kit

See also: Kit, kıt, KIT, кіт, кит, and кит.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪt/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɪt

Etymology 1

From Middle English kyt, kytt, kytte, from Middle Dutch kitte (“a wooden vessel made of hooped staves”). Related to Dutch kit (“tankard”) (see below). The further etymology is unknown.

The transfer of meaning to the contents of a soldier's knapsack dates to the late 18th century, extended use of any collection of necessaries used for travelling dates to the first half of the 19th century. The further widening of the sense to a collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble emerges in US English in the mid 20th century.

Noun

kit (plural kits)

1. A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
2. A kind of basket made especially from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket or similar container, used as a measure of weight.
   • 1961 18 Jan, Guardian (cited after OED):

   He was pushing a barrow on the fish dock, wheeling aluminium kits which, when full, each contain 10 stone of fish.

3. A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack.
4. Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.

   Always carry a good first-aid kit.

5. A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble.

   I built the entire car from a kit.

6. (UK, sports) The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players.
   • 2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Telegraph‎^[1]:

     A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was altogether more straightforward.

7. (UK, informal) Clothing.

   Get your kit off and come to bed.

8. (computing, informal) A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade.
9. (video games) The set of skills and abilities chosen for a playable character.
10. (music) A drum kit.

Hyponyms

• airfix kit
• body kit
• electronic kit
• first aid kit
• football kit
• model kit
• pack-up kit
• robot kit
• starter kit
• toolkit

 

Derived terms

• kitbag
• non-WebKit
• toolkit
• WebKit

 

Related terms

• kit and caboodle
• kit car
• kit out

Translations

circular wooden vessel

• Bulgarian: бъчва (bg) f (bǎčva)
• Dutch: ton (nl) m or f

• Finnish: saavi (fi), kiulu (fi)
• Georgian: კასრი (ḳasri)

kind of basket made from straw of rushes

• Dutch: mand (nl) m or f

equipment of a soldier

• Bulgarian: снаряжение (bg) n (snarjaženie)
• Danish: udrustning c
• Dutch: uitrusting (nl) f
• Finnish: pakkaus (fi)
• Georgian: აღჭურვილობა (aɣč̣urviloba), აღკაზმულობა (aɣḳazmuloba)

• Italian: armamentario m, equipaggiamento (it) m
• Polish: rynsztunek m
• Portuguese: equipamento (pt) m, equipagem (pt) f
• Russian: снаряже́ние (ru) n (snarjažénije), экипиро́вка (ru) f (ekipiróvka)

collection of items needed for a specific purpose

• Bulgarian: екипировка (bg) f (ekipirovka)
• Danish: udstyr n
• Dutch: set (nl) m
• Finnish: tarvikkeet (fi) pl
• Georgian: კომპლექტი (ḳomṗlekṭi), ნაკრები (naḳrebi), აღჭურვილობა (aɣč̣urviloba), აღკაზმულობა (aɣḳazmuloba)

• Italian: armamentario m
• Polish: rynsztunek m
• Portuguese: kit (pt) m, jogo (pt) m
• Russian: компле́кт (ru) m (komplékt), набо́р (ru) m (nabór), снаряже́ние (ru) n (snarjažénije) (equipment), обору́дование (ru) n (oborúdovanije) (equipment)
• Spanish: juego (es) m, enselle m

collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble

• Bulgarian: комплект (bg) m (komplekt)
• Finnish: -sarja (fi), rakennussarja, pakkaus (fi)
• Italian: confezione (it) f

• Portuguese: kit (pt) m
• Spanish: kit (es) m, juego (es)

set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players

• Bulgarian: екип (bg) m (ekip)
• Czech: dres (cs) m
• Danish: dragt c
• Finnish: peliasu (fi)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: drakt m or f

  Nynorsk: drakt f

clothing — see clothing

full software distribution

• Bulgarian: комплект (bg) m (komplekt)

drum kit — see drum kit

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked‌: "equipment"

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 套 (zh) (tào) (set), ^{(please verify)} 工具包 (gōngjùbāo) (set of tools), ^{(please verify)} 整套 (zh) (zhěngtào) (entire set), ^{(please verify)} 設備 (zh), ^{(please verify)} 设备 (zh) (shèbèi) (equipment)

• Czech: stavebnice f (to be assembled together)
• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} set (nl)
• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} garnituro
• French: ^{(please verify)} nécessaire (fr) m, ^{(please verify)} jeu (fr) m, ^{(please verify)} équipement (fr) m (equipment)
• German: ^{(please verify)} Ausrüstung (de) f (equipment), ^{(please verify)} Satz (de) m (set)

• Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} perkakas (id)
• Irish: ^{(please verify)} foireann (ga) f
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} corredo (it) m
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 道具 (ja) (どうぐ, dōgu) (tool), ^{(please verify)} セット (ja) (setto) (set), ^{(please verify)} 設備 (ja) (せつび, setsubi) (equipment)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} juego (es) m, ^{(please verify)} kit (es) m, ^{(please verify)} ensello m, ^{(please verify)} equipo (es) m
• Volapük: (fish) ^{(please verify)} fitininädian (vo)

Verb

kit (third-person singular simple present kits, present participle kitting, simple past and past participle kitted)

1. (transitive) To assemble or collect something into kits or sets or to give somebody a kit. See also kit out and other derived phrases.

   We need to kit the parts for the assembly by Friday, so that manufacturing can build the tool.

Etymology 2

A short form of kitten and/or kitling. From the 16th century (spelled kytte, kitt). From the 19th century also extended to other young animals (mink, fox, beaver, muskrat, etc.), and to a species of small fox ("kit-fox"). Later usage (for other animals) perhaps influenced by chit.

Noun

kit (plural kits)

1. A kitten (young cat).
2. A kit fox.
3. A young beaver.
4. A young skunk.
5. A young ferret.
6. A young rabbit.
7. A young weasel

Translations

kitten

• Bulgarian: котенце n (kotence)
• Esperanto: katido (eo)
• Finnish: kisu (fi), kissanpentu (fi)

• French: lapereau (fr) m
• Italian: gattino (it) m

Etymology 3

16th century, perhaps from cithara.

Noun

kit (plural kits)

1. Synonym of kit violin
   • 1681, Nehemiah Grew, Musaeum Regalis Societatis, or, A catalogue & description of the natural and artificial rarities belonging to the Royal Society and preserved at Gresham Colledge

     A dancing master's kit.

   • 1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, OCLC 999756093:

     Prince Turveydrop then tinkled the strings of his kit with his fingers, and the young ladies stood up to dance.

Etymology 4

Borrowed from German kitte, kütte (circa 1880).

Noun

kit (plural kits)

1. A school of pigeons, especially domesticated, trained pigeons.

Anagrams

• ITK, ikt, tik

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Russian кит (kit).

Noun

kit

1. whale (Cetacea)

Declension

Declension of kit

nominative	kit
genitive	kitniñ
dative	kitke
accusative	kitni
locative	kitte
ablative	kitten

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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Danish

Etymology 1

From German Kitt (“putty”).

Noun

kit n (singular definite kittet, not used in plural form)

1. putty

Etymology 2

From English kit (1980).

Noun

kit n (singular definite kittet, plural indefinite kit or kits)

1. kit

Inflection

Declension of kit

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kit	kittet	kit kits	kittene
genitive	kits	kittets	kits kits'	kittenes

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪt

Etymology 1

Of unknown origin. Possibly borrowed from the dialectal German Kietze (“carrying basket”), from Proto-Germanic *kitjō-. The German word has also appeared as Kötze, from Middle High German *kœzze, from Proto-Germanic *kut-, which would be related to the root of kot (“ramshackle house”), itself of non-Indo-European origin.

Noun

kit f (plural kitten, diminutive kitje n)

1. metal can, used mainly for coal

Derived terms

• kolenkit

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Kitt.

Noun

kit f or n (uncountable)

1. sealant

Derived terms

• kitten

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English kit.

Noun

kit m (plural kits, diminutive kitje n)

