elit

See also: élit

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French élite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈlit]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eˈlit]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

elit f (plural elits)

1. elite

Derived terms

• elitisme
• elitista

Further reading

• “elit”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Finnish

Verb

elit

1. second-person singular past indicative of elää

Anagrams

• teli

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.lit/, [ˈe.lɪt̪̚]
• Hyphenation: é‧lit

Noun

élit (plural elit-elit)

1. nonstandard spelling of elite

Malay

Etymology

From English elite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelit/ [ˈe.lit̪̚]
• Hyphenation: e‧lit

Noun

élit (Jawi spelling ايليت, plural elit-elit or elit²)

1. elite

Alternative forms

• elite (Indonesian, Indonesian Malay)

Related terms

• elitisme

Further reading

• "elit" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lit/
• Rhymes: -ɛlit
• Syllabification: e‧lit

Noun

elit

1. genitive plural of elita

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin eligere (“choose, elect”), like English elite.

Noun

elit c

1. an elite (group comprising the best, in some sense)

   Han tillhör eliten

   He's part of the elite

Declension

Declension of elit

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	elit	elits
	definite	eliten	elitens
plural	indefinite	eliter	eliters
	definite	eliterna	eliternas

Related terms

• elitism
• elitistisk

Adjective

elit

1. (slang) very skilled, leet

   Fan vad elit han är

   Damn he's good

References

• elit in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• elit in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• elit in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• lite

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛlɪt/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈeːlɪt/, /ˈɛlɪt/

Verb

elit

1. (literary) second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of mynd