eit

See also: EIT

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aiþį̄, cognate to Finnish äiti.

Noun

eit (genitive eide, partitive eite)

  1. old woman
  2. wife (especially an older one)
  3. (colloquial) girl, woman, girlfriend, wife
  4. (dialectal, dated) mother

Declension
Declension of eit (type külm)
singular plural
nominative eit eided
genitive eide eitede
partitive eite eiti / eitesid
illative eite / eidesse eitedesse / eitisse
inessive eides eitedes / eitis
elative eidest eitedest / eitist
allative eidele eitedele / eitile
adessive eidel eitedel / eitil
ablative eidelt eitedelt / eitilt
translative eideks eitedeks / eitiks
terminative eideni eitedeni
essive eidena eitedena
abessive eideta eitedeta
comitative eidega eitedega

Livonian

Alternative forms
  • eitõ (Courland)

Etymology

Akin to Finnish heittää.

Verb

eit

  1. throw

Middle Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈe.id/, /ei̯d/

Verb

eit

  1. impersonal imperfect indicative of mynet

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse eitt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /æɪt/
  • Homophone: eitt

Article

eit n (masculine ein, feminine ei)

  1. a, an (indefinite article)
    Eit kvitt hus.
    A white house.

See also

Scots

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʌjt/

Numeral

eit

  1. (South Scots) eight (note pronunciation)

Tok Pisin

Numeral

eit

  1. Alternative form of et
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