lite

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: līt, IPA(key): /laɪt/ Rhymes: -aɪt Homophone: light === Etymology 1 === Variation of light (in the sense of lacking weight, substance, etc.) ==== Adjective ==== lite (not comparable) (usually postpositive) Abridged or lesser; being a simpler or unpaid version of a product. Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially. Lightweight Informal spelling of light. (usually postpositive) Lacking substance or seriousness; watered down. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== lite (plural lites) Archaic form of light (“window or aperture in a building”). (architecture) A window pane ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English lit, lut (“little”), from Old English lȳt. ==== Noun ==== lite (uncountable) (UK, dialect) A little, bit. ==== Adjective ==== lite (comparative liter, superlative litest) (UK, dialect) few; little === Etymology 3 === From Middle English liten, from Old Norse hlíta (“to rely on, trust, abide by”). Cognate with Icelandic hlíta (“to comply”), Swedish lita (“to trust, rely on, depend on, confide in”), Danish lide (“to trust”). ==== Verb ==== lite (third-person singular simple present lites, present participle liting, simple past and past participle lited) (UK, dialect) To expect; wait. (UK, dialect) To rely. ==== Noun ==== lite (plural lites) (UK, dialect) The act of waiting; a wait. === Anagrams === IELT, Tiel, teil, tiel, tile == Dutch == === Noun === lite m (plural liten, diminutive litetje n) (history) the (rare) singular of liten ==== Synonyms ==== laat m (cognate) lijfeigene m === Anagrams === liet == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lit/ === Verb === lite inflection of liter: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === élit == Haitian Creole == === Etymology === From French lutter. === Verb === lite (intransitive) to fight, to struggle ==== Related terms ==== === References === Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 117 == Irish == === Alternative forms === lighte (obsolete) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɪtʲə/ === Participle === lite past participle of ligh == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin lītem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈli.te/ Rhymes: -ite Hyphenation: lì‧te === Noun === lite f (plural liti) a quarrel, row, altercation, fight Synonyms: alterco, contesa, disputa, litigio, litigata, rissa (law) a suit, lawsuit Synonyms: contesa, disputa ==== Related terms ==== litigare litighio litigio === Anagrams === teli == Ladin == === Verb === lite first-person singular present indicative of liter first-person singular present subjunctive of liter third-person singular present subjunctive of liter third-person plural present subjunctive of liter == Latin == === Noun === līte ablative singular of līs == Middle English == === Noun === lite alternative form of light == Norwegian Bokmål == === Adjective === lite neuter singular of liten (“small”) Synonym: smått === Adjective === lite (indeclinable, comparative mindre, indefinite superlative minst, definite superlative minste) little (not much, a small amount) ==== Usage notes ==== As indicated, there is no gender agreement in this sense. The form can even be grammatically plural in certain cases like lite penger (“little money”). Generally, however, the plural equivalent is få (“few”). Compare mye (“much”) and mange (“many”). === Adverb === lite little (not much) === References === “liten” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²liːtə/ === Adjective === lite n neuter singular of liten === Adverb === lite (comparative mindre, superlative minst) little === Verb === lite (present tense lit, past tense leit, past participle lite, passive infinitive litast, present participle litande, imperative lit) alternative form of lita === References === “lite” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈli.tɛ/ Rhymes: -itɛ Syllabification: li‧te === Adjective === lite inflection of lity: neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish littiu f (“porridge, gruel”). === Pronunciation === (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈʎiʰtʲ(ə)/ (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈʎiçtʲə/ === Noun === lite f (genitive singular lite or lit) (Lewis, Harris, Skye, Ross-shire, Sutherland, Badenoch, Strathspey) porridge (historical) pottage (historical) posset ==== Synonyms ==== brochan ==== Derived terms ==== ionnsaich do sheanmhair lit' a dhèanamh === References === == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlite/ [ˈli.t̪e] Rhymes: -ite Syllabification: li‧te === Verb === lite inflection of litar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Swedish == === Alternative forms === litet (archaic) === Etymology === Contraction of litet, neuter of liten. Compare mycket, with similar formation. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === lite (comparative mindre, superlative minst) little, some; a small amount Antonym: mycket ==== Usage notes ==== To be used with uncountable nouns. ==== Related terms ==== liten === Adverb === lite (comparative mindre, superlative minst) a little, to a small extent; somewhat === Further reading === “lite”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === elit