elit

See also: élit

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French élite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈlit]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eˈlit]

Noun

elit f (plural elits)

1. elite

Derived terms

• elitisme
• elitista

Further reading

• “elit” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Finnish

Verb

elit

1. second-person singular past indicative of elää

Anagrams

• teli

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelit/ [ˈe.lɪt̪]
• Hyphenation: é‧lit

Adjective

élit (first-person possessive elitku, second-person possessive elitmu, third-person possessive elitnya)

1. Nonstandard spelling of elite.

Malay

Etymology

From English elite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelit/ [ˈe.lit̪]
• Hyphenation: e‧lit

Noun

élit (Jawi spelling ايليت, plural elit-elit, informal 1st possessive elitku, 2nd possessive elitmu, 3rd possessive elitnya)

1. elite

Alternative forms

• elite (Indonesian, Indonesian Malay)

Related terms

• elitisme

Further reading

• “elit” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lit/
• Rhymes: -ɛlit
• Syllabification: e‧lit

Noun

elit

1. genitive plural of elita

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin eligere (“choose, elect”), like English elite.

Noun

elit c

1. an elite (group comprising the best, in some sense)

   Han tillhör eliten

   He's part of the elite

Declension

Declension of elit
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	elit	eliten	eliter	eliterna
Genitive	elits	elitens	eliters	eliternas

Related terms

• elitism
• elitistisk

Adjective

elit

1. (slang) very skilled, leet

   Fan vad elit han är

   Damn he's good

References

• elit in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• elit in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• elit in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• lite

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛlɪt/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈeːlɪt/, /ˈɛlɪt/

Verb

elit

1. (literary) second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of mynd