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habit

See also: hàbit and Habit

EnglishEdit

 
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Etymology 1Edit

From Middle English habit, from Latin habitus (“condition, bearing, state, appearance, dress, attire”), from habeō (“I have, hold, keep”). Replaced Middle English abit, from Old French abit, itself from the same Latin source. Displaced native Old English þēaw.

NounEdit

habit (countable and uncountable, plural habits)

  1. An action performed on a regular basis.
    Synonym: wont
    It’s become a habit of mine to have a cup of coffee after dinner.
  2. An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.
    By force of habit, he dressed for work even though it was holiday.
  3. A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.
    It’s interesting how Catholic and Buddhist monks both wear habits.
  4. A piece of clothing worn for a specific activity; a uniform.
    • 2015, Alison Matthews David, Fashion Victims: The Damages of Dress Past and Present, →ISBN, page 34:
      Sidesaddle riding habits were prestigious tailored sportswear appropriate for the equestrian pursuits of the truly wealthy.
    The new riding habits of the team looked smashing!
  5. (archaic) Outward appearance; attire; dress.
  6. (botany, mineralogy) Form of growth or general appearance and structure of a variety or species of plant or crystal.
  7. An addiction.
    He has a 10-cigar habit.
    kick the habit
    • 2000, “I'm With Stupid”, in WYSIWYG, performed by Chumbawamba:
      Another white boy band / They're happy on demand / Everything is planned / Until the singer gets a habit
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Etymology 2Edit

From Middle English habiten, from Old French habiter, from Latin habitāre, present active infinitive of habitō (“I dwell, abide, keep”), frequentative of habeō (“I have, hold, keep”); see have.

VerbEdit

habit (third-person singular simple present habits, present participle habiting, simple past and past participle habited)

  1. (transitive) To clothe.
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 132:
      Here I began my shopping, was interviewed by dressmakers, and naturally had much to do to habit myself for civilized life again.
  2. (transitive, archaic) To inhabit.
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AlbanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

According to Orel, borrowed from a South Slavic language and ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *xabiti (“to spoil, to waste”). Compare Old Church Slavonic хабити (xabiti), Serbo-Croatian habiti (“damage, destroy”), and Bulgarian хабя (habja, “destroy, spend; blunt”).[1][2][3]

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habit (first-person singular past tense habita, participle habitur)

  1. I surprise
  2. I astonish
  3. I distract, confuse

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ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 141
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “habit”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 608-609
  3. ^ Omari, Anila (2012), “habit”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 153

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French habit, abit, borrowed from Latin habitus.

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habit m (plural habits)

  1. article of clothing, garment, dress-coat, evening dress, tails, full dress

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  • → German: Habit

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habit m (oblique plural habiz or habitz, nominative singular habiz or habitz, nominative plural habit)

  1. Alternative form of abit

PolishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin habitus.

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habit m inan (diminutive habicik)

  1. habit (clothing worn by monks and nuns)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of habit
singular plural
nominative habit habity
genitive habitu habitów
dative habitowi habitom
accusative habit habity
instrumental habitem habitami
locative habicie habitach
vocative habicie habity

Further readingEdit

  • habit in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • habit in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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