English

Noun

nit ‎(plural nits)

1. The egg of a louse.
2. A young louse.
3. (Britain, slang) A fool, a nitwit.
4. A nitpicker.
5. A minor shortcoming.

Synonyms

• dickies (Geordie)

Derived terms

• nit-picking

Translations

Etymology 2

From Latin nitēre ‎(“to shine”).

Noun

nit ‎(plural nits)

1. A candela per square meter.

   This brightness of this LCD screen is between 900 and 1000 nits.‎

Etymology 3

Noun

nit ‎(plural nits)

1. Synonym of nat (logarithmic unit of information)

Anagrams

• int , in't
• ITN
• tin, TIN

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin nox.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈnit/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈnit/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈnit/
• Rhymes: -it

Noun

nit f ‎(plural nits)

1. night

   durant la nit

   during the night

Central Mahuatlán Zapoteco

Noun

nit

1. water

Reference

• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nitь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɪt

Noun

nit f

1. thread

Derived terms

• nitka f

Lojban

Rafsi

nit

1. rafsi of cnita.

Ozolotepec Zapotec

Noun

nit

1. water

Reference

• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Polish

nity

Etymology

From German Niete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲit/

Noun

nit m inan

1. rivet (mechanical fastener)

Declension

Romanian

Etymology

From German Niete.

Noun

nit n ‎(plural nituri)

1. rivet

San Baltazar Loxicha Zapotec

Noun

nit

1. water

Reference

• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nitь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nîːt/

Noun

nȋt f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ни̑т)

1. thread
2. flow, continuity

Declension

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nitь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnít/
• Tonal orthography: nȉt

Noun

nìt f ‎(genitive níti, nominative plural níti)

1. thread

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From German Niet.

Noun

nit c

1. a rivet, a stud
2. the action of braking (a motor vehicle) very hard
3. a lottery ticket which gave no reward
4. zeal

Declension

Synonyms

• (braking): tvärnit
• (lottery ticket): nitlott

See also

• nita
• gå på en nit
• tvärnit

Volapük

Noun

nit ‎(plural nits)

1. staple
2. staple for office stapler

Declension

Wolof

Noun

1. person

Zipser German

Alternative forms

• nëch (Slovakia)

Adverb

nit

1. (Romania, including Wassertal) not

References

• Claus Stephani, Zipser Mära und Kasska (1989)
• Anton-Joseph Ilk, Zipser Volksgut aus dem Wassertal (1990)