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Albanian
Etymology
Originally a Gheg compound of mi (dialectal mbi) + tanë (dialectal tërë) → literally “over(above) all”; meaning “pullover”.
Noun
mitan m (plural mitanë, definite mitani, definite plural mitanët)
- pullover, sweater, cardigan, jumper (with long sleves)
mitan grash, mitan burrash- woman's sweater, man’s sweater
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- noun "mitan / mitán" (engl.: pullover) - def. mitáni, pl. mitánë, def.pl. mitánët • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
Esperanto
Adjective
mitan
- accusative singular of mita
Finnish
Noun
mitan
- genitive singular of mitta
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Origin disputed.
Pronunciation
Noun
mitan m (plural mitans)
- (archaic or dialectal) middle, centre
Further reading
Anagrams
Gothic
Romanization
mitan
- romanization of 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French mitan (“middle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mitan
- middle
Norman
Noun
mitan m (plural mitans)
- middle; centre
Occitan
Pronunciation
Noun
mitan m (plural mitans) (Languedoc, Limousin)
- middle; center
- social circle; milieu
Derived terms
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French mi-temps.
Noun
mitan n (plural mitanuri)
- (sports) half time
Declension
References
- mitan in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Thao
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.
Pronoun
mitan
- we (inclusive of the person spoken to)