tittle

Meaning

Noun

1. Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or of a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.
2. (broadly) A small, insignificant amount (of something); a modicum or speck.

Verb

To chatter.

Synonyms

smidge

smidgen

smidgeon

smidgin

whit

iota

scintilla

shred

grain

atom

jot

particle

Translations

puntino

pingo

chouïa

trattino

nokta

zerre

punto

briciolo

الذرة

spatje

tittel

fragmento

pouco

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɪt.əl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tytle

Inherited from Middle English: titillen

Cognate with Middle English: tutelen

Cognate with Old Frisian: tūte

Cognate with Middle English: touten

Cognate with Middle English: toute

Cognate with Middle Dutch: tûte

Cognate with Dutch: tuit

Cognate with Old Norse: túta

Cognate with Danish: tude

In summary

From Middle English tytle, titel, titele, from Anglo-Norman titil, titule and Medieval Latin titulus (“small stroke, diacritical mark, accent”), from Latin titulus (“title”). Doublet of tilde, titer/titre, title, titlo, and titulus.