pito

See also: pitó

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pi.ˈto/

Noun

pito (uncountable)

A type of beer made from fermented millet or sorghum in parts of West Africa.

Anagrams

Piot, Poti, piot, topi

Agutaynen

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pito

seven

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pitó

seven

Alangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pitô

seven

Amis

**Amis cardinal numbers**
< 6	7	8 >
Cardinal : pito Ordinal : sakapapito

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pito

seven

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pitó

seven

Bikol Central

**Bikol Central cardinal numbers**
< 6	7	8 >
Cardinal : pito Ordinal : ikapito

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧to
IPA^(key): /piˈto/

Numeral

pitó

seven
Synonym: siyete

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧to
IPA^(key): /ˈpito/

Noun

pito

a whistle

Derived terms

magpito
pitohan

Cebuano

**Cebuano numbers ^(edit)**
	70
← 6	7	8 →
Cardinal: pitó Spanish cardinal: siyete Ordinal: ikapitó Adverbial: makapitó Distributive: pitó-pitó Fractional: sikapitó

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu. Cognate with Tagalog pito, Hiligaynon pito, Aklanon pitó, Ilocano pito. Related with Indonesian pitu, Malay pitu, Fijian vitu, Hawaiian hiku, Maori whitu, Rotuman hifu, Tongan fitu.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧to

IPA^(key): /piˈto/, [pɪˈt̪u]

Numeral

pito

seven; 7
Synonym: siyete or site
Pito ka buok ang namatay sa disgrasya. ― Seven died in the accident.

Usage notes

Like any other numerals, it is often used with the linker "ka" to quantify an object/object that it modifies.
Pito ka itlog ― Seven eggs
Pito ka saging ― Seven bananas
The word buok (“piece; whole”) is sometimes used after ka.
Pito ka buok itlog ― Seven eggs
Pito ka buok saging ― Seven bananas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito (“whistle”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧to

IPA^(key): /ˈpito/, [ˈpi.t̪ʊ]

Noun

pito

a whistle
the sound of a whistle

Verb

pito

to make a whistling sound
Synonyms: taghoy, tihol
to blow a whistle

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish pito (“whistle”).

Noun

pito

whistle

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pito

seven

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpɪto]

Verb

pito

neuter singular passive participle of pít

Finnish

Etymology

pitää +‎ -o

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpito/, [ˈpit̪o̞]
Rhymes: -ito
Syllabification^(key): pi‧to

Noun

pito

keeping, upkeep
spending (a vacation)
traction, grip (the ability to exert lateral force on a surface without slipping, as of a tyre or shoe on the ground)
hold (as in a phone call kept on hold)

Declension

Inflection of pito (Kotus type 1F/valo, t-d* gradation)
nominative		pito	pidot
genitive		pidon	pitojen
partitive		pitoa	pitoja
illative		pitoon	pitoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pito	pidot
accusative	nom.	pito	pidot
accusative	gen.	pidon	pidot
genitive		pidon	pitojen
partitive		pitoa	pitoja
inessive		pidossa	pidoissa
elative		pidosta	pidoista
illative		pitoon	pitoihin
adessive		pidolla	pidoilla
ablative		pidolta	pidoilta
allative		pidolle	pidoille
essive		pitona	pitoina
translative		pidoksi	pidoiksi
instructive		—	pidoin
abessive		pidotta	pidoitta
comitative		—	pitoineen

Possessive forms of pito (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	pitoni	pitomme
2nd person	pitosi	pitonne
3rd person	pitonsa

Compounds

compounds

arvossapito
hallussapito
huolenpito
ilonpito
järjestyksenpito
karjanpito
kiinnipito
kirjanpito
koossapito
kunnossapito
kurinpito
kurissapito
liikekirjanpito
maatalouskirjanpito
neuvonpito
peränpito
pitokokki
pitokytkin
pitopaikka
pitopalvelu
pitopohja
pitopohjasukset
pitopöytä
pitoruoka
pitoteippi
pitovaatteet
pitovaikeus
pitovoide
puhtaanapito
salassapito
seuranpito
silmälläpito
sivuttaispito
sotilaskurinpito
talonpito
taloudenpito
talvipuhtaanapito
tienpito
tilanpito
tilinpito
vahdinpito
vallanpito
vihanpito
yhteydenpito
ylläpito
ylöspito

Related terms

pitää

Anagrams

Topi, opit, poti, topi

Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since 1348. Onomatopoeic.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpito̝/

Noun

pito m (plural pitos)

chick
- 1348, Clarinda de Azevedo Maia (ed.), História do galego-português. Coimbra: I.N.I.C., page 159:
  ſſete ouellas τ dous años τ ſſete cabras τ quatro cabritos τ duas porcas τ mea doutra τ hũa porcalla con ſſeus fillos τ dose patas τ treσe gallinas cõ quatorze pĩtoos
  seven sheep and two lambs and seven goats and four kids and two sows and a half and a sow with her sons and twelve ducks and thirteen hens with fourteen chicks
Synonyms: polo, pitiño

Related terms

pita

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpito̝/

Noun

pito m (plural pitos)

whistle (instrument)
Synonyms: asubío, chifre, subiote
(colloquial) cigarette
- 1891, José Barral Campos, O amigo de S. Pedro:
  Dimpois de comer dúas cuncas de caldo, deitouse na cama, sacou da faltrica do chaleque dous cigarros e unha navalla e liando un pito, púxose a fumegar polas ventas das narices, o mesmo có tren.
  After eating two bowls of broth he laid down on the bed; he took two cigars and a pocket knife from the vest's pocket and, rolling a cigarette, began to throw smoke by the nostrils, not unlike a train
(childish, colloquial) penis
Synonyms: carallo, gaita, pirola
runny nose

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pito

First-person singular (eu) present indicative of pitar

References

“pito” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
“pito” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“pito” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“pito” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “pito”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “pito”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French plutôt (“rather”).

Adverb

pito

rather

Higaonon

Etymology 1

From Spanish.

Noun

pito

whistle

Etymology 2

Akin to Cebuano pito.

Numeral

pito

seven

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧to
IPA^(key): /piˈto/

Numeral

**Hiligaynon cardinal numbers**
< 6	7	8 >
Cardinal : pito Ordinal : ikapito

pitó

seven

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧to
IPA^(key): /ˈpito/

Noun

pito

whistle; pipe (musical instrument)
catcall

Ibaloi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pito

seven

Ilocano

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧tó

IPA^(key): /ˈpito/, [ˈpi.to]

Numeral

pitó

seven
Synonym: siete

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧to

IPA^(key): /ˈpito/, [ˈpi.to]

Noun

pito

whistle

Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pitó

seven

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu.

Numeral

pito

seven

Maori

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pito

navel

Maranao

**Maranao numbers ^(edit)**
← 6	7	8 → ^{[a], [b]}
Cardinal: pito

Numeral

pito

seven

References

A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pitó

seven

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpi.tɔ/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -itɔ
Syllabification: pi‧to

Verb

pito

impersonal past of pić

Noun

pito f

vocative singular of pita

Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpi.tu/

Hyphenation: pi‧to

Etymology 1

From pinto.[1][2]

Noun

pito m (plural pitos)

(colloquial) chick (young chicken)
Synonyms: pinto, franguinho
(vulgar) vagina

Etymology 2

Deverbal from pitar.[1]

Noun

pito m (plural pitos)

(South Brazil, colloquial) cigarette
Synonym: cigarro

Verb

pito

first-person singular present indicative of pitar

References

“pito” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
“pito” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Rapa Nui

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pito

navel
(by exension) center
Te pito o te henua
The center of the world

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpito/ [ˈpi.t̪o]
Rhymes: -ito
Syllabification: pi‧to

Etymology 1

Alteration of pico.

Noun

pito m (plural pitos)

whistle
Synonyms: silbato, chifle
fife
catcall
woodpecker
(slang) cigarette, especially marijuana cigarette
(slang) penis
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene
(Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay) tobacco pipe
(Central America) coffee bean

Derived terms

entre pitos y flautas
pitillo
pitito
pito negro
pito real

Related terms

pitar

Descendants

→ Cebuano: pito
Chavacano: pito
→ Hiligaynon: pito
→ Tagalog: pito

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pito

first-person singular present indicative of pitar

Surigaonon

**Surigaonon cardinal numbers**
< 6	7	8 >
Cardinal : pito Ordinal : ikapito

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *pitu, from Proto-Central Philippine *pitu, from Proto-Philippine *pitu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu. Cognate with Cebuano pito and Tausug pitu.

Numeral

pito

seven

Tagalog

Etymology 1

**Tagalog cardinal numbers**
< 6	7	8 >
Cardinal : pito Ordinal : pampito

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧to

IPA^(key): /piˈto/, [pɪˈto]
Audio (file)
Audio (file)

Numeral

pitó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓ)

seven
Synonym: siyete

Usage notes

To describe the quantity of something, the number is placed before the noun and affixed with a -ng when the word ends with a vowel, and a separate word na for a consonant.
Isang saging, dalawang pinya
Apat na mansanas, anim na mangga

Derived terms

ikapito
ikapitong langit
pampito

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧to

IPA^(key): /ˈpito/, [ˈpi.to]

Noun

pito (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓ)

whistle (device):
Synonym: silbato
whistle (sound):
Synonym: sipol

Waray-Waray

**Waray-Waray cardinal numbers**
< 6	7	8 >
Cardinal : pito Ordinal : ikapito

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pitó

seven

West Albay Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pito

seven

[1] Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “pito”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

[2] Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “pito”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

[Infopédia-3] “pito” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.

[4] “pito” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.