kit

See also: Kit, kıt, and KIT

Contents

EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /kɪt/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɪt

Etymology 1Edit

English from the 14th century, from Middle Dutch kitte (“a wooden vessel made of hooped staves”). Related to Dutch kit "tankard". 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.

NounEdit

kit (plural kits)

1. A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
2. A kind of basket made from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket, 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. (Britain, 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. (Britain, 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. (music) A drum kit.

HyponymsEdit

Hyponyms of kit

• airfix kit
• body kit
• electronic kit

• first aid kit
• football kit
• model kit

• pack-up kit
• robot kit

• starter kit
• toolkit

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• kitbag

• non-WebKit

• toolkit

• WebKit

Related termsEdit

• kit and caboodle
• kit car
• kit out

TranslationsEdit

circular wooden vessel

• Dutch: ton (nl) m, f

• Finnish: saavi (fi), kiulu (fi)

kind of basket made from straw of rushes

• Dutch: mand (nl) m, f

equipment of a soldier

• Dutch: uitrusting (nl) f
• Finnish: pakkaus (fi)

• Italian: armamentario m, equipaggiamento (it) 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

• Dutch: set (nl) m
• Finnish: tarvikkeet (fi) pl

• Italian: armamentario 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)

collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble

• Finnish: -sarja (fi), rakennussarja, pakkaus (fi)
• Italian: confezione (it) f

• Portuguese: kit (pt) m

set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players

• Czech: dres (cs) m
• Finnish: peliasu (fi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: drakt m, f

  Nynorsk: drakt f

clothing — see clothing

full software distribution

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)

VerbEdit

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.

AdjectiveEdit

kit (not comparable) (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

1. Something which came originally in kit form.

   kit car

Etymology 2Edit

A short form of kitten. From the 16th century (spelled kytte, kitt). From the 19th century also extended to other young animals (mink, fox, muskrat, etc.), and to a species of small fox ("kit-fox").

NounEdit

kit (plural kits)

1. A kitten (young cat).
2. A kit fox.

TranslationsEdit

kitten

• Esperanto: katido (eo)
• Finnish: kisu (fi), kissanpentu (fi)

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

Etymology 3Edit

16th century, perhaps from cithara.

NounEdit

kit (plural kits)

1. Synonym of kit violin
   • Grew

     A dancing master's kit.

   • Charles Dickens, Bleak House

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

Etymology 4Edit

Borrowed from German kitte, kütte (circa 1880).

NounEdit

kit (plural kits)

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

AnagramsEdit

• ITK, ikt, tik

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Crimean TatarEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Russian кит (kit).

NounEdit

kit

1. whale (Cetacea)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of kit

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

ReferencesEdit

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

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DanishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From German Kitt (“putty”).

NounEdit

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

1. putty

Etymology 2Edit

From English kit (1980).

NounEdit

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

1. kit

InflectionEdit

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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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -ɪt

Etymology 1Edit

Unknown

NounEdit

kit f (plural kitten, diminutive kitje n)

1. metal can, used mainly for coal

Derived termsEdit

• kolenkit

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from German Kitt.

NounEdit

kit f, n (uncountable)

1. sealant

Derived termsEdit

• kitten

Etymology 3Edit

Borrowed from English kit.

NounEdit

kit m (plural kits, diminutive kitje n)

1. set of tools

AnagramsEdit

• tik

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HungarianEdit

EtymologyEdit

ki +‎ -t

PronunciationEdit

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

PronounEdit

kit

1. accusative singular of ki

   Kit ajánl? ― Whom would you recommend?

   Kit érdekel? ― Who cares?

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JehaiEdit

NounEdit

kit

1. buttocks

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

ReferenceEdit

• Niclas Burenhult, A grammar of Jahai (2005)

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NzadiEdit

NounEdit

kít (plural kít)

1. chair

Further readingEdit

• 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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PolishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /kʲit/

• Audio

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NounEdit

kit m inan

1. putty
2. (slang) lie

DeclensionEdit

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

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English kit.

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

kit m (plural kits)

1. kit (collection of items needed for a specific purpose)
2. kit (collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble)

SynonymsEdit

• (collection of items for a specific purpose): jogo

Derived termsEdit

• kit gay

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).

NounEdit

kȉt m (Cyrillic spelling ки̏т)

1. whale

DeclensionEdit

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

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SloveneEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈkíːt/
• Tonal orthography: kȋt

NounEdit

kít m anim (genitive kíta, nominative plural kíti, feminine kítovka)

1. whale

DeclensionEdit

Declension of kít (masculine anim., hard o-stem)

	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 2Edit

From German Kitt (“putty”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈkíːt/
• Tonal orthography: kȋt

NounEdit

kít m inan (genitive kíta, nominative plural kíti)

1. putty

DeclensionEdit

Declension of kít (masculine inan., hard o-stem)

	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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SpanishEdit

NounEdit

kit m (plural kits)

1. kit

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Tok PisinEdit

NounEdit

kit

1. putty

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TurkmenEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

kit (definite accusative kitkidi, plural kitler)

1. whale

DeclensionEdit

    declension of kit

	singular	plural
nominative	kit	kitler
accusative	kidi	kitleri
genitive	kidiň	kitleriň
dative	kide	kitlere
locative	kitde	kitlerde
ablative	kitden	kitlerden