English

Proper noun

Kit

1. A diminutive of the male given name Christopher.
2. A diminutive of Katherine and related female given names.

Anagrams

• ITK
• tik

English

Noun

kit ‎(plural kits)

1. A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
2. A kind of basket made from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket, used as a measure of weight.
   • 1961 18 Jan, Guardian (cited after OED):

   He was pushing a barrow on the fish dock, wheeling aluminium kits which, when full, each contain 10 stone of fish.

3. A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack.
4. Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.

   Always carry a good first-aid kit.

5. A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble.

   I built the entire car from a kit.

6. (Britain, sports) The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players.
   • 2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Telegraph:

     A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was altogether more straightforward.

7. (Britain, informal) Clothing.

   Get your kit off and come to bed.

8. (computing, informal) A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade.
9. (music) drum kit

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

• kit and caboodle
• kit car
• kit out

Translations

Verb

kit ‎(third-person singular simple present kits, present participle kitting, simple past and past participle kitted)

1. (transitive) To assemble or collect something into kits or sets or to give somebody a kit. See also kit out and other derived phrases.

   We need to kit the parts for the assembly by Friday, so that manufacturing can build the tool.

Adjective

kit ‎(not comparable)

1. Something which came originally in kit form.

   kit car

Etymology 2

A short form of kitten. From the 16th century (spelled kytte, kitt). From the 19th century also extended to other young animals (mink, fox, muskrat, etc.), and to a species of small fox ("kit-fox").

Noun

kit ‎(plural kits)

1. kitten
2. kit fox

Translations

Etymology 3

16th century, perhaps from cithara

Noun

kit ‎(plural kits)

1. Synonym of kit violin
   • Grew

     A dancing master's kit.

   • Charles Dickens, Bleak House

     Prince Turveydrop then tinkled the strings of his kit with his fingers, and the young ladies stood up to dance.

Etymology 4

Borrowing from German kitte, kütte (ca. 1880).

Noun

kit ‎(plural kits)

1. a school of pigeons, especially domesticated, trained pigeons

Anagrams

• ITK
• tik

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Russian кит ‎(kit).

Noun

kit

1. whale (Cetacea)

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

Danish

Etymology 1

From German Kitt ‎(“putty”).

Noun

kit n (singular definite kittet, not used in plural form)

1. putty

Etymology 2

From English kit (1980).

Noun

kit n (singular definite kittet, plural indefinite kit or kits)

1. kit

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪt

Etymology 1

Unknown

Noun

kit f ‎(plural kitten, diminutive kitje n)

1. metal can, used mainly for coal

Derived terms

• kolenkit

Etymology 2

From German Kitt.

Noun

kit f, n ‎(uncountable)

1. sealant

Derived terms

• kitten

Etymology 3

From English kit.

Noun

kit m ‎(plural kits, diminutive kitje n)

1. set of tools

Anagrams

• tik

Hungarian

Etymology

ki +‎ -t

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkit]
• Hyphenation: kit

Pronoun

kit

1. accusative singular of ki

   Kit ajánl?‎ ― Whom would you recommend?

   Kit érdekel?‎ ― Who cares?

Jehai

Noun

kit

1. buttocks

   kit tɔm : mouth of the river (literally: buttocks [of the] river)

Reference

• Niclas Burenhult, A grammar of Jahai (2005)

Lojban

Rafsi

kit

1. rafsi of kliti.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲit/

Noun

kit m inan

1. putty
2. (slang) lie

Declension

Portuguese

Noun

kit m (plural kits)

1. kit (collection of items needed for a specific purpose)
2. kit (collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble)

Synonyms

• (collection of items for a specific purpose): jogo

Derived terms

• kit gay

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῆτος ‎(kêtos).

Noun

kȉt m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ки̏т)

1. whale

Declension

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κῆτος ‎(kêtos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkíːt/
• Tonal orthography: kȋt

Noun

kít m anim ‎(genitive kíta, nominative plural kíti, feminine kítovka)

1. whale

Declension

Etymology 2

From German Kitt ‎(“putty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkíːt/
• Tonal orthography: kȋt

Noun

kít m inan ‎(genitive kíta, nominative plural kíti)

1. putty

Declension

Spanish

Noun

kit m ‎(plural kits)

1. kit

Tok Pisin

Noun

kit

1. putty

Turkmen

Etymology

Borrowing from Russian кит ‎(kit), from Ancient Greek κῆτος ‎(kêtos).

Noun

kit ‎(definite accusative kidi, plural kitler)

1. whale

Declension