1. set of tools

Anagrams

• tik

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Hungarian

Pronominal adverbs from case suffixes (cf. postpositions)
case	suffix	who?	what?	this	that	he/she (it)*
							v. pr.	c.
nom.	–	ki	mi	ez	az	ő* / Ø az / Ø	–	–
acc.	-t / -ot / -at / -et / -öt	kit	mit	ezt	azt	őt* / Ø azt / Ø	–	c1 c2
dat.	-nak / -nek	kinek	minek	ennek	annak	neki	neki-	c
ins.	-val / -vel	kivel	mivel	ezzel/ evvel	azzal/ avval	vele		c
c-f.	-ért	kiért	miért	ezért	azért	érte	–	c
tra.	-vá / -vé	kivé	mivé	ezzé	azzá	–	–	c
ter.	-ig	–	meddig	eddig	addig	–	–	c
e-f.	-ként	(kiként)	(miként)	ekként	akként	–	–	c
e-m.	-ul / -ül	–	–	–	–	–	–	c
ine.	-ban / -ben	kiben	miben	ebben	abban	benne	–	c
sup.	-n/-on/-en/-ön	kin	min	ezen	azon	rajta	(rajta-)	c
ade.	-nál / -nél	kinél	minél	ennél	annál	nála	–	c
ill.	-ba / -be	kibe	mibe	ebbe	abba	bele	bele-	c
sub.	-ra / -re	kire	mire	erre	arra	rá	rá-	c
all.	-hoz/-hez/-höz	kihez	mihez	ehhez	ahhoz	hozzá	hozzá-	c
el.	-ból / -ből	kiből	miből	ebből	abból	belőle	–	c
del.	-ról / -ről	kiről	miről	erről	arról	róla	–	c
abl.	-tól / -től	kitől	mitől	ettől	attól	tőle	–	c
*: Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise. – Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All »

Etymology

ki +‎ -t

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkit]
• Hyphenation: kit

Pronoun

kit

1. accusative singular of ki

   Kit ajánl? ― Whom would you recommend?

   Kit érdekel? ― Who cares?

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Jehai

Noun

kit

1. buttocks

   kit tɔm : mouth of the river (literally: buttocks [of the] river)

References

• Niclas Burenhult, A grammar of Jahai (2005)

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Nobiin

Noun

kit (ⲕⲓⲧ)

1. mountain

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Nzadi

Noun

kít (plural kít)

1. chair

Further reading

• Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kit/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: kit

Etymology 1

From German Kitt

Noun

kit m inan

1. putty (form of cement)
2. (slang) lie

Declension

Declension of kit

	singular	plural
nominative	kit	kity
genitive	kitu	kitów
dative	kitowi	kitom
accusative	kit	kity
instrumental	kitem	kitami
locative	kicie	kitach
vocative	kicie	kity

Derived terms

• (verbs) kitować, skitować, zakitować, okitować, wykitować
• (noun) kitowacz
• (noun phrase) kit pszczeli
• (adjective) kitowy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kit f

1. genitive plural of kita

Further reading

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

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English kit.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkit͡ʃ/
• Homophone: kitsch (Brazil)

Noun

kit m (plural kits)

1. kit (collection of items needed for a specific purpose)

   Synonym: jogo

2. kit (collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble)

Derived terms

• kit gay

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Romanian

Etymology

From English kit.

Noun

kit n (plural kituri)

1. kit

Declension

Declension of kit

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) kit	kitul	(niște) kituri	kiturile
genitive/dative	(unui) kit	kitului	(unor) kituri	kiturilor
vocative	kitule		kiturilor

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).

Noun

kȉt m (Cyrillic spelling ки̏т)

1. whale

Declension

Declension of kit

	singular	plural
nominative	kȉt	kìtovi
genitive	kita	kitova
dative	kitu	kitovima
accusative	kita	kitove
vocative	kite	kitovi
locative	kitu	kitovima
instrumental	kitom	kitovima

See also

• pliskavica (special type of a whale)

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Slovene

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kíːt/

Noun

kȋt m anim (female equivalent kȋtovka)

1. whale

Inflection

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	kít
gen. sing.	kíta
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	kít	kíta	kíti
accusative	kíta	kíta	kíte
genitive	kíta	kítov	kítov
dative	kítu	kítoma	kítom
locative	kítu	kítih	kítih
instrumental	kítom	kítoma	kíti

Etymology 2

From German Kitt (“putty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kíːt/

Noun

kȋt m inan

1. putty

Inflection

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	kít
gen. sing.	kíta
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	kít	kíta	kíti
accusative	kít	kíta	kíte
genitive	kíta	kítov	kítov
dative	kítu	kítoma	kítom
locative	kítu	kítih	kítih
instrumental	kítom	kítoma	kíti

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Spanish

Etymology

From English kit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkit/, [ˈkit̪]

Noun

kit m (plural kits)

1. kit

   Synonym: (kit) equipo

Further reading

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

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Tok Pisin

Noun

kit

1. putty

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Turkmen

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кит (kit), from Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).

Noun

kit (definite accusative kidi, plural kitler)

1. whale

Declension

Declension of kit

	singular	plural
nominative	kit	kitler
accusative	kiti	kitleri
genitive	kitiň	kitleriň
dative	kite	kitlere
locative	kitde	kitlerde
ablative	kitden	kitlerden