Definition dit

Etymology 1

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

Verb

dit (third-person singular simple present dits, present participle ditting, simple past and past participle ditted)

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

Etymology 2

Variant of dite.

Noun

dit (plural dits)

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

Etymology 3

Imitative.

Noun

dit (plural dits)

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

Etymology 4

Shortening.

Noun

dit (plural dits)

1. (information theory) decimal digit

Etymology 5

From French dit (“called”)

Adjective

dit (not comparable)

1. (Canada, obsolete) indicator of a declared surname originating from Canadian French (literally, "called")

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