mitan
See also: Mitan
Albanian
Alternative forms
- mytan (Gheg)
Etymology
Originally a Gheg compound of mi (dialectal mbi) + tanë (dialectal tërë) → literally “over(above) all”; meaning “pullover”.
Noun
mitan m (indefinite plural mitanë, definite singular mitani, definite plural mitanët)
- pullover, sweater, cardigan, jumper (with long sleves)
- mitan grash, mitan burrash
- woman's sweater, man’s sweater
Declension
Declension of mitan
| indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) | definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | ||
| nominative (emërore) | (një) mitan | (disa) mitanë | mitani | mitanët | |
| accusative (kallëzore) | (një) mitan | (disa) mitanë | mitanin | mitanët | |
| genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) | (një) mitani | (disa) mitanëve | mitanit | mitanëvet | |
| dative (dhanore) | (një) mitani | (disa) mitanëve | mitanit | mitanëvet | |
| ablative (rrjedhore) (prej) | (një) mitani | (disa) mitanësh | mitanit | mitanëvet | |
Synonyms
- pambukore f, pambukorja f
- triko f, trikoja f
- pulovër f, pulovri f
Derived terms
- mitan burrash
- mitan grash
- mitan fëmijësh
Further reading
- noun "mitan / mitán" (engl.: pullover) - def. mitáni, pl. mitánë, def.pl. mitánët • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
Esperanto
Adjective
mitan
- accusative singular of mita
Finnish
Noun
mitan
- genitive singular of mitta
Anagrams
- Matin, matin, minat, namit
French
Etymology
Origin disputed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.tɑ̃/
Noun
mitan m (plural mitans)
- (archaic or dialectal) middle, centre
Further reading
- “mitan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- maint, matin, mâtin, minât
Gothic
Romanization
mitan
- Romanization of 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French mitan (“middle”).
Noun
mitan
- middle
Norman
Noun
mitan m (plural mitans)
- middle; centre
Occitan
Pronunciation
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Noun
mitan m (plural mitans) (Languedoc, Limousin)
- middle; center
- social circle; milieu
Derived terms
- al mitan
Further reading
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 386.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French mi-temps.
Noun
mitan n (plural mitanuri)
- (sports) half time
Declension
Declension of mitan
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) mitan | mitanul | (niște) mitanuri | mitanurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) mitan | mitanului | (unor) mitanuri | mitanurilor |
| vocative | mitanule | mitanurilor | ||
References
- mitan in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Thao
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.
Pronoun
mitan
- we (inclusive of the person spoken to)