"vit" meaning in Icelandic

See vit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vɪːt/
Rhymes: -ɪːt Etymology: From Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic *witją. Cognate with Faroese vit, Danish vid, Swedish vett, English wit, Dutch wit, German Witz. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|vit}} Old Norse vit, {{inh|is|gem-pro|*witją}} Proto-Germanic *witją, {{cog|fo|vit}} Faroese vit, {{cog|da|vid}} Danish vid, {{cog|sv|vett}} Swedish vett, {{cog|en|wit}} English wit, {{cog|nl|wit}} Dutch wit, {{cog|de|Witz}} German Witz Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} vit n (genitive singular vits, no plural) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|n.sg}} Forms: vits [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], vit [indefinite, nominative, singular], vitið [definite, nominative, singular], vit [accusative, indefinite, singular], vitið [accusative, definite, singular], viti [dative, indefinite, singular], vitinu [dative, definite, singular], vits [genitive, indefinite, singular], vitsins [definite, genitive, singular]
  1. wits, intelligence Tags: neuter, no-plural Synonyms (wit, intelligence): greind
    Sense id: en-vit-is-noun-xwO1vEhw Disambiguation of 'wit, intelligence': 87 0 0 13
  2. reason, sense Tags: neuter, no-plural Synonyms (sense): skynsemi [reason], skynsemd [reason], mannvit [reason]
    Sense id: en-vit-is-noun-YTSgBZMU Disambiguation of 'sense': 0 100 0 0
  3. knowledge Tags: neuter, no-plural Synonyms (knowledge): þekking
    Sense id: en-vit-is-noun-4PiVhy1l Disambiguation of 'knowledge': 0 0 86 14
  4. awareness, sentience Tags: neuter, no-plural Synonyms (awareness): meðvitund
    Sense id: en-vit-is-noun-lWYyAVKG Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 2 93 Disambiguation of 'awareness': 1 0 18 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: vita (english: to know)
Derived forms: bókvit, brjóstvit, fjármálavit, hugvit, hundsvit, hvolpavit, hyggjuvit, mannvit, óvit, peningavit, skilningarvit, verksvit, vitfirring, vitfirringur, vitfirrtur, vitgrannur, vitiborinn, vitlaus, vitlausrahæli, vitlegur, vitleysa, vitleysingur, vitmaður, vitneskja, vitorð, vitringur, vitrænn, vitskertur, vitsmunalíf, vitsmunir, vitstola, öngvit
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bókvit"
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      "word": "brjóstvit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fjármálavit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hugvit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hundsvit"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hvolpavit"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hyggjuvit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mannvit"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "óvit"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "peningavit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "skilningarvit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "verksvit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vitfirring"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vitfirringur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vitfirrtur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vitgrannur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vitiborinn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vitlaus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vitlausrahæli"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vitlegur"
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    {
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      "word": "vitleysa"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vitleysingur"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vitmaður"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vitneskja"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vitorð"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vitringur"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vitsmunalíf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vitsmunir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vitstola"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "öngvit"
    }
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        "1": "is",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*witją"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *witją",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "vit"
      },
      "expansion": "Faroese vit",
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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
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      },
      "expansion": "Danish vid",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "vett"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish vett",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "English wit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "wit"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch wit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Witz"
      },
      "expansion": "German Witz",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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      "form": "vits",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vitið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vitið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vitinu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vits",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vitsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to know",
      "word": "vita"
    }
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        {
          "english": "the wise shall wink\nWhen among such men he sits.",
          "ref": "Hávamál (English source, Icelandic sourve)",
          "roman": "At the witless man",
          "text": "Vits er þörf\nþeim er víða ratar.\nDælt er heima hvað.\nAð augabragði verður\nsá er ekki kann\nog með snotrum situr.\nWits must he have\nwho wanders wide,\nBut all is easy at home;"
        }
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          "intelligence"
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          "_dis1": "87 0 0 13",
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          "english": "Business acumen.",
          "text": "Viðskiptavit.",
          "type": "example"
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          "sense"
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          "sense": "sense",
          "tags": [
            "reason"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "sense": "sense",
          "tags": [
            "reason"
          ],
          "word": "mannvit"
        }
      ],
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        "neuter",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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          "knowledge"
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      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 86 14",
          "sense": "knowledge",
          "word": "þekking"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-vit-is-noun-lWYyAVKG",
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          "awareness",
          "awareness"
        ],
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          "sentience",
          "sentience"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 18 81",
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          "word": "meðvitund"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vɪːt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪːt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vit"
}
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    "Icelandic lemmas",
    "Icelandic neuter nouns",
    "Icelandic nouns",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Icelandic terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Icelandic uncountable nouns",
    "Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters",
    "Pages with 15 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːt",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːt/1 syllable",
    "sv:Colors",
    "sv:Whites"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bókvit"
    },
    {
      "word": "brjóstvit"
    },
    {
      "word": "fjármálavit"
    },
    {
      "word": "hugvit"
    },
    {
      "word": "hundsvit"
    },
    {
      "word": "hvolpavit"
    },
    {
      "word": "hyggjuvit"
    },
    {
      "word": "mannvit"
    },
    {
      "word": "óvit"
    },
    {
      "word": "peningavit"
    },
    {
      "word": "skilningarvit"
    },
    {
      "word": "verksvit"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitfirring"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitfirringur"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitfirrtur"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitgrannur"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitiborinn"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitlaus"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitlausrahæli"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitlegur"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitleysa"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitleysingur"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitmaður"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitneskja"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitorð"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitringur"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitrænn"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitskertur"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitsmunalíf"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitsmunir"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitstola"
    },
    {
      "word": "öngvit"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*witją"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *witją",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "vit"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "vid"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish vid",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "vett"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish vett",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "English wit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch wit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "de",
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      "expansion": "German Witz",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic *witją. Cognate with Faroese vit, Danish vid, Swedish vett, English wit, Dutch wit, German Witz.",
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    {
      "form": "vits",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "vit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vitið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vitið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vitinu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vits",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vitsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "vit n (genitive singular vits, no plural)",
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  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "to know",
      "word": "vita"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the wise shall wink\nWhen among such men he sits.",
          "ref": "Hávamál (English source, Icelandic sourve)",
          "roman": "At the witless man",
          "text": "Vits er þörf\nþeim er víða ratar.\nDælt er heima hvað.\nAð augabragði verður\nsá er ekki kann\nog með snotrum situr.\nWits must he have\nwho wanders wide,\nBut all is easy at home;"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wits, intelligence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wits",
          "wits"
        ],
        [
          "intelligence",
          "intelligence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Business acumen.",
          "text": "Viðskiptavit.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "reason, sense"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ],
        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "knowledge"
      ],
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        [
          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "awareness, sentience"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "awareness",
          "awareness"
        ],
        [
          "sentience",
          "sentience"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vɪːt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪːt"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "wit, intelligence",
      "word": "greind"
    },
    {
      "sense": "sense",
      "tags": [
        "reason"
      ],
      "word": "skynsemi"
    },
    {
      "sense": "sense",
      "tags": [
        "reason"
      ],
      "word": "skynsemd"
    },
    {
      "sense": "sense",
      "tags": [
        "reason"
      ],
      "word": "mannvit"
    },
    {
      "sense": "knowledge",
      "word": "þekking"
    },
    {
      "sense": "awareness",
      "word": "meðvitund"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vit"
}

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