newt

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English newte, newete, from rebracketing of Middle English an ewte as a newte (for similar misdivisions compare adder, nickname, apron, umpire, etc.). Middle English evete, eute, euete, ewte (“newt”), derives from Old English efete (“lizard; newt”). Doublet of eft. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjuːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈn(j)ut/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈnjʉːt/ Rhymes: -uːt === Noun === newt (plural newts) A small lizard-like amphibian in the subfamily Pleurodelinae that lives in the water as an adult. === Verb === newt (third-person singular simple present newts, present participle newting, simple past and past participle newted) (transitive) To turn (someone) into a newt, especially by magic. (by extension, informal, transitive) To (usually temporarily) expel a user from a MUD or similar system ==== Synonyms ==== ask/askard (dialectal) eft (usually refers to the terrestrial phase of a newt) salamander ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === newt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Wikipedia article on the indefinite articles a and an === Anagrams === Went, twen, went