whit

Meaning

Noun

The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.

Prep

Pronunciation spelling of with.

Synonyms

iota

bit

shred

jot

particle

scintilla

smidge

smidgen

smidgeon

smidgin

tittle

molecule

moment

thing

trice

trifle

modicum

continental

corpuscle

dot

grain

hoot

instant

jiff

jiffy

mite

stop

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Translations

bisschen

ίχνος

pizca

zerre

ψίχουλο

grain

un pochino

asla

μόριον

Iota

Jota

ελάχιστο τί

chouïa

Spur

στιγμή

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wiȝt

Inherited from Old English: wiht

Cognate with Old High German: wiht

Cognate with Dutch: wicht

Cognate with German: Wicht

In summary

From Middle English wiȝt, wight, from Old English wiht (“wight, person, creature, being, whit, thing, something, anything”), from Proto-Germanic *wihtą (“thing, creature”) or *wihtiz (“essence, object”), from Proto-Indo-European *wekti- (“cause, sake, thing”), from *wekʷ- (“to say, tell”). Cognate with Old High German wiht (“creature, thing”), Dutch wicht, German Wicht. Doublet of wight.