
(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
dottle
Etymology 2
Variant of dite.
Noun
dit (pluraldits)
(obsolete, rare) A ditty, a little melody.
1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.vi:
No bird, but did her shrill notes sweetly sing; / No song but did containe a louely dit: / Trees, braunches, birds, and songs were framed fit [...].
(obsolete) A word; a decree.
Etymology 3
Imitative.
Noun
dit (pluraldits)
The spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code.
Translations
See also
dah
Etymology 4
Shortening.
Noun
dit (pluraldits)
(information theory) decimal digit
Etymology 5
From Frenchdit(“called”). Doublet of ditto.
Adjective
dit (not comparable)
(Canada, obsolete)Indicator of a declared surname originating from Canadian French.
Anagrams
DTI, IDT, TDI, TID, it'd, tid
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutchdit(“this”), from Middle Dutchdit, from Old Dutchthit.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /dɨt/
Pronoun
dit (possessivesy)
it, this, that (subject and object)
referring to the context
referring to something seen or heard in the real world
referring to non-personal singular nouns
Usage notes
Ditis is commonly contracted to dis, both in speech and writing: Dis ’n huis.
Synonyms
(referring to something seen or heard):hierdie; daardie(both more demonstrative)
From Middle Dutchdit, from Old Dutchthit. Cognate with Germandies.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /dɪt/
Hyphenation: dit
Rhymes: -ɪt
Determiner
dit
this (neuter); referring to a thing or a person closer by.
Inflection
Derived terms
ditmaal
Pronoun
ditn
(demonstrative) this, this here
Usage notes
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.