Nit in Scrabble Dictionary

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Definitions and meaning of nit

nit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɪt
• Homophone: knit

Etymology 1

From Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu, from Proto-Germanic *hnits (compare Dutch neet, German Nisse, Norwegian nit), from Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (compare Scottish Gaelic sneadh, Lithuanian glìnda, Polish gnida, Albanian thëri, Ancient Greek κονίς (konís))

Noun

nit (plural nits)

1. The egg of a louse.
2. A young louse.
3. (UK, Ireland, slang) A head louse regardless of its age.
4. (UK, slang) A fool, a nitwit.
5. A nitpicker.
6. A minor shortcoming.

Synonyms

• dickies (Geordie)

Derived terms

• nit-picking

Translations

Verb

nit (third-person singular simple present nits, present participle nitting, simple past and past participle nitted)

1. (MLE) To have the modus vivendi of a drug addict, to live the life of a nitty.

Etymology 2

From Latin nitēre (“to shine”).

Noun

nit (plural nits)

2. A candela per square meter.

Etymology 3

Noun

nit (plural nits)

1. Synonym of nat (logarithmic unit of information)

Etymology 4

Noun

nit (plural nits)

1. (poker) A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style.

Related terms

• nitty

Anagrams

• INT, ITN, TIN, i'n't, in't, int, int., tin

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Catalan

Alternative forms

• nuit (archaic)

Etymology

From Old Catalan nuit, from Old Occitan (compare Occitan nuèit), from Latin noctem, accusative of nox (compare French nuit, Portuguese noite, Spanish noche, Italian notte), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (compare English night).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈnit/
• Rhymes: -it

Noun

nit f (plural nits)

1. night

   Antonyms: dia, jorn

Derived terms

Related terms

• anit
• mitjanit

Further reading

• “nit” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “nit” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “nit” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “nit” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Central Mahuatlán Zapoteco

Noun

nit

1. water

References

• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

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Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech nit, from Proto-Slavic *nitь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɲɪt] (informally pronunced /ˈɲɪc/)
• Hyphenation: nit
• Rhymes: -ɪt

Noun

nit f

1. thread

Declension

Derived terms

• nitka f

Further reading

• nit in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• nit in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gnit, from Proto-Germanic *hnits.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪːt/
• Rhymes: -ɪːt
• Homophone: nyt

Noun

nit f (genitive singular nitar, no plural)

1. nit (egg of a louse)

Declension

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niːt/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology 1

From the verb nite.

Noun

nit n (definite singular nitet, indefinite plural nit, definite plural nita)

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Etymology 2

Noun

nit m (definite singular niten, indefinite plural nitar, definite plural nitane)

1. a nail, usually iron

Derived terms

• nite

References

• “nit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “nit”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
• “nit”, in Norsk teknisk ordbok, 2nd edition, Oslo: Samlaget, 1984, page 530

Anagrams

• tin

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Old Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nitь.

Noun

nit f

1. thread

Declension

Descendants

• Czech: nit

Further reading

• “nit”, in Vokabulář webový: webové hnízdo pramenů k poznání historické češtiny [online]‎^[1], Praha: Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, 2006–2020

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Ozolotepec Zapotec

Noun

nit

1. water

References

• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

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Polish

Etymology

From German Niet, from Middle High German nieten, from Old High German hniotan, from Proto-West Germanic *hneudan, from Proto-Germanic *hneudaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲit/
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: nit

Noun

nit m inan

1. rivet (mechanical fastener)

Declension

Further reading

• nit in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

Etymology

From German Niet.

Noun

nit n (plural nituri)

1. rivet

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San Baltazar Loxicha Zapotec

Noun

nit

1. water

References

• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian [Term?]. Cognates include West Frisian net and German nicht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪt/
• Hyphenation: nit
• Rhymes: -ɪt

Adverb

nit

1. not

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015), “nit”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nitь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nîːt/

Noun

nȋt f (Cyrillic spelling ни̑т)

1. thread
2. flow, continuity

Declension

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nitь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nít/

Noun

nȉt f

1. thread

Inflection

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Swedish

Etymology

From German Niet.

Noun

nit c

1. a rivet, a stud
2. the action of braking (a motor vehicle) very hard
3. a lottery ticket which gave no reward
4. zeal

Declension

Synonyms

• (braking): tvärnit
• (lottery ticket): nitlott

See also

• nita
• gå på en nit
• tvärnit

Anagrams

• int, tin

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Volapük

Noun

nit (nominative plural nits)

1. staple
2. staple for office stapler

Declension

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Wolof

Noun

nit (definite form nit ki)

1. person

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Zipser German

Alternative forms

• nëch (Slovakia)

Adverb

nit

1. (Romania, including Wassertal) not

References

• Claus Stephani, Zipser Mära und Kasska (1989)
• Anton-Joseph Ilk, Zipser Volksgut aus dem Wassertal (1990)

Source: wiktionary.org

• the egg of a parasitic insect.
  (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)