obit

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Anglo-Norman obit, Middle French obit, and their source, Latin obitus (“going down; death”), from obīre (“to go down, to die”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒbɪt/, /ˈəʊbɪt/ ==== Noun ==== obit (plural obits) (archaic) The death of a person. [14th–17th c.] (Christianity, historical) A mass or other service held for the soul of a dead person. [from 14th c.] A record of a person's death. [from 15th c.] ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of obituary. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊbɪt/, /əˈbɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪt ==== Noun ==== obit (plural obits) (colloquial) An obituary. === Anagrams === B. I. O. T., biot == French == === Etymology === From Latin obitus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.bit/ === Noun === obit m (plural obits) (archaic) death ==== Related terms ==== obituaire === Further reading === “obit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === obit third-person singular present active indicative of obeō