hitt

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from English hit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhitʲː/, , /ˈhitː/,

Noun

hitt (genitive hiti, partitive hitti)

1. bestseller (success, especially in the entertainment industry)

   Synonyms: bestseller, menuk

2. (music) banger, hit (recorded song that receives widespread recognition and success)

   Synonyms: lööklaul, šlaager

Declension

Further reading

• “hitt”, in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
• “hitt”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “hitt”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
• hitt in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Faroese

Pronoun

hitt n

1. (demonstrative) the other, that, the

Declension

Hungarian

Etymology

From the hi- stem of hisz +‎ -tt (past-tense and past-participle suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: hitt
• Rhymes: -itː

Verb

hitt

1. third-person singular indicative past indefinite of hisz

Participle

hitt

1. past participle of hisz

   közhelynek hitt igazságok ― truths believed to be commonplaces

Usage notes

Not to be confused with hit (“faith, belief”).

Declension

Icelandic

Pronoun

hitt

1. (demonstrative) that (neuter)

Declension

Verb

hitt

1. supine of hitta

Luxembourgish

Verb

hitt

1. inflection of hidden:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person plural present indicative
   3. second-person singular/plural imperative

Middle English

Pronoun

hitt

1. Alternative form of hit (“it”)

Determiner

hitt

1. Alternative form of hit (“it”)

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German hütte, from Old High German hutta, probably from Proto-Germanic *hudjǭ (“hut, shelter”), further origin uncertain. Cognate with German Hütte; see there for more.

Noun

hitt f

1. hut, cabin, cottage

Derived terms

• schutzhitt

References

• “hitt” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪtː/

Etymology 1

From English hit.

Alternative forms

• hit

Noun

hitt m (definite singular hitten, indefinite plural hitter, definite plural hittene)

1. (music) a hit

Etymology 2

From the verb hitte.

Noun

hitt m (definite singular hitten, indefinite plural hitter, definite plural hittene)

1. (colloquial) a happy accident

Verb

hitt

1. imperative of hitte

Etymology 3

Determiner

hitt n

1. (non-standard since 2005) neuter singular of hin

References

• “hitt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪtː/

Etymology 1

Determiner

hitt n (masculine hin, feminine hi, plural hine)

1. neuter singular of hin

Etymology 2

From English hit.

Alternative forms

• hit

Noun

hitt m (definite singular hitten, indefinite plural hittar, definite plural hittane)

1. (music) a hit

Etymology 3

From the verb hitte.

Noun

hitt m (definite singular hitten, indefinite plural hittar, definite plural hittane)

1. (colloquial) a happy accident

Verb

hitt

1. imperative of hitte

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From hinn.

Pronoun

hitt

1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of hinn

Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

hitt

1. second-person singular imperative active of hitta

Etymology 3

From hitta (“to hit, meet”).

Participle

hitt

1. strong feminine nominative singular of hittr
2. strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of hittr
3. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of hittr

Verb

hitt

1. supine of hitta