pitter

See also: Pitter

English

Etymology 1

From pit +‎ -er.

Noun

pitter (plural pitters)

1. A device that removes pits from fruit such as olives or cherries.

Derived terms

• cherry pitter
• olive pitter

Translations

Device

French: dénoyauteur (fr) m German: Entsteiner (de) Spanish: descarozador Swedish: urkärnare c

Etymology 2

See pitter-patter.

Verb

pitter (third-person singular simple present pitters, present participle pittering, simple past and past participle pittered)

1. To make a pattering sound.

Translations

make a pattering sound

Maltese

Root
p-t-r
5 terms

Etymology

Derived from the root, itself denominal from pittura (“painting”) and/or pittur (“painter”), both from Sicilian. Doublet of pinġa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪt.tɛr/
• Rhymes: -ɪttɛr

Verb

pitter (imperfect jpitter, past participle mpitter, verbal noun tpittir)

1. to paint, draw, depict

   Synonym: pinġa

Conjugation

Conjugation of pitter (Form II)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	pittirt	pittirt	pitter	pittirna	pittirtu	pittru
	f			pittret
imperfect	m	npitter	tpitter	jpitter	npittru	tpittru	jpittru
	f			tpitter
imperative			pitter			pittru
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	pittirtx	pittirtx	pittirx	pittirniex	pittirtux	pittrux
	f			pittritx
imperfect	m	npittirx	tpittirx	jpittirx	npittrux	tpittrux	jpittrux
	f			tpittirx
imperative			tpittirx			tpittrux