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niit

Pronunciation: /ˈniːt/

“niit” is an Estonian word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. A twisted non-woven yarn commonly used for sewing or embroidery.
  2. Wound dressing.
  3. Something long or thin resembling a thread.
  4. A link that connects or leads to sth.
  5. meadow, lea
  6. A natural grassland from which hay is cut.
  7. mowing
  8. The amount mown.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic нить (nitĭ), from Proto-Slavic *nitь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nítis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)nh₁itis, from *(s)neh₁- (“to spin, sew”); compare Russian нить (nitʹ). Doublet of niis.

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