mitt
See also: mítt and Mitt
English
Etymology
Clipping of mitten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪt/
Audio (Berkshire, UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪt
Noun
mitt (plural mitts)
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An oven mitt.
- A mitten
- An oversized, protective glove such as an oven mitt or a baseball mitt.
- (informal, especially in the plural) A hand.
- Hey, get your cotton-picking mitts off my sandwich!
Derived terms
- baseball mitt
- catcher's mitt
- oven mitt
Translations
mitten — see mitten
oversized, protective glove
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hand
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See also
- glove
Faroese
Adverb
mitt
- mid, in the middle
- mitt á vegnum
- midway
- mitt í býnum
- in the middle of the town
- mitt á vegnum
- just as
- mitt meðni vit sótu og mjólkaðu
- just as we sat and milked
- mitt meðni vit sótu og mjólkaðu
Icelandic
Pronoun
mitt
- (possessive) singular nominative/accusative neuter of minn
- Þetta er barnið mitt.
- That's my child.
- Ég elska barnið mitt.
- I love my child.
- Þetta er barnið mitt.
Declension
possessive pronouns | |||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | minn | mín | mitt | mínir | mínar | mín | |
accusative | minn | mína | mitt | mína | mínar | mín | |
dative | mínum | minni | mínu | mínum | mínum | mínum | |
genitive | míns | minnar | míns | minna | minna | minna |
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪt/
- Rhymes: -ɪt
Numeral
mitt m or f
- attributive form of mija (“hundred”)
Usage notes
- The attributive form is used before counted nouns.
Verb
mitt
- first/second-person singular imperfect of miet
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse mitt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪtː/
- Homophone: midt
Determiner
mitt n
- neuter singular of min
References
- “mitt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse mitt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪtː/
- Homophone: midt
Determiner
mitt
- neuter singular of min
References
- “mitt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Adjective
mitt
- strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of miðr
Determiner
mitt n
- neuter nominative/accusative singular of minn
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish mitt, from Old Norse miðr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪtː/
audio (file)
Noun
mitt c
- middle; the middle point
Declension
Declension of mitt | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | mitt | mitten | — | — |
Genitive | mitts | mittens | — | — |
Pronoun
mitt
- (possessive) my, mine (neuter gender, singular)
Declension
Swedish personal pronouns
Number | Person | Type | Nominative | Oblique | Possessive | ||
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common | neuter | plural | |||||
singular | first | — | jag | mig, mej3 | min | mitt | mina |
second | — | du | dig, dej3 | din | ditt | dina | |
third | masculine (person) | han | honom, han2, en5 | hans | |||
feminine (person) | hon | henne, na5 | hennes | ||||
gender-neutral (person)1 | hen | hen, henom7 | hens | ||||
common (noun) | den | den | dess | ||||
neuter (noun) | det | det | dess | ||||
indefinite | man or en4 | en | ens | ||||
reflexive | — | sig, sej3 | sin | sitt | sina | ||
plural | first | — | vi | oss | vår, våran2 | vårt, vårat2 | våra |
second | — | ni | er | er, eran2, ers6 | ert, erat2 | era | |
archaic | I | eder | eder, eders6 | edert | edra | ||
third | — | de, dom3 | dem, dom3 | deras | |||
reflexive | — | sig, sej3 | sin | sitt | sina |
1Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, and has gained widespread acceptance today.
2Informal
3Colloquial pronunciation spelling.
4Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative to man, to avoid association to the male gender.
5Informal, somewhat dialectal
6Formal address
7Discouraged by the Swedish Language Council