titt

See also: títt and Titt

Old English

Alternative forms

• tit

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *titt- (“teat; nipple; breast”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tata- (“father; parent; nipple”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /titt/, [tit]
• Rhymes: -itt

Noun

titt m (nominative plural tittas)

1. tit, teat, breast
2. nipple

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	titt	tittas
accusative	titt	tittas
genitive	tittes	titta
dative	titte	tittum

Descendants

• English: tit

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from titta.

Noun

titt c

1. look, gander

   Synonym: blick

   Låt mig ta en titt. ― Let me take a look.

2. short visit

   Tack för titten! ― Thanks for dropping by!

Declension

Declension of titt

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	titt	titts
	definite	titten	tittens
plural	indefinite	tittar	tittars
	definite	tittarna	tittarnas

Related terms

• titta

See also

• titt som tätt

Further reading

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