dit

Meaning

Verb

1. (Northern-England, UK, dialectal) To stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).
2. (obsolete) To close up.

Noun

1. (obsolete, rare) A ditty, a little melody.
2. (obsolete) A word; a decree.

Noun

The spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code.

Noun

decimal digit

Adj

Indicator of a declared surname originating from Canadian French.

Synonyms

dot

di

full point

full stop

period

pinpoint

pip

point

score

speck

spot

tally

vertex

punctum

stop

🛑

telegraphic signal

Translations

ponto

punt

Dit

point

ti

punto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ditten

Inherited from Old English: dyttan

Cognate with Icelandic: dytta

Cognate with Old English: dott

In summary

From Middle English ditten, dütten, from Old English dyttan (“to stop up, close”), from Proto-West Germanic *duttijan, from Proto-Germanic *duttijaną, from *duttaz (“wisp”), akin to Icelandic dytta. Related to Old English dott (“dot, point”). More at dot.