Twitter

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English

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Etymology

    From twitter (“to utter a succession of chirps”).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Twitter

    2. (trademark) An online social networking and microblogging service; officially known as X since 2023.
      Synonyms: bird app, birdsite
      • 2023 July 10, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 2023-07-10:
        There were, of course, many Twitters existing in parallel: Politics Twitter, Sports Twitter, Black Twitter, Weird Twitter. But Twitter and TV went together like extreme weather and marine predators.

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    Noun

    Twitter (plural Twitters)

    1. (Internet, informal) A user account on Twitter.
      I've lost the password to my Twitter.
    2. (Internet, informal) A feed on Twitter.
    3. (Internet, informal, usually in compounds) A community on Twitter.
      Synonym: -twt (suffix)
      • 2023 July 10, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 2023-07-10:
        There were, of course, many Twitters existing in parallel: Politics Twitter, Sports Twitter, Black Twitter, Weird Twitter. But Twitter and TV went together like extreme weather and marine predators.

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    Verb

    Twitter (third-person singular simple present Twitters, present participle Twittering, simple past and past participle Twittered)

    1. (ambitransitive, Internet, sometimes proscribed) To tweet; to post an update to Twitter.
      Synonym: tweet
      • 2009 February 23, MSNBC, “Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties”, in Access Hollywood‎, retrieved 2 March 2009:
        Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties
      • 2009 March 2, Justin Rebello, “Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney"”, in Wisconsin Law Journal‎, retrieved 2 March 2009:
        Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney

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    German

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Twitter.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Twitter n (proper noun, strong, genitive Twitter)

    1. (Internet, trademark) Twitter

    Declension

    Declension of Twitter
    singular
    indef. def. noun
    nominative ein das Twitter
    genitive eines des Twitter
    dative einem dem Twitter
    accusative ein das Twitter

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    Further reading

    Polish

    Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pl

    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English Twitter.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtwi.tɛr/
    • Rhymes: -itɛr
    • Syllabification: Twi‧tter

    Proper noun

    Twitter m inan

    1. (Internet, trademark) Twitter

    Declension

    Declension of Twitter
    singular
    nominative Twitter
    genitive Twittera
    dative Twitterowi
    accusative Twitter
    instrumental Twitterem
    locative Twitterze
    vocative Twitterze
    nouns
    verb

    Further reading

    • Twitter in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Welsh

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Twitter.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Twitter m

    1. (Internet, trademark) Twitter
      Synonym: Trydar

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of Twitter
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    Twitter Dwitter Nhwitter Thwitter

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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