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nit

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nit

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Southeastern Kolami.

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English

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Etymology 1

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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 gli̇̀nda, Polish gnida, Albanian thëri, Ancient Greek κονίς (konís)).

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nit (plural nits)

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

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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.
    • 2018, “Rolling Round”, HL8 and SimpzBeatz (music), performed by Sparko of OMH:
      Can’t miss no dots
      Every shot let caused I’m hittin
      Used to bag it up in the toilet
      My mumsie thought I was shittin
      Ever seen a junky fittin?
      Ever stepped in a room full of needles?
      No I ain’t doin no nittin

Etymology 2

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From Latin nitēre (“to shine”).

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nit (plural nits)

  2. A candela per square metre.
    This brightness of this LCD screen is between 900 and 1000 nits.

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nit (plural nits)

  1. Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”).

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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nit (plural nits)

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

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts
Proto-Italic *nokts
Latin nox
Old Catalan nuyt
Catalan nit

    Inherited from Old Catalan nuyt, from Latin nox, from Proto-Italic *nokts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

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    nit f (plural nits)

    1. night
      Antonyms: dia, jorn
      durant la nit ― during the night

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    Central Mahuatlán Zapotec

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    Noun

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    nit

    1. water

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    Czech

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    Inherited from Old Czech nit, from Proto-Slavic *nitь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nī́ˀtis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-.

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    • IPA(key): [ˈɲɪt] (informally pronounced /ˈɲɪc/)
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: nit
    • Rhymes: -ɪt

    Noun

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    nit f

    1. thread

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    Declension of nit (mixed i-stem [type 'žluč'] feminine)
    singular plural
    nominative nit niti, nitě
    genitive niti, nitě nití
    dative niti nitím
    accusative nit niti, nitě
    vocative niti niti, nitě
    locative niti nitích
    instrumental nití nitěmi

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    Icelandic

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    Etymology

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

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    nit f (genitive singular nitar, no plural)

    1. nit (egg of a louse)

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    Declension of nit (sg-only feminine)
    singular
    indefinite definite
    nominative nit nitin
    accusative nit nitina
    dative nit nitinni
    genitive nitar nitarinnar

    Middle High German

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Old High German nīd.

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    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈniːt/

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    nīt m

    1. hate
    2. hostility
      • 13th c., Neidhart von Reuental, Meienzīt:
        Meienzīt: Āne nīt,
        vrouden gīt wider strīt,
        sīn widerkommen kan uns allen hëlfen!
        The time of may: Without any hostility,
        It gives us joy, ending every quarrel.
        Its return can help all of us!
    3. envy
    4. malice

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    Declension of nīt (strong masculine without umlaut)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein dër nīt die nīde
    genitive eines dës nīdes dër nīde
    dative eime dëm nīde dën nīden
    accusative einen dën nīt die nīde

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    • German: Neid
    • Luxembourgish: Näid

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    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “nît”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology 1

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    From the verb nite.

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

    1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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    Noun

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

    1. a nail, usually iron
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    • “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 (in Norwegian Nynorsk), 2nd edition, Oslo: Samlaget, 1984, page 530

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    Old Czech

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nitь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nī́ˀtis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-.

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    Noun

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    nit f

    1. thread

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    Declension of nit (i-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative nit niti niti
    genitive niti niťú nití
    dative niti nitma nitem
    accusative nit niti niti
    vocative niti niti niti
    locative niti niťú nitech
    instrumental niťú nitma nitmi
    This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

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    Ozolotepec Zapotec

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    Noun

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    nit

    1. water

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    Polish

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    Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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    nity

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

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    nit m inan

    1. rivet (mechanical fastener)

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    Declension of nit
    singular plural
    nominative nit nity
    genitive nitu nitów
    dative nitowi nitom
    accusative nit nity
    instrumental nitem nitami
    locative nicie nitach
    vocative nicie nity

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    • “nit”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “nit”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)

    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from German Niet.

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    nit n (plural nituri)

    1. rivet

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    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative nit nitul nituri niturile
    genitive-dative nit nitului nituri niturilor
    vocative nitule niturilor

    San Baltazar Loxicha Zapotec

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    Noun

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    nit

    1. water

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    Saterland Frisian

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    Etymology

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

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    nit

    1. not
      • 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:20:
        Wilst hie noch deeruur ättertoachte, ferskeen him n Ängel fon dän Here in n Droom un kwaad: Josef, Súun fon David, freze die nit, Maria as dien Wieuw bie die aptouníemen;
        While he was still thinking about it, came to him an angel from the Lord in a dream and said: Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take Maria as your wife;

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

    Serbo-Croatian

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nitь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nī́ˀtis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-.

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    nȋt f (Cyrillic spelling ни̑т)

    1. thread

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    Declension of nit
    singular plural
    nominative nȋt nȋti
    genitive nȋti nítī
    dative nȋti nítima
    accusative nȋt nȋti
    vocative nȋti nȋti
    locative níti nítima
    instrumental nȋću nítima

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    • “nit”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Slavic *nitь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nī́ˀtis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-.

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    nȉt f

    1. thread

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    		 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.
    Feminine, i-stem
    nom. sing. nit
    gen. sing. niti
    singular dual plural
    nominative
    (imenovȃlnik)     		nit niti niti
    genitive
    (rodȋlnik)     		niti niti niti
    dative
    (dajȃlnik)     		niti nitma nitim
    accusative
    (tožȋlnik)     		nit niti niti
    locative
    (mẹ̑stnik)     		niti nitih nitih
    instrumental
    (orọ̑dnik)     		nitjo nitma nitmi

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    • “nit”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

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    Etymology

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    Sense 1 from German Niet. Sense 2 from Middle Low German nit, from Old Saxon nith. Doublet of nid. Sense 3 from Dutch niet.

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    nit c or n

    2. a rivet, a stud
    4. (uncountable) zeal
    6. synonym of nitlott (“a dud”)
    7. synonym of tvärnit (“an instance of slamming on the brakes”)

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    Declension of nit 1, 3, 4 (c)
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite nit nits
    definite niten nitens
    plural indefinite nitar nitars
    definite nitarna nitarnas
    Declension of nit 2 (n)
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite nit nits
    definite nitet nitets
    plural indefinite — —
    definite — —

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    • “nit”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

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    Volapük

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    Noun

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    nit (genitive nita, plural nits)

    1. staple
    2. staple for office stapler

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    Declension of nit
    Singular Plural
    Nominative nit nits
    Genitive nita nitas
    Dative nite nites
    Accusative niti nitis
    Predicative1 nitu nitus
    Vocative o nit o nits
    1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.

    Wolof

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    nit (definite form nit ki)

    1. person

    Zipser German

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    nit

    1. (Romania, including Wassertal) not

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