pito

See also: pitó

English

Pronunciation

Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

pito (uncountable)

A type of beer made from fermented millet or sorghum in parts of West Africa.

Anagrams

Piot, Poti, piot, topi

Agutaynen

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pito

seven

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pitó

seven

Alangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pitô

seven

Amis

**Amis cardinal numbers**
< 6	7	8 >
Cardinal : pito Ordinal : sakapapito

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pito

seven

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pitó

seven

Bikol Central

**Bikol Central numbers ^(edit)**
	70^{[a], [b]}
^{[a], [b]} ← 6	7	8 → ^{[a], [b]}
Cardinal: pito, siyete Ordinal: ikapito

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧to
IPA^(key): /piˈto/,

Numeral

pitó

seven
Synonym: siyete

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧to
IPA^(key): /ˈpito/,

Noun

pito

a whistle

Derived terms

Cebuano

**Cebuano numbers ^(edit)**
	70
← 6	7	8 →
Cardinal: pitó Spanish cardinal: siyete Ordinal: ikapitó Adverbial: makapitó Distributive: pitó-pitó Fractional: sikapitó

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu. Cognate with Tagalog pito, Hiligaynon pito, Aklanon pitó, Ilocano pito. Related with Indonesian pitu, Malay pitu, Fijian vitu, Hawaiian hiku, Maori whitu, Rotuman hifu, Tongan fitu.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧to
IPA^(key): /piˈto/,

Numeral

pito

seven; 7
Synonym: siyete or site

Pito ka buok ang namatay sa disgrasya. ― Seven died in the accident.

Usage notes

Like any other numerals, it is often used with the linker "ka" to quantify an object/object that it modifies.
Pito ka itlog ― Seven eggs

Pito ka saging ― Seven bananas
The word buok (“piece; whole”) is sometimes used after ka.
Pito ka buok itlog ― Seven eggs

Pito ka buok saging ― Seven bananas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito (“whistle”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧to
IPA^(key): /ˈpito/,

Noun

pito

a whistle
the sound of a whistle

Verb

pito

to make a whistling sound
Synonyms: taghoy, tihol
to blow a whistle

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish pito (“whistle”).

Noun

pito

whistle

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pito

seven

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Participle

pito

neuter singular passive participle of pít

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pito, equivalent to pitää (“to keep”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpito/,
Rhymes: -ito
Syllabification^(key): pi‧to

Noun

pito

keeping, upkeep
spending (a vacation)
traction, grip (the ability to exert lateral force on a surface without slipping, as of a tyre or shoe on the ground)
hold (as in a phone call kept on hold)

