pito

See also: pitó

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

pito (uncountable)

1. 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

1. seven

Aklanon

Etymology

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

Numeral

pitó

1. seven

Alangan

Etymology

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

Numeral

pitô

1. seven

Amis

Amis cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : pito     Ordinal : sakapapito

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

pito

1. seven

Asi

Etymology

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

Numeral

pitó

1. seven

Bikol Central

Bikol Central numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: pito, siyete     Ordinal: ikapito

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

pitó

1. seven

   Synonym: siyete

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧to
• IPA^(key): /ˈpito/, [ˈpi.to]

Noun

pito

1. a whistle

Derived terms

• magpito
• pitohan

 

Cebuano

Cebuano numbers ^(edit)

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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/, [pɪˈt̪o]

Numeral

pito

1. 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/, [ˈpi.t̪o]

Noun

pito

1. a whistle
2. the sound of a whistle

Verb

pito

1. to make a whistling sound

   Synonyms: taghoy, tihol

2. to blow a whistle

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish pito (“whistle”).

Noun

pito

1. whistle

Cuyunon

Etymology

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

Numeral

pito

1. seven

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɪto]

Participle

pito

1. neuter singular passive participle of pít

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pito

1. keeping, upkeep
2. spending (a vacation)
3. traction, grip (the ability to exert lateral force on a surface without slipping, as of a tyre or shoe on the ground)
4. 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
	gen.	pidon
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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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

• arvossapito
• hallussapito
• hauskanpito
• huolenpito
• ilonpito
• järjestyksenpito
• kaistanpitoavustin
• karjanpito
• kiinnipito
• kiinteistönpito
• kirjanpito
• koossapito
• kunnossapito
• kurinpito
• kurissapito
• kädestäpito
• käynnissäpito
• neuvonpito
• peränpito
• pitokokki
• pitokytkin
• pitopaikka
• pitopalvelu
• pitopohja
• pitopöytä
• pitoruoka
• pitoteippi
• pitovaatteet
• pitovaikeus
• pitovoide
• pitovoima
• puhtaanapito
• radanpito
• salassapito
• seuranpito
• silmälläpito
• sivuttaispito
• talonpito
• taloudenpito
• tienpito
• tilanpito
• tilinpito
• vahdinpito
• vallanpito
• vihanpito
• yhteydenpito
• ylläpito
• ylöspito

 

Related terms

• pitää
• pidot

Further reading

• “pito”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Topi, opit, poti, topi

Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since 1348. Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpito̝/

Noun

pito m (plural pitos)

1. 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)

1. whistle (instrument)

   Synonyms: asubío, chifre, subiote

2. (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

3. (childish, colloquial) penis

   Synonyms: carallo, gaita, pirola

4. runny nose

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pito

1. first-person singular present indicative of pitar

References

• “pito”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
• “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.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French plutôt (“rather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pito/

Adverb

pito

1. rather

Higaonon

Etymology 1

From Spanish.

Noun

pito

1. whistle

Etymology 2

Akin to Cebuano pito.

Numeral

pito

1. seven

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

Hiligaynon numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: pito     Ordinal: ikapito

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

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

pitó

1. seven

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpito/, [ˈpi.to]
• Hyphenation: pi‧to

Noun

pito

1. whistle; pipe (musical instrument)
2. catcall

Ibaloi

Etymology

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

Numeral

pito

1. seven

Ilocano

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpito/, [ˈpi.to]
• Hyphenation: pi‧tó

Numeral

pitó

1. seven

   Synonym: siete

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpito/, [ˈpi.to]
• Hyphenation: pi‧to

Noun

pito

1. whistle

Inonhan

Etymology

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

Numeral

pitó

1. 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/, [piˈto]

Numeral

pitó

1. seven

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpito/, [ˈpi.to]
• Hyphenation: pi‧to

Noun

pito

1. whistle; pipe (musical instrument)

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu.

Numeral

pito

1. seven

Maori

Etymology

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

Noun

pito

1. navel

Maranao

Maranao numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: pito

Numeral

pito

1. 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

1. seven

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.tɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -itɔ
• Syllabification: pi‧to
• Homophone: Pito

Verb

pito

1. impersonal past of pić

Noun

pito f

1. vocative singular of pita

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.tu/

• Rhymes: -itu
• Hyphenation: pi‧to

Etymology 1

From pinto.

Noun

pito m (plural pitos)

1. (colloquial) chick (young chicken)

   Synonyms: pinto, franguinho

2. (vulgar) vagina

Etymology 2

Deverbal from pitar.

Noun

pito m (plural pitos)

1. (South Brazil, colloquial) cigarette

   Synonym: cigarro

Etymology 3

Verb

pito

1. first-person singular present indicative of pitar

Rapa Nui

Etymology

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

Noun

pito

1. navel
2. (by exension) center

   Te pito o te henua

   The center of the world

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpito/ [ˈpi.t̪o]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: pi‧to

Etymology 1

Alteration of pico.

Noun

pito m (plural pitos)

1. whistle

   Synonyms: silbato, chifle

2. fife
3. catcall
4. woodpecker

   Synonym: pájaro carpintero

5. (slang) cigarette, especially marijuana cigarette
6. (slang) penis

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene

7. (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay) tobacco pipe
8. (Central America) coffee bean

Derived terms

• entre pitos y flautas
• pitillo
• pitito
• pito negro
• pito real
• pito, pito, gorgorito
• tomar por el pito del sereno

 

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

1. first-person singular present indicative of pitar

Further reading

• “pito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Surigaonon

Surigaonon cardinal numbers

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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

1. seven

Tagalog

Tagalog numbers ^(edit)

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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
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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piˈto/ [pɪˈto]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: pi‧to

Numeral

pitó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓ)

1. seven

   Synonym: siyete

Usage notes

• To describe the quantity of something, the number is placed before the noun and affixed with -ng enclitic suffix when the word ends with a vowel, and a separate preposition, na, for a consonant.

  Isang saging, dalawang pinya

  One banana, two pineapples

  Apat na mansanas, anim na mangga

  Four apples, six mangos

Derived terms

• ikapito
• ikapitong langit
• kulang sa pito, labis sa walo
• pampito
• pitong nakamamatay na kasalanan
• pitong punong kasalanan
• Pitong Taong Digmaan
• Pitong Wika
• pitumbuko
• pitumpu

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito, alteration of pico, from Old Spanish bico, from Latin beccus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpito/ [ˈpiː.to]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: pi‧to

Noun

pito (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓ)

1. whistle (device):

   Synonym: silbato

2. whistle (sound):

   Synonym: sipol

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pito.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈpito/, [ˈpʲito]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: pi‧to

Noun

pito

1. feast, banquet

Inflection

Declension of pito (type II/võrkko, t- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	pito	piod
genitive	pio	pitojõ, pitoi
partitive	pittoa	pitoitõ, pitoi
illative	pittosõ, pitto	pitoisõ
inessive	pioz	pitoiz
elative	piossõ	pitoissõ
allative	piolõ	pitoilõ
adessive	piollõ	pitoillõ
ablative	pioltõ	pitoiltõ
translative	piossi	pitoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “pito”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Waray-Waray

Waray-Waray cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : pito     Ordinal : ikapito

Etymology

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

Numeral

pitó

1. seven

West Albay Bikol

Etymology

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

Numeral

pito

1. seven