Estonian

Proper noun

Marit

1. A female given name. One of the Estonian cognates of English Margaret.

Related terms

• Maret
• Merit

Faroese

Proper noun

Marit f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Marit: Maritarson
• daughter of Marit: Maritardóttir

Declension

Finnish

Proper noun

Marit

1. Plural form of Mari.

Hungarian

Etymology

Mari +‎ -t

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɒrit]
• Hyphenation: Ma‧rit

Proper noun

Marit

1. accusative singular of Mari

Norwegian

Etymology

Contraction of Margareta ‎(“Margaret”) first recorded in the 15th century.

Proper noun

Marit

1. A female given name.

Usage notes

• Traditionally one of the most common given names in Norway.

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 27 368 females with the given name Marit living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

Swedish

Etymology

A northern Swedish medieval contraction of Margit, from Margareta ‎(“Margaret”).

Proper noun

Marit

1. A female given name.

Catalan

Noun

marit m ‎(plural marits)

1. husband (spouse)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Hypernyms

Derived terms

• marit còmode

Finnish

Noun

marit

1. Nominative plural form of mari.

Novial

Verb

marit

1. passive participle of mari

Old Provençal

Etymology

From Latin marītus.

Noun

marit m ‎(oblique plural maritz, nominative singular maritz, nominative plural marit)

1. husband

Descendants

• Catalan: marit
• Occitan: marit

References

• (fr)(de) marītus in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)