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Translingual
Symbol
lit
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Lithuanian.
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Alteration of earlier light, from Middle English lighte, from Old English līhtte, first and third person singular preterite of līhtan (“to light”)) by analogy with bit. More at light; compare fit (“fought”).
Verb
lit
- simple past and past participle of light (“illuminate; start a fire; etc”)
- simple past and past participle of light (“alight: land, come down on”)
1896, Florence Merriam Bailey, A-birding on a Bronco, page 87:[…] but finally [the bird] came to the tree and, after edging along falteringly, lit on a branch above them.
Verb
lit (third-person singular simple present lits, present participle litting, simple past and past participle litted)
- (US, dialectal) To run or light (alight).
1988 April 8, Grant Pick, “Johnny Washington's Life”, in Chicago Reader:With that the kid lits off down the street, and, what do you know!
Adjective
lit (comparative more lit, superlative most lit)
- Illuminated.
- Synonyms: lighted, luminous; see also Thesaurus:illuminated, Thesaurus:shining
He walked down the lit corridor.
- (slang) Drunk, intoxicated; under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
- Synonyms: stoned; see also Thesaurus:stoned, Thesaurus:drunk
- 1932, Hart Crane, letter, 16 February:
- True to my word last night, I got very lit.
- (slang, usually of a female) Sexually aroused, (especially) visibly so.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:randy
- (slang) Exciting, captivating; fun.
2017 November, Justin Allec, Adrian Lysenko, Kirsti Salmi, “Sounds of the City: Part VI”, in The Walleye, page 8:DJ sets so lit the dance floor's dripping with sweat?
2018 July 4, James Courtney, “Music Picks”, in San Antonio Current, page 39:If indie punk, pop-punk, post-punk, and emo happen to be your bag, this early-week show at Paper Tiger is gonna be lit.
2018 December 27, Shan Kekahuna, “Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!”, in MauiTime, page 17:New Year's Eve is once a year and it's gonna be lit.
This party is gonna be lit.
- (slang) Excellent, fantastic; cool.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excellent
- 2019, "Top 10 Plastic Surgeons in Manhattan", Art Bodega Magazine, December/January 2019:
- At his Upper East Side office, the talented doctor has a very lit and elegant office, where art canvasses the walls.
2019 October, Alice Ridley, “Letter from the Editor”, in Connect Magazine, page 4:The fourth article is all about autumnal leaf photography tips to get our Instagram photos looking lit.
Those jeans are lit.
Derived terms
Translations
Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned
Etymology 2
From Middle English lit, lut, from Old English lȳt (“little, few”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz (“little, small”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewd- (“to cower, hunch over”). Cognate with Old Saxon lut (“little”), Middle High German lützen (“to make small or low, decrease”). More at little.
Adjective
lit (comparative litter or more lit, superlative littest or most lit)
- (obsolete) Little.
Noun
lit (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Little.
Related terms
Etymology 3
From Middle English lit, from Old Norse litr (“colour, dye, complexion, face, countenance”), from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlitaz (“sight, face”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”). Cognate with Icelandic litur (“colour”), Old English wlite (“brightness, appearance, form, aspect, look, countenance, beauty, splendor, adornment”), Old English wlītan (“to gaze, look, observe”).
Noun
lit (uncountable)
- (UK dialectal) Colour; blee; dye; stain.
Derived terms
Etymology 4
From Middle English litten, liten, from Old Norse lita (“to colour”), from litr (“colour”). See above.
Verb
lit (third-person singular simple present lits, present participle litting, simple past and past participle litted)
- (transitive) To colour; dye.
Etymology 5
Short for literature.
Noun
lit (uncountable)
- Clipping of literature.
Do we have any lit homework tonight?
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Participle
lit
- masculine singular passive participle of lít
Faroese
Etymology
From the verb líta (‘to view’).
Pronunciation
Noun
lit n (genitive singular lits, uncountable)
- short wink, view, look
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French lit, from Latin lectus.
Pronunciation
Noun
lit m (plural lits)
- bed
- Synonym: (colloquial) plumard
- Où est-il? Il dort dans son lit. ― Where is he? He's sleeping in his bed.
Derived terms
Verb
lit
- third-person singular present indicative of lire
- Jean lit très souvent. ― Jean reads very often.
Further reading
Icelandic
Noun
lit
- indefinite accusative/dative singular of litur
Lashi
Pronunciation
Noun
lit
- air
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Middle English
Noun
lit
- Alternative form of light
Norman
Noun
lit m (plural lits)
- Alternative form of llit (“bed”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hlít.
Noun
lit f or m (definite singular)
- trust
Eg set min lit til Gud.- I put my trust in God.
Etymology 2
Verb
lit
- present tense of lite
- imperative of lite
Etymology 3
Noun
lìt m (definite singular lìten, indefinite plural lìter or lìtir, definite plural lìterne or lìtine)
- (pre-1917) alternative form of let
References
- “lit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Old French
Etymology
From Latin lectus.
Pronunciation
Noun
lit oblique singular, m (oblique plural liz or litz, nominative singular liz or litz, nominative plural lit)
- bed
Descendants
Old Norse
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
lit n
- vision
- sight
Related terms
References
Anagrams
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from New Latin lithium, from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos).
Noun
lit m inan
- lithium
- (informal) lithium carbonate (drug used in the treatment of bipolar disorder)
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Lithuanian litas.
Noun
lit m animal
- (historical) litas (former unit of currency of Lithuania)
Declension
Further reading
- lit in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lit in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
lit f
- genitive singular of lite
Sumbawa
Noun
lit
- sea
Swedish
Noun
lit c
- trust
Declension
Declension of lit
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Synonyms
See also
Volapük
Etymology
Borrowed from German Licht and English light.
Noun
lit (nominative plural lits)
- light
- illumination
Declension
declension of lit
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Zay
Noun
lit
- tree-bark
References
- Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind