mite

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) mite (arachnid)
2. (feminine) moth, particularly one whose larva destroys something stored by humans

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of miter:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of miter:

Concepts

moth

clothes moth

mite

streak

tick

Synonyms

teigne

mite des vêtements

phalène

papillon de nuit

mites

gerce

alvéole d’abeille

acarien

Translations

Motte

mot

arna

tarma

polilla

güve

traça

tignola

Nachtfalter

falena

mariposa

🦋

νυχτοπεταλούδα

arna

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mit/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: -

Inherited from Old French: mitte

Cognate with Old English: mīte

Cognate with Old High German: mīza

Cognate with Danish: mide

In summary

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French mitte (“kind of insect which gnaws on cloth or cheese”), from Middle Dutch mīte (“moth, mite”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mītǭ (“biting insect”, literally “cutter”), from *maitaną (“to cut”).
Akin to Old English mīte (“mite, tiny insect”), Old High German mīza (“mite”), Danish mide (“mite”).