mitten

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

manopola

manopole

mezzoguanto

muffola

sinonimi

glove

mitt

gauntlet

mittens

boxing gloves

handwear

Traduzioni

Fäustling

mitaine

moufle

Fausthandschuh

gant

want

handschoen

mitón

manopla

Handschuh

mitena

manoplas

luva

guante

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈmɪtn̩/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: myteyne

Affine francese: mitaine

Affine catalano: mitana

Affine occitano: 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.