swit

See also: swít, swît, świt, and Świt

Kashubian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *svьtěti

Kashubian swit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svьtěti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsfit/
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: swit

Noun

swit m inan

1. dawn (morning twilight period)

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994), “świt”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “świt”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “swit”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology 1

From English sweet.

Adjective

swit

1. tasty, sweet

Etymology 2

From English sweet.

Verb

swit

1. to please

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus

Proto-Germanic *swōtuz

Proto-Germanic *-jaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ī

Proto-West Germanic *swōtī

Old English swēte

Middle English swete

English sweet

Tok Pisin swit

From English sweet.

Adjective

swit

1. sweet; tasty

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian swēt, from Proto-Germanic *swait-, *swaitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sweyd-.

Noun

swit n (no plural)

1. sweat

Further reading

• “swit”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011