"mite" meaning in French

See mite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mit/ Audio: Fr-mite.ogg Forms: mites [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French, from Old French mitte (“kind of insect which gnaws on cloth or cheese”), from Middle Dutch mīte (“moth, mite”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mītǭ (“biting insect”, literally “cutter”), from *maitaną (“to cut”). Akin to Old English mīte (“mite, tiny insect”), Old High German mīza (“mite”), Danish mide (“mite”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French, {{inh+|fr|frm|-}} Inherited from Middle French, {{inh|fr|fro|mitte|t=kind of insect which gnaws on cloth or cheese}} Old French mitte (“kind of insect which gnaws on cloth or cheese”), {{der|fr|dum|mīte|t=moth, mite}} Middle Dutch mīte (“moth, mite”), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*mītǭ|lit=cutter|t=biting insect}} Proto-Germanic *mītǭ (“biting insect”, literally “cutter”), {{cog|ang|mīte|t=mite, tiny insect}} Old English mīte (“mite, tiny insect”), {{cog|goh|mīza|t=mite}} Old High German mīza (“mite”), {{cog|da|mide|t=mite}} Danish mide (“mite”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} mite f (plural mites)
  1. mite (arachnid) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mite-fr-noun-r4FDPXwI
  2. moth, particularly one whose larva destroys something stored by humans Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mite-fr-noun-Xu9SXVCJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antimite, boule à mites Related terms: acarien [masculine], chenille [feminine], papillon [masculine], teigne (english: clothes moth) [feminine], pyrale (english: meal moth) [feminine]

Verb

IPA: /mit/ Audio: Fr-mite.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French, from Old French mitte (“kind of insect which gnaws on cloth or cheese”), from Middle Dutch mīte (“moth, mite”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mītǭ (“biting insect”, literally “cutter”), from *maitaną (“to cut”). Akin to Old English mīte (“mite, tiny insect”), Old High German mīza (“mite”), Danish mide (“mite”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French, {{inh+|fr|frm|-}} Inherited from Middle French, {{inh|fr|fro|mitte|t=kind of insect which gnaws on cloth or cheese}} Old French mitte (“kind of insect which gnaws on cloth or cheese”), {{der|fr|dum|mīte|t=moth, mite}} Middle Dutch mīte (“moth, mite”), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*mītǭ|lit=cutter|t=biting insect}} Proto-Germanic *mītǭ (“biting insect”, literally “cutter”), {{cog|ang|mīte|t=mite, tiny insect}} Old English mīte (“mite, tiny insect”), {{cog|goh|mīza|t=mite}} Old High German mīza (“mite”), {{cog|da|mide|t=mite}} Danish mide (“mite”) Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} mite
  1. inflection of miter:
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    Sense id: en-mite-fr-verb-L~WLLEt9 Disambiguation of Mites and ticks: 15 19 50 17 Disambiguation of Moths: 3 34 46 17 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 18 56 25
  2. inflection of miter:
    second-person singular imperative     Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: miter
    Sense id: en-mite-fr-verb-G7OWsO4Z
     
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle French, from Old French mitte (“kind of insect which gnaws on cloth or cheese”), from Middle Dutch mīte (“moth, mite”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mītǭ (“biting insect”, literally “cutter”), from *maitaną (“to cut”).\nAkin to Old English mīte (“mite, tiny insect”), Old High German mīza (“mite”), Danish mide (“mite”).",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "word": "miter"
        }
      ],
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        "inflection of miter:",
        "first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive"
      ],
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          "miter#French"
        ]
      ],
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        "form-of",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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          "word": "miter"
        }
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        "inflection of miter:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "miter",
          "miter#French"
        ]
      ],
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        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/mit/"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "fr:mite"
  ],
  "word": "mite"
}

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