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語源 1

From 中期英語 ditten, dütten, from 古期英語 dyttan (“to stop up, close”), from Proto-West Germanic *duttijan, from Proto-Germanic *duttijaną, from *duttaz (“wisp”), akin to Icelandic dytta. Related to 古期英語 dott (“dot, point”). More at dot.

動詞

dit (third-person singular simple present dits, present participle ditting, simple past and past participle ditted)

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England) To stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).
2. (obsolete) To close up.
   • 1599, James VI and I, Basilikon Doron:

     that I would haue thought my sincere plainnesse in that first part vpon that subiect, should haue ditted the mouth of the most enuious Momus

関連する語

• dottle

語源 2

Variant of dite.

名詞

dit (plural dits)

1. (obsolete, rare) A ditty, a little melody.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

     No bird, but did her shrill notes sweetly sing; / No song but did containe a louely dit: / Trees, braunches, birds, and songs were framed fit [...].

2. (obsolete) A word; a decree.

語源 3

Imitative.

名詞

dit (plural dits)

1. The spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code.

参考

• dah

語源 4

Shortening.

名詞

dit (plural dits)

1. (information theory) decimal digit

派生語

語源 5

From French dit (“called”). Doublet of ditto.

形容詞

dit (not comparable)

1. (Canada, obsolete) Indicator of a declared surname originating from Canadian French.

関連する語

• on dit

参考

• dit da jow

アナグラム

• DTI, IDT, TDI, TID, it'd, tid