Brit
See also: brit, Brit., Brit-, and břit
English
Etymology
1901, either a shortening of Britisher or Briton, or a back-formation from British.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɹɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪt
Noun
Brit (plural Brits)
- (informal, formerly offensive) A British person.
- A Brit Award, a prize for musicians in Britain.
Derived terms
- West Brit (derogatory)
Translations
British person — see Briton
Adjective
Brit (comparative more Brit, superlative most Brit)
- Abbreviation of British.
Proper noun
Brit
- Abbreviation of Britain.
- 1971, U.S. News & World Report, page 30:
- If Brit joins Common Market . . .; terms for Brit's entry agreed upon, U S will face new econ, political, defense problems when Brit joins EEC; […]
- 1999, Who's Who in Asia and the Pacific Nations, 4th edition, Routledge, page 445:
- Worked extensively in Brit and USA on behaviour of biol fluids, particularly blood, also lectured in Brit, Germany, Sweden, Japan, Can, USA, 1960s; […]
- 1996, Michael S. Shull, David Edward Wilt, Hollywood War Films, 1937–1945: An Exhaustive Filmography of American Feature-Length Motion Pictures Relating to World War II, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 102:
- 34 EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT NIGHT (TCF, Dec) Irving Cummings; genre: Drama; locations: Switzerland, Brit, France; coding: Ital, Pol, Jew, Ger, US-Brit Coop, For Corr, Nazi, Atroc-Conc, Pacifism, Ref, Brit, Am Icons; biases: Anti-Nazi, Pacifist?.
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- (lexicography) Abbreviation of British English.
Derived terms
- Britsploitation
Anagrams
- BIRT, Birt, Trib, birt, trib
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbrɪt]
Noun
Brit m (feminine Britka)
- Briton
Declension
Declension of Brit
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Brit | Britové, Briti |
| genitive | Brita | Britů |
| dative | Britovi, Britu | Britům |
| accusative | Brita | Brity |
| vocative | Brite | Britové, Briti |
| locative | Britovi, Britu | Britech |
| instrumental | Britem | Brity |
Further reading
- Brit in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- Brit in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brɪt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Brit
- Rhymes: -ɪt
Noun
Brit m (plural Britten, diminutive Britje n)
- Brit, Briton
Derived terms
- Brits
Norwegian
Proper noun
Brit
- a diminutive of the female given name Birgitte, variant of Britt