alit

See also: álit, alīt, Âlît, and -alit

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

alit

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1. simple past and past participle of alight
   • 2015, Kamiya Yuu, translated by Daniel Komen, No Game No Life, volume 2:

     That awe-inspiring thing alit. On a bookcase near them, without a sound, without the sensation of weight.

Anagrams

• ATLI, Ital, Ital., LIAT, LITA, Lita, TILA, Ta-li, Tail, Tila, alti, ital, ital., lait, tail, tali

Assan

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔalit (˜-ŕ-). Compare Arin bɨqam-álte, biqam-álte, & kekm-elte "wife".

Noun

alit

1. wife

Balinese

Balinese register set
alus: alit
media: cenik
kasar: cenik

Etymology

Cognate with Sundanese alit.

Adjective

alit (Balinese script ᬳᬮᬶᬢ᭄) (alus)

1. small
2. young

Noun

alit (Balinese script ᬳᬮᬶᬢ᭄) (alus)

1. child, youngster

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦲꦭꦶꦠ꧀

Adjective

alit (ngoko cilik, krama alit)

1. Krama of cilik.

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “alit”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Kott

Alternative forms

• alīt

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔalit (˜-ŕ-). Compare Arin bɨqam-álte, biqam-álte, & kekm-elte "wife".

Noun

alit

1. woman
2. wife

Synonyms

• (woman) alat

Latin

Verb

alit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of alō

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈaliːh(t)/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *ëlēkkē.

Adjective

alit (comparative alihit, superlative aliheamos)

1. blue

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Attributive	alit
Nominative	alit
Genitive	aliha
Attributive	alit
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alit	alihat
Accusative	aliha	alihiid
Genitive	aliha	alihiid
Illative	alihii	alihiidda
Locative	alihis	alihiin
Comitative	alihiin	alihiiguin
Essive	alihin

Derived terms

• alitrássi

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

alit

1. comparative degree of allat

Inflection

Odd u-stem, no gradation
Attributive	alit
Nominative	alit
Genitive	alibu
Attributive	alit
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alit	alibut
Accusative	alibu	alibuid
Genitive	alibu	alibuid
Illative	alibui	alibuidda
Locative	alibus	alibuin
Comitative	alibuin	alibuiguin
Essive	alibun

Old Norse

Participle

alit

1. strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of alinn

Verb

alit

1. supine of ala

Sundanese

Sundanese register set
lemes	alit
lemes ka sorangan	{{{les}}}
lemes ka batur	{{{leb}}}
loma	leutik
cohag	{{{co}}}

Etymology

From Javanese ꦲꦭꦶꦠ꧀ (alit, “small”). Cognate to Balinese alit

Adjective

alit (Sundanese script ᮃᮜᮤᮒ᮪)

1. small
2. young

Derived terms

• pangalitan
• saalit

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔalit/ [ˈʔaː.lɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -alit
• Syllabification: a‧lit

Noun

alit (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

1. discord; quarrel

   Synonyms: babagan, basag-ulo, kagalitan

Derived terms

• alitan
• kaalit
• magkaalit
• magkaalit-alit
• pag-alitan

Anagrams

• lait, ilat, tali, tila, lati

Yogad

Noun

alít

1. snot; mucus