mitten

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
2. The paw of a cat or dog that is of a different color from the main body.
3. (colloquial, dated) A romantic rejection; dismissal of a lover.
4. (in-plural, slang) A boxing glove.

Verb

To dress in mittens; to put a mitten on.

Concepts

mitaine

moufle

gant

gants

mitten

mitaine

Synonymes

glove

mitt

gauntlet

mittens

boxing gloves

handwear

Traductions

Fäustling

Fausthandschuh

handschoen

mitón

want

manopla

Handschuh

manopola

mitena

manoplas

luva

mezzoguanto

manopole

guante

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɪtn̩/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: myteyne

Appartenant à français: mitaine

Appartenant à catalan: mitana

Appartenant à occitan: mitana

In summary

From Middle English myteyne, from Old French mitaine (Modern French mitaine), of unclear origin; possibly from mite, miste (“playful name for cat”) + -aine. Alternatively, mitaine may be from Old High German mittamo (“half”), superlative of mitti (“midpoint”), from Proto-Germanic *midjô, *midją (“middle, center”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between, in the middle, center”). Compare Catalan mitana, Medieval Latin mitta, mitana, and Occitan mitana.