pitter

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English

Etymology 1

From pit +‎ -er.

Noun

pitter (plural pitters)

A cherry pitter.
  1. A device that removes pits from fruit such as olives or cherries.
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Etymology 2

See pitter-patter.

Verb

pitter (third-person singular simple present pitters, present participle pittering, simple past and past participle pittered)

  1. To make a pattering sound.
Translations

Maltese

Root
p-t-r
5 terms

Etymology

Derived from the root, itself denominal from pittura (painting) and/or pittur (painter), both from Sicilian. Doublet of pinġa.

Pronunciation

Verb

pitter (imperfect jpitter, past participle mpitter, verbal noun tpittir)

  1. to paint, draw, depict
    Synonym: pinġa

Conjugation

Conjugation of pitter
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m pittirt pittirt pitter pittirna pittirtu pittru
f pittret
imperfect m npitter tpitter jpitter npittru tpittru jpittru
f tpitter
imperative pitter pittru