termit

See also: tèrmit

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛrmɪt]

Etymology 1

Noun

termit m anim

1. termite

   Synonym: všekaz

Declension

Declension of termit (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	termit	termiti
genitive	termita	termitů
dative	termitovi, termitu	termitům
accusative	termita	termity
vocative	termite	termiti
locative	termitovi, termitu	termitech
instrumental	termitem	termity

Etymology 2

Noun

termit m inan

1. thermite

Declension

Declension of termit (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	termit	termity
genitive	termitu	termitů
dative	termitu	termitům
accusative	termit	termity
vocative	termite	termity
locative	termitu	termitech
instrumental	termitem	termity

Further reading

• “termit”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “termit”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “termit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Danish

Etymology 1

From Latin termes.

Noun

termit c (singular definite termitten, plural indefinite termitter)

1. termite

Declension

Declension of termit

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	termit	termitten	termitter	termitterne
genitive	termits	termittens	termitters	termitternes

Derived terms

• termitbo

Etymology 2

From German Thermit, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”) + -it.

Noun

termit c (singular definite termitten, not used in plural form)

1. (chemistry) thermite

Declension

Declension of termit

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	termit	termitten
genitive	termits	termittens

References

• “termit” in Den Danske Ordbog

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛr.mit/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛrmit
• Syllabification: ter‧mit

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Latin tarmes

Latin termeslbor.

Polish termit

Learned borrowing from Latin termes.

Noun

termit m animal

1. termite

Declension

Declension of termit

	singular	plural
nominative	termit	termity
genitive	termita	termitów
dative	termitowi	termitom
accusative	termita	termity
instrumental	termitem	termitami
locative	termicie	termitach
vocative	termicie	termity

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Polish termo-

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der.

Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs)der.

Polish -it

Polish termit

From termo- + -it.

Noun

termit m inan

1. thermite

Declension

Declension of termit

	singular
nominative	termit
genitive	termitu
dative	termitowi
accusative	termit
instrumental	termitem
locative	termicie
vocative	termicie

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French thermite.

Noun

termit n (plural termituri)

1. thermite

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	termit	termitul	termituri	termiturile
genitive-dative	termit	termitului	termituri	termiturilor
vocative	termitule		termiturilor

Slovene

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛrmíːt/

Noun

termȋt m anim

1. termite

Declension

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.	termít
gen. sing.	termíta
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	termít	termíta	termíti
genitive (rodȋlnik)	termíta	termítov	termítov
dative (dajȃlnik)	termítu	termítoma	termítom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	termíta	termíta	termíte
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	termítu	termítih	termítih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	termítom	termítoma	termíti

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛrmíːt/

Noun

termȋt m inan

1. thermite

Declension

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
nominative	termít
genitive	termíta
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	termít
genitive (rodȋlnik)	termíta
dative (dajȃlnik)	termítu
accusative (tožȋlnik)	termít
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	termítu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	termítom

Further reading

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

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛrˈmiːt/
• Rhymes: -iːt
• Hyphenation: ter‧mit

Etymology 1

From Latin termes.

Noun

termit c

1. termite

Declension

Declension of termit

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	termit	termits
	definite	termiten	termitens
plural	indefinite	termiter	termiters
	definite	termiterna	termiternas

Etymology 2

From German Thermit, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”) + -it.

Noun

termit c (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) thermite

Declension

Declension of termit

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	termit	termits
	definite	termiten	termitens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Anagrams

• timret