vit

Swedish

/ˈviːt/

adjective
Definitions
  • of the colour white
  • a style of portion snus that has not been post-moisturized, is less runny, and has a more even taste

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish hviter, hvīter inherited from Old Norse hvítr inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz (white) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos (shine, bright).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱweytos

Gloss

shine, bright

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

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Emoji
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