Declension

Inflection of pito (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		pito	pidot
genitive		pidon	pitojen
partitive		pitoa	pitoja
illative		pitoon	pitoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pito	pidot
accusative	nom.	pito	pidot
accusative	gen.	pidon	pidot
genitive		pidon	pitojen
partitive		pitoa	pitoja
inessive		pidossa	pidoissa
elative		pidosta	pidoista
illative		pitoon	pitoihin
adessive		pidolla	pidoilla
ablative		pidolta	pidoilta
allative		pidolle	pidoille
essive		pitona	pitoina
translative		pidoksi	pidoiksi
abessive		pidotta	pidoitta
instructive		—	pidoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pito (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pitoni	pitoni
accusative	nom.	pitoni	pitoni
accusative	gen.	pitoni	pitoni
genitive		pitoni	pitojeni
partitive		pitoani	pitojani
inessive		pidossani	pidoissani
elative		pidostani	pidoistani
illative		pitooni	pitoihini
adessive		pidollani	pidoillani
ablative		pidoltani	pidoiltani
allative		pidolleni	pidoilleni
essive		pitonani	pitoinani
translative		pidokseni	pidoikseni
abessive		pidottani	pidoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pitoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pitosi	pitosi
accusative	nom.	pitosi	pitosi
accusative	gen.	pitosi	pitosi
genitive		pitosi	pitojesi
partitive		pitoasi	pitojasi
inessive		pidossasi	pidoissasi
elative		pidostasi	pidoistasi
illative		pitoosi	pitoihisi
adessive		pidollasi	pidoillasi
ablative		pidoltasi	pidoiltasi
allative		pidollesi	pidoillesi
essive		pitonasi	pitoinasi
translative		pidoksesi	pidoiksesi
abessive		pidottasi	pidoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pitoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pitomme	pitomme
accusative	nom.	pitomme	pitomme
accusative	gen.	pitomme	pitomme
genitive		pitomme	pitojemme
partitive		pitoamme	pitojamme
inessive		pidossamme	pidoissamme
elative		pidostamme	pidoistamme
illative		pitoomme	pitoihimme
adessive		pidollamme	pidoillamme
ablative		pidoltamme	pidoiltamme
allative		pidollemme	pidoillemme
essive		pitonamme	pitoinamme
translative		pidoksemme	pidoiksemme
abessive		pidottamme	pidoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pitoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pitonne	pitonne
accusative	nom.	pitonne	pitonne
accusative	gen.	pitonne	pitonne
genitive		pitonne	pitojenne
partitive		pitoanne	pitojanne
inessive		pidossanne	pidoissanne
elative		pidostanne	pidoistanne
illative		pitoonne	pitoihinne
adessive		pidollanne	pidoillanne
ablative		pidoltanne	pidoiltanne
allative		pidollenne	pidoillenne
essive		pitonanne	pitoinanne
translative		pidoksenne	pidoiksenne
abessive		pidottanne	pidoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pitoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pitonsa	pitonsa
accusative	nom.	pitonsa	pitonsa
accusative	gen.	pitonsa	pitonsa
genitive		pitonsa	pitojensa
partitive		pitoaan pitoansa	pitojaan pitojansa
inessive		pidossaan pidossansa	pidoissaan pidoissansa
elative		pidostaan pidostansa	pidoistaan pidoistansa
illative		pitoonsa	pitoihinsa
adessive		pidollaan pidollansa	pidoillaan pidoillansa
ablative		pidoltaan pidoltansa	pidoiltaan pidoiltansa
allative		pidolleen pidollensa	pidoilleen pidoillensa
essive		pitonaan pitonansa	pitoinaan pitoinansa
translative		pidokseen pidoksensa	pidoikseen pidoiksensa
abessive		pidottaan pidottansa	pidoittaan pidoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pitoineen pitoinensa

Derived terms

-pitoinen

compounds

Related terms

Anagrams

Topi, opit, poti, topi

Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since 1348. Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpito̝/

Noun

pito m (plural pitos)

chick
Synonyms: polo, pitiño
- 1348, Clarinda de Azevedo Maia, editor, História do galego-português, Coimbra: I.N.I.C, page 159:
  ſſete ouellas τ dous años τ ſſete cabras τ quatro cabritos τ duas porcas τ mea doutra τ hũa porcalla con ſſeus fillos τ dose patas τ treσe gallinas cõ quatorze pĩtoos
  seven sheep and two lambs and seven goats and four kids and two sows and a half and a sow with her sons and twelve ducks and thirteen hens with fourteen chicks

Related terms

pita

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpito̝/

Noun

pito m (plural pitos)

whistle (instrument)
Synonyms: asubío, chifre, subiote
(colloquial) cigarette
- 1891, José Barral Campos, O amigo de S. Pedro:
  Dimpois de comer dúas cuncas de caldo, deitouse na cama, sacou da faltrica do chaleque dous cigarros e unha navalla e liando un pito, púxose a fumegar polas ventas das narices, o mesmo có tren.
  After eating two bowls of broth he laid down on the bed; he took two cigars and a pocket knife from the vest's pocket and, rolling a cigarette, began to throw smoke by the nostrils, not unlike a train
(childish, colloquial) penis
Synonyms: carallo, gaita, pirola
runny nose

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pito

first-person singular present indicative of pitar

References

“pito” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
“pito” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“pito” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“pito” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “pito”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “pito”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French plutôt (“rather”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pito/

Adverb

pito

rather

Higaonon

Etymology 1

From Spanish.

