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Noun [Albanian]

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], kith [indefinite, nominative, singular], kithi [definite, nominative, singular], kith [accusative, indefinite, singular], kithin [accusative, definite, singular], kithi [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, singular], kithit [definite, error-unrecognized-form, singular]
Etymology: Variant of kic (“I bite”). Head templates: {{head|sq|noun||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}||{{{4}}}||{{{f}}}||{{{m}}}|g=m|head=|sort=}} kith m, {{sq-noun|m}} kith m Inflection templates: {{sq-decl-noun-unc|kith|kithi|4=kithin|5=kithi|6=kithit}}
  1. veil of mystery Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kith-sq-noun-JLnF1NO1 Categories (other): Albanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Albanian entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. fog covering the tops of mountains Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kith-sq-noun-t10dMtCu Categories (other): Albanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Albanian entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: kic

Noun [English]

IPA: /kɪθ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-kith.wav Forms: kiths [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪθ Etymology: From Middle English kitthe (“kinsmen, relations”), from Old English cȳþþ, cȳþþu (“kinship, kinsfolk, relations”), from Proto-Germanic *kunþiþō (“knowledge, acquaintance”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate with Old High German kundida (“kith”), kundī (“knowledge”), Gothic 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹 (kunþi, “knowledge”). More at couth, -th. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|kitthe||kinsmen, relations}} Middle English kitthe (“kinsmen, relations”), {{inh|en|ang|cȳþþ}} Old English cȳþþ, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*kunþiþō||knowledge, acquaintance}} Proto-Germanic *kunþiþō (“knowledge, acquaintance”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ǵneh₃-||to know}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”), {{cog|goh|kundida||kith}} Old High German kundida (“kith”), {{cog|got|𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹||knowledge}} Gothic 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹 (kunþi, “knowledge”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} kith (usually uncountable, plural kiths)
  1. (archaic or obsolete, uncountable) Friends and acquaintances. Tags: archaic, obsolete, uncountable, usually Translations (friends and acquaintances): coneguts [masculine, plural] (Catalan), amistats f pl i parentela [feminine] (Catalan), známí [masculine, plural] (Czech), slægtninge [common-gender, plural] (Danish), bekendte [common-gender, plural] (Danish), ystävät ja tuttavat [plural] (Finnish), ნაცნობები და ნათესავები (nacnobebi da natesavebi) (Georgian), krewni i znajomi [plural, virile] (Polish), друзья́ и знако́мые (druzʹjá i znakómyje) [plural] (Russian), znanci [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), poznanici [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vänner [common-gender, plural] (Swedish), bekanta [common-gender, plural] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-kith-en-noun-JQr-IG3b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Collectives Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 8 7 55 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 4 57 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Collectives: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'friends and acquaintances': 91 9
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, rustic, countable) An acquaintance or a friend. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, countable, usually
    Sense id: en-kith-en-noun-~F64ql1W Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Danish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: friend, acquaintance Derived forms: kith and kin, kithfolk, kithless Related terms: kin, kinfolk

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} kith
  1. alternative form of kitthe Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: kitthe
    Sense id: en-kith-enm-noun-AD50S6~H Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹",
        "3": "",
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          "lang_code": "ka",
          "roman": "nacnobebi da natesavebi",
          "sense": "friends and acquaintances",
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        },
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          "sense": "friends and acquaintances",
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            "virile"
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          "word": "krewni i znajomi"
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          "sense": "friends and acquaintances",
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          "word": "друзья́ и знако́мые"
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  "wikipedia": [
    "Mental Floss",
    "Pocket (service)"
  ],
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      "word": "kic"
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        "masculine"
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    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "en:Collectives"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kith and kin"
    },
    {
      "word": "kithfolk"
    },
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      "word": "kithless"
    }
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        "2": "ang",
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    },
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    {
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        "3": "",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "knowledge"
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        "plural"
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      "word": "kinfolk"
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              69,
              73
            ]
          ],
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          "text": "Alack, would that Edward listened more to me and less to the queen’s kith! These Woodvilles!",
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          "ref": "2000 August 3, Michael Kelly, “New Hope For Nice Guys”, in Orlando Sentinel, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2013:",
          "text": "The demography-crossing thing that undergirds this election year, I think, is a strong, broad desire to punish Clinton and his kith with a denial of further power.",
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        }
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        "Friends and acquaintances."
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        "(archaic or obsolete, uncountable) Friends and acquaintances."
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        "Northern England English",
        "Scottish English"
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        "An acquaintance or a friend."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Northern England, Scotland, rustic, countable) An acquaintance or a friend."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England",
        "Scotland",
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        "usually"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "word": "friend"
    },
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      "word": "acquaintance"
    }
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "friends and acquaintances",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "coneguts"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "friends and acquaintances",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amistats f pl i parentela"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "friends and acquaintances",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "známí"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "friends and acquaintances",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "slægtninge"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "friends and acquaintances",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "bekendte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "friends and acquaintances",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "ystävät ja tuttavat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "nacnobebi da natesavebi",
      "sense": "friends and acquaintances",
      "word": "ნაცნობები და ნათესავები"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "friends and acquaintances",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "virile"
      ],
      "word": "krewni i znajomi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "druzʹjá i znakómyje",
      "sense": "friends and acquaintances",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "друзья́ и знако́мые"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "friends and acquaintances",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "znanci"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "friends and acquaintances",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poznanici"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "friends and acquaintances",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "vänner"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "friends and acquaintances",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "bekanta"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Mental Floss",
    "Pocket (service)"
  ],
  "word": "kith"
}

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      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "word": "kitthe"
        }
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        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
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        "alternative"
      ]
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}

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  "subsection": "noun",
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