abit

== English == === Adverb === abit (not comparable) (nonstandard, proscribed) Alternative form of a bit. ==== Usage notes ==== This spelling of "a bit" is frequent in informal writing but not generally accepted by arbiters of English usage. ==== See also ==== alot awhile === Anagrams === bait, tabi, IBAT, -bait, bati == Finnish == === Noun === abit nominative plural of abi == Latin == === Verb === abit third-person singular present active indicative of abeō == Middle English == === Verb === abit third-person singular simple present indicative of abide == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑːˈbiːt/ === Verb === ābīt third-person singular present indicative of ābīdan == Old French == === Alternative forms === habit === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin habitus. === Noun === abit oblique singular, m (oblique plural abiz or abitz, nominative singular abiz or abitz, nominative plural abit) item of clothing ==== Descendants ==== French: habit→ German: Habit → Middle Dutch: habijt Dutch: habijtAfrikaans: habyt→ Papiamentu: habeit → Middle English: abit, habit English: habit Scots: haibit == Scots == === Alternative forms === a'bit, a' bit, ebbit, abut === Etymology === a' (“ah,aye”) +‎ bit (“but”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑːbət/ (Roxburgh) IPA(key): /ˈɛbit/ === Conjunction === abit ah, but aye, but === References === “abit, conj. phr.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC. == Simalungun Batak == === Adjective === abit fabric === References === Zufri Hidayat et al. (2015). Kamus Bahasa Simalungun–Indonesia (2nd ed.). Medan: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sumatera Utara, p. 1.