Kitt

See also: kitt

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, from Kit, a pet form of Christopher; also from kit (“vessel of hooped staves”).
• As a German surname, from kit (“sprout, offshoot”), from Middle High German kīde, from Old High German *chīdi, from Proto-Germanic *kīþą (“sprout, seedling”). Compare Alemannic German chiide.

Proper noun

Kitt

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Jay County, Indiana, United States.
3. Alternative spelling of Kit (the diminutive of Christopher)

Derived terms

• Kitt Green
• Kitts Green

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kitt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 312.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German küt, küte, from Old High German kuti, quiti, kwiti, from Proto-West Germanic *kwidu, from Proto-Germanic *kweduz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪt/

• Audio:

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Noun

Kitt m (strong, genitive Kittes or Kitts, plural Kitte)

1. putty (certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes)

Declension

Declension of Kitt [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kitt	die	Kitte
genitive	eines	des	Kittes, Kitts	der	Kitte
dative	einem	dem	Kitt, Kitte1	den	Kitten
accusative	einen	den	Kitt	die	Kitte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Fensterkitt
• Fugenkitt
• Holzkitt
• kitten
• Leinölkitt
• Malerkitt

Further reading

• “Kitt” in Duden online