See also: twitter
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (verb): twitter
Etymology
editFrom twitter (“to utter a succession of chirps”).
Pronunciation
edit- enPR: twĭt'ə(r), IPA(key): /ˈtwɪt.ə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): [ˈtʰw̥ɪɾɚ]
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪtə(ɹ)
Proper noun
edit- (trademark) An online social networking service that enables users to send and read short messages (280 characters; originally 140); officially known as X since 2023.
Derived terms
edit- Anitwitter
- Black Twitter
- EduTwitter
- Rose Twitter
- Stan Twitter
- TGIF
- Twatter
- tweep
- tweeple
- tweeps
- twetiquette
- Twibel
- twiction
- twidiot
- twimmolation
- Twiplomacy
- twitfic
- Twitler
- Twitpocalypse
- Twitterable
- Twitterati
- Twitterature
- Twitterbot
- Twitterdom
- Twitterer
- Twitterese
- Twitterfication
- Twitter freak
- Twitterism
- Twittermob
- Twitter novel
- Twitterrhea
- Twittersphere
- Twitterstorm
- Twitterverse
- Twittizen
- twoosh
- twovel
- -twt
- Weird Twitter
- Xitter
Related terms
edit- tweet, live-tweet, retweet, subtweet, tweetable (untweetable), tweetaholic, tweetdom, tweeter, tweetfest, tweetheart, tweetosphere, tweetstorm, tweetup, untweeted
Descendants
edit- → Chinese: 推特 (Tuītè)
- → Dutch: Twitter
- → German: Twitter
- → French: Twitter
- → Georgian: ტვიტერი (ṭviṭeri)
- → Italian: Twitter
- → Japanese: ツイッター
- → Korean: 트위터 (teuwiteo)
- → Norwegian: Twitter
- → Polish: Twitter
- → Portuguese: Twitter
- → Russian: Тви́ттер (Tvítter)
- → Spanish: Twitter
- → Ukrainian: Тві́тер (Tvíter)
Translations
editonline social networking service
|
Noun
editTwitter (plural Twitters)
- (Internet, informal) A user account belonging to the above service.
- I've lost the password to my Twitter.
- (Internet, informal, usually in combination) A community on Twitter.
- Synonym: -twt (suffix)
- 2023 July 10, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times[1]:
- There were, of course, many Twitters existing in parallel: Politics Twitter, Sports Twitter, Black Twitter, Weird Twitter. But Twitter and TV went together like extreme weather and marine predators.
Translations
edituser account
Verb
editTwitter (third-person singular simple present Twitters, present participle Twittering, simple past and past participle Twittered)
- (transitive, intransitive, Internet, sometimes proscribed) To tweet; to post an update to Twitter.
- 2009 March 2, Justin Rebello, “Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney"”, in Wisconsin Law Journal[2], retrieved 2 March 2009:
- Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney
- 2009 February 23, MSNBC, “Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties”, in Access Hollywood[3], retrieved 2 March 2009:
- Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties
Synonyms
editTranslations
edittweet — see tweet
See also
editGerman
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Twitter.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTwitter n (proper noun, strong, genitive Twitter)
Declension
editDeclension of Twitter [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Twitter” in Duden online
Polish
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English Twitter.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTwitter m inan
Declension
editDeclension of Twitter
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | |
genitive | Twittera |
dative | Twitterowi |
accusative | |
instrumental | Twitterem |
locative | Twitterze |
vocative | Twitterze |
Related terms
editnouns
verb
- tweetować impf
Further reading
edit- Twitter in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Welsh
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Twitter.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTwitter m
Mutation
editCategories:
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɪtə(ɹ)
- Rhymes:English/ɪtə(ɹ)/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English trademarks
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Internet
- English informal terms
- English terms with usage examples
- English terms with quotations
- English verbs
- English transitive verbs
- English intransitive verbs
- English proscribed terms
- en:Twitter
- en:Websites
- German terms borrowed from English
- German terms derived from English
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German neuter nouns
- de:Internet
- German uncountable nouns
- de:Twitter
- Polish terms borrowed from English
- Polish unadapted borrowings from English
- Polish terms derived from English
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/itɛr
- Rhymes:Polish/itɛr/2 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish proper nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Polish inanimate nouns
- Polish singularia tantum
- Polish trademarks
- pl:Twitter
- pl:Websites
- Welsh terms borrowed from English
- Welsh terms derived from English
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh proper nouns
- Welsh masculine nouns
- cy:Internet
- cy:Twitter
- cy:Websites