Noun

pito

whistle

Etymology 2

Akin to Cebuano pito.

Numeral

pito

seven

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

**Hiligaynon numbers ^(edit)**
← 6	7	8 →
Cardinal: pito Ordinal: ikapito

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piˈto/,
Hyphenation: pi‧to

Numeral

pitó

seven

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpito/,
Hyphenation: pi‧to

Noun

pito

whistle; pipe (musical instrument)
catcall

Ibaloi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pito

seven

Ilocano

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpito/,
Hyphenation: pi‧tó

Numeral

pitó

seven
Synonym: siete

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpito/,
Hyphenation: pi‧to

Noun

pito

whistle

Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pitó

seven

Kinaray-a

Etymology 1

**Kinaray-a cardinal numbers**
< 6	7	8 >
Cardinal : pito Ordinal : ikapito

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piˈto/,

Numeral

pitó

seven

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpito/,
Hyphenation: pi‧to

Noun

pito

whistle; pipe (musical instrument)

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu.

Numeral

pito

seven

Maori

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pito

navel

Maranao

**Maranao numbers ^(edit)**
← 6	7	8 → ^{[a], [b]}
Cardinal: pito

Numeral

pito

seven

References

A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pitó

seven

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpi.tɔ/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -itɔ
Syllabification: pi‧to
Homophone: Pito

Verb

pito

impersonal past of pić

Noun

pito f

vocative singular of pita

Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpi.tu/

Rhymes: -itu
Hyphenation: pi‧to

Etymology 1

From pinto.

Noun

pito m (plural pitos)

(colloquial) chick (young chicken)
Synonyms: pinto, franguinho
(vulgar) vagina

Etymology 2

Deverbal from pitar.

Noun

pito m (plural pitos)

(South Brazil, colloquial) cigarette
Synonym: cigarro

Etymology 3

Verb

pito

first-person singular present indicative of pitar

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “pito” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “pito” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Rapa Nui

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pito

navel
(by exension) center
Te pito o te henua
The center of the world

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

pito

Wikipedia ^es

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpito/
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -ito
Syllabification: pi‧to

Etymology 1

Alteration of pico.

Noun

pito m (plural pitos)

whistle
Synonyms: silbato, chifle
fife
catcall
woodpecker
Synonym: pájaro carpintero
(slang) cigarette, especially marijuana cigarette
(slang) penis
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene
(Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay) tobacco pipe
(Central America) coffee bean

Derived terms

Related terms

pitar

Descendants

→ Cebuano: pito
> Chavacano: pito (inherited)
→ Hiligaynon: pito
→ Tagalog: pito

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pito

first-person singular present indicative of pitar

Surigaonon

**Surigaonon cardinal numbers**
< 6	7	8 >
Cardinal : pito Ordinal : ikapito

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *pitu, from Proto-Central Philippine *pitu, from Proto-Philippine *pitu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu. Cognate with Cebuano pito and Tausug pitu.

Numeral

pito

seven

Tagalog

**Tagalog numbers ^(edit)**
	70
← 6	7	8 →
Cardinal: pito Spanish cardinal: siyete Ordinal: ikapito, pampito Ordinal abbreviation: ika-7, pang-7 Adverbial: makapito Multiplier: pitong ibayo Distributive: tigpito, pituhan, pito-pito Restrictive: pipito Fractional: kapito, sangkapito, ikapito, saikapito
Tagalog Wikipedia article on 7

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piˈto/,
Hyphenation: pi‧to
Audio (file)
Audio (file)

Numeral

pitó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓ)

seven
Synonym: siyete

Usage notes

To describe the quantity of something, the number is placed before the noun and affixed with a -ng when the word ends with a vowel, and a separate word na for a consonant.
Isang saging, dalawang pinya

Apat na mansanas, anim na mangga