pitter
See also: Pitter
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
pitter (plural pitters)
- A device that removes pits from fruit such as olives or cherries.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Device
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Etymology 2 edit
See pitter-patter.
Verb edit
pitter (third-person singular simple present pitters, present participle pittering, simple past and past participle pittered)
- To make a pattering sound.
Translations edit
make a pattering sound
Maltese edit
Root |
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p-t-r |
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Etymology edit
Derived from the root, itself denominal from pittura (“painting”) and/or pittur (“painter”), both from Sicilian. Doublet of pinġa.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
pitter (imperfect jpitter, past participle mpitter, verbal noun tpittir)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of pitter | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | pittirt | pittirt | pitter | pittirna | pittirtu | pittru | |
f | pittret | |||||||
imperfect | m | npitter | tpitter | jpitter | npittru | tpittru | jpittru | |
f | tpitter | |||||||
imperative | pitter | pittru |