kit
See also: Kit, kıt, KIT, кіт, кит, and кит.
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɪt/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪt
Etymology 1
From Middle English kyt, kytt, kytte, from Middle Dutch kitte (“a wooden vessel made of hooped staves”). Related to Dutch kit (“tankard”) (see below). The further etymology is unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kitjō-, *kut-, which would be related to the root of Dutch kot (“ramshackle house”), itself of non-Indo-European origin.[1]
The transfer of meaning to the contents of a soldier's knapsack dates to the late 18th century, extended use of any collection of necessaries used for travelling dates to the first half of the 19th century.The further widening of the sense to a collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble emerges in US English in the mid 20th century.
Noun
kit (plural kits)
- A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
- A kind of basket made especially from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket or similar container, used as a measure of weight.
- 1961 18 Jan, Guardian (cited after OED):
- He was pushing a barrow on the fish dock, wheeling aluminium kits which, when full, each contain 10 stone of fish.
- 1961 18 Jan, Guardian (cited after OED):
- A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack.
- 1995, HAL Laboratory, EarthBound, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System:
- Dudes! You simply have too much stuff in your kit! But don't sweat it, I can buy some stuff you don't need.
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- Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.
- Always carry a good first-aid kit.
- A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble.
- I built the entire car from a kit.
- (UK, sports) The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players.
- 2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Telegraph:
- A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was altogether more straightforward.
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- (UK, informal) Clothing.
- Get your kit off and come to bed.
- 2022 December 20, “Topless Argie fan breaks silence with more nude vids as she dodges Qatar's wrath”, in The US Sun:
- The Argentina fan who risked jail by getting her kit off at the World Cup final has broken her silence by posting more topless videos.
- (computing, informal) A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade.
- (video games) The set of skills and abilities chosen for a playable character.
- (music) A drum kit.
- (dated) The whole set; kit and caboodle.
- 1818, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Reports (volume 92, page 82)
- Do you know the proportion between ten and twelve or thirteen? — No; I should suppose you may take the whole kit of them as thirty; and the rest are people at from twenty to forty years of age.
- 1818, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Reports (volume 92, page 82)
Hyponyms
- airfix kit
- body kit
- electronic kit
- first aid kit
- football kit
- model kit
- pack-up kit
- robot kit
- starter kit
- toolkit
Derived terms
- kitbag
- non-WebKit
- toolkit
- WebKit
Related terms
- kit and caboodle
- kit car
- kit out
Translations
circular wooden vessel
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kind of basket made from straw of rushes
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equipment of a soldier
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collection of items needed for a specific purpose
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collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble
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set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players
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clothing — see clothing
full software distribution
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drum kit — see drum kit
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked: "equipment"
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Verb
kit (third-person singular simple present kits, present participle kitting, simple past and past participle kitted)
- (transitive) To assemble or collect something into kits or sets or to give somebody a kit. See also kit out and other derived phrases.
- We need to kit the parts for the assembly by Friday, so that manufacturing can build the tool.
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Kotze”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Etymology 2
A short form of kitten and/or kitling. From the 16th century (spelled kytte, kitt).From the 19th century also extended to other young animals (mink, fox, beaver, muskrat, etc.), and to a species of small fox ("kit-fox"). Later usage (for other animals) perhaps influenced by chit.
Noun
kit (plural kits)
- A kitten (young cat).
- A kit fox.
- A young beaver.
- A young skunk.
- A young ferret.
- A young rabbit.
- A young weasel
Translations
kitten
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Etymology 3
16th century, perhaps from cithara.
Noun
kit (plural kits)
- Synonym of kit violin
- 1681, Nehemiah Grew, Musæum Regalis Societatis. Or A Catalogue & Description of the Natural and Artificial Rarities Belonging to the Royal Society and Preserved at Gresham Colledge. […], London: […] W. Rawlins, for the author, OCLC 1179520802:
- A dancing master's kit.
- 1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, OCLC 999756093:
- Prince Turveydrop then tinkled the strings of his kit with his fingers, and the young ladies stood up to dance.
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Etymology 4
Borrowed from German kitte, Kütte (“flock of doves”) (circa 1880).
Noun
kit (plural kits)
- A school of pigeons, especially domesticated, trained pigeons.
Anagrams
- ITK, ikt, tik
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Russian кит (kit).
Noun
kit
- whale (Cetacea)
Declension
Declension of kit
| nominative | kit |
|---|---|
| genitive | kitniñ |
| dative | kitke |
| accusative | kitni |
| locative | kitte |
| ablative | kitten |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Danish
Etymology 1
From German Kitt (“putty”).
Noun
kit n (singular definite kittet, not used in plural form)
- putty
Etymology 2
From English kit (1980).
Noun
kit n (singular definite kittet, plural indefinite kit or kits)
- kit
Inflection
Declension of kit
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kit | kittet | kit kits | kittene |
| genitive | kits | kittets | kits kits' | kittenes |
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪt
Etymology 1
Of unknown origin. Possibly borrowed from the dialectal German Kietze (“carrying basket”), from Proto-Germanic *kitjō-. The German word has also appeared as Kötze, from Middle High German *kœzze, from Proto-Germanic *kut-, which would be related to the root of kot (“ramshackle house”), itself of non-Indo-European origin.[1]
Noun
kit f (plural kitten, diminutive kitje n)
- metal can, used mainly for coal
Derived terms
- kolenkit
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Kitt.
Noun
kit f or n (uncountable)
- sealant
Derived terms
- kitten
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English kit.
Noun
kit m (plural kits, diminutive kitje n)
- set of tools
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Kotze”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Anagrams
- tik
French
Etymology
From English kit.
