miteとは

語源

Middle English mite, from 古期英語 mīte (“mite, tiny insect”), from Proto-Germanic *mītǭ (“biting insect"; 字義どおりに, "cutter”), from Proto-Germanic *maitaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small”) or *mai- (“to cut”). Akin to Old High German mīza (“mite”), Middle Dutch mīte (“moth, mite”), Dutch mijt (“moth, mite”), Danish mide (“mite”).

発音

• (Received 発音, General American) enPR: mīt, IPA^(key): /maɪt/
• 韻: -aɪt
• Homophone: might

名詞

mite (複数形 mites)

1. A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species.
2. A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.
   • 1803, William Blake, Auguries of Innocence

     One mite wrung from the lab'rer's hands

     Shall buy and sell the miser's lands;

3. A lepton, a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.
4. A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
5. (sometimes used adverbially) Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle
   • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 5, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:

     “Well,” I says, “I cal'late a body could get used to Tophet if he stayed there long enough.” ¶ She flared up; the least mite of a slam at Doctor Wool was enough to set her going.

   • 1959, Frances Cavanah, Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance, Project Gutenberg, [1]:

     "Those trousers are a mite too big, but you'll soon grow into them."

   • 1956, Janice Holt Giles, Hannah Fowler

     "Silas, now," Esther Whitley had said, "would be a good one for you, Hannah. He's a mite on the old side, but he's steady, an' he's been wed before. He knows the ways of a woman better'n some.

6. (colloquial, often used affectionately) A small or naughty person, or one you take pity on; rascal
   • 2014, Lorraine F Elli, The Little Town Mouse

     “Tom told me that, but twasn't your fault, the little mite just couldn't wait to be born that's all.” A small smile played on Leah's lips

同意語

• (small amount): see also Thesaurus:modicum.

派生語

動詞

mite

1. Eye dialect spelling of might.

アナグラム

• emit, item, time

Latin

発音

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmiː.te/, [ˈmiː.tɛ]

形容詞

mīte

1. nominative neuter singular of mītis
2. accusative neuter singular of mītis
3. vocative neuter singular of mītis

参照

• mite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• mite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers