mite

common nounverb

Syllable Decomposition

mite

from Middle Dutch mîte (modern Dutch mijt), derived from the Germanic root mit- ('to cut into pieces', 'small, to cut small').

Definitions

Plural

mites

Translations

  • germangerman:Motte
  • englishenglish:mite
  • spanishspanish:polilla
  • greekgreek:νυχτοπεταλούδα
  • hebrewhebrew:עש
  • italianitalian:acari

See also

antimite (adj.) antimite (cn.) miter (v.) mite (v.) mitage (cn.) mites (v.) miteux (adj.)