Noun
kit m (plural kits)
- kit (to assemble)
Further reading
- “kit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian
| Pronominal adverbs from case suffixes (cf. postpositions) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ed | suffix | who? | what? | this | that | he/she (it)* | ||
| case | v. pr. | c. | ||||||
| nom. | – | ki | mi | ez | az | ő* / -∅ az / -∅ | – | – |
| acc. | -t/ -ot/ -at / -et / -öt | kit | mit | ezt | azt | őt* / -∅ azt / -∅ | – | c1 c2 |
| dat. | -nak/ -nek | kinek | minek | ennek | annak | neki | neki- | c |
| ins. | -val/ -vel | kivel | mivel | ezzel/ evvel | azzal/ avval | vele | c | |
| c-f. | -ért | kiért | miért | ezért | azért | érte | – | c |
| tra. | -vá/ -vé | kivé | mivé | ezzé | azzá | – | – | c |
| ter. | -ig | – | meddig | eddig | addig | – | – | c |
| e-f. | -ként | (kiként) | (miként) | ekként | akként | – | – | c |
| e-m. | -ul/ -ül | – | – | – | – | – | – | c |
| ine. | -ban/ -ben | kiben | miben | ebben | abban | benne | – | c |
| sup. | -n/-on/-en/-ön | kin | min | ezen | azon | rajta | (rajta-) | c |
| ade. | -nál/ -nél | kinél | minél | ennél | annál | nála | – | c |
| ill. | -ba/ -be | kibe | mibe | ebbe | abba | bele | bele- | c |
| sub. | -ra/ -re | kire | mire | erre | arra | rá | rá- | c |
| all. | -hoz/-hez/-höz | kihez | mihez | ehhez | ahhoz | hozzá | hozzá- | c |
| el. | -ból/ -ből | kiből | miből | ebből | abból | belőle | – | c |
| del. | -ról/ -ről | kiről | miről | erről | arról | róla | – | c |
| abl. | -tól/ -től | kitől | mitől | ettől | attól | tőle | – | c |
| *: Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise. – Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All » | ||||||||
Etymology
ki + -t
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkit]
- Hyphenation: kit
Pronoun
kit
- accusative singular of ki
- Kit ajánl? ― Whom would you recommend?
- Kit érdekel? ― Who cares?
Jehai
Noun
kit
- buttocks
- kit tɔm : mouth of the river (literally: buttocks [of the] river)
References
- Niclas Burenhult, A grammar of Jahai (2005)
Nobiin
Noun
kit (ⲕⲓⲧ)
- mountain
Nzadi
Noun
kít (plural kít)
- chair
Further reading
- Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kit/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -it
- Syllabification: kit
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Kitt, from Middle High German küt, küte, from Old High German kuti, quiti, kwiti, from Proto-West Germanic *kwidu, from Proto-Germanic *kweduz.
Noun
kit m inan
- putty (form of cement)
- (slang) lie
Declension
Declension of kit
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kit | kity |
| genitive | kitu | kitów |
| dative | kitowi | kitom |
| accusative | kit | kity |
| instrumental | kitem | kitami |
| locative | kicie | kitach |
| vocative | kicie | kity |
Derived terms
adjective
- kitowy
interjection
- bez kitu
noun
- kitowacz
noun phrase
- kit pszczeli
verbs
- kitować
- okitować
- skitować
- wykitować
- zakitować
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
kit f
- genitive plural of kita
Further reading
- kit in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kit in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English kit.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈki.t͡ʃi/, /ˈkit͡ʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkit͡ʃ/, /ˈki.t͡ʃi/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈki.t(ɨ)/
- Homophones: quite, kitsch (Brazil)
Noun
kit m (plural kits)
- kit (collection of items needed for a specific purpose)
- Synonym: jogo
- kit (collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble)
Derived terms
- kit gay
Romanian
Etymology
From English kit.
Noun
kit n (plural kituri)
- kit
Declension
Declension of kit
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) kit | kitul | (niște) kituri | kiturile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) kit | kitului | (unor) kituri | kiturilor |
| vocative | kitule | kiturilor | ||
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).
Noun
kȉt m (Cyrillic spelling ки̏т)
- whale
Declension
Declension of kit
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kȉt | kìtovi |
| genitive | kita | kitova |
| dative | kitu | kitovima |
| accusative | kita | kitove |
| vocative | kite | kitovi |
| locative | kitu | kitovima |
| instrumental | kitom | kitovima |
See also
- pliskavica (special type of a whale)
Slovene
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kíːt/
Noun
kȋt m anim (female equivalent kȋtovka)
- whale
Inflection
| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | kít | ||
| gen. sing. | kíta | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | kít | kíta | kíti |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | kíta | kítov | kítov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | kítu | kítoma | kítom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | kíta | kíta | kíte |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | kítu | kítih | kítih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | kítom | kítoma | kíti |
Etymology 2
From German Kitt (“putty”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kíːt/
Noun
kȋt m inan
- putty
Inflection
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | kít | ||
| gen. sing. | kíta | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | kít | kíta | kíti |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | kíta | kítov | kítov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | kítu | kítoma | kítom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | kít | kíta | kíte |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | kítu | kítih | kítih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | kítom | kítoma | kíti |
Spanish
Etymology
From English kit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkit/ [ˈkit̪]
- Rhymes: -it
- Syllabification: kit
Noun
kit m (plural kits)
- kit
- Synonym: (kit) equipo
Derived terms
- kit de violación
Further reading
- “kit”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tok Pisin
Noun
kit
- putty
Turkmen
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian кит (kit), from Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).
Noun
kit (definite accusative kidi, plural kitler)
- whale
Declension
Declension of kit
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kit | kitler |
| accusative | kiti | kitleri |
| genitive | kitiň | kitleriň |
| dative | kite | kitlere |
| locative | kitde | kitlerde |
| ablative | kitden | kitlerden |