Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From Middle English slitten, from Old English slītan, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyd- (“to tear, rend (cut apart), split apart”). Possibly cognate with Latin laed- (“to strike, hurt, injure”). Doublet of slite; also related to slice through French borrowing. Apparently unrelated to English slot, whose etymology, however, is uncertain.
From Middle English slitten, from Old English slītan, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyd- (“to tear, rend (cut apart), split apart”). Possibly cognate with Latin laed- (“to strike, hurt, injure”). Doublet of slite; also related to slice through French borrowing. Apparently unrelated to English slot, whose etymology, however, is uncertain.
The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue.[…].1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 17, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
[…]I twiſted my thighs, ſqueezed, and compreſs’d the lips of that virgin-ſlit[…]1749, [John Cleland], “[Letter the First]”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], volume I, London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC, pages 67–68:
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| slits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
nanoslit · slitlet · dorsal slit · slitmask · slit-eyed · slit drum · arrowslit · slitty · double-slit experiment · arrow slit · piss-slit · piss slit · slitwidth · microslit · slitted · slit trench · unslit · slittable · slitmouth · slitter · slit-gong · slit-shell · slitlike · preslit · eyeslit · slit-faced bat · slitless · slitshell · slitwise · slit gong · slit-scan · slit lamp · gill slit
ru разре́з (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · fr fente (vulgar, slang: vulva) · pdt Schlerz (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · eo fendo (vulgar, slang: vulva) · de Schlitz (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · pt greta (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · de Nut (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · nl spleet (vulgar, slang: vulva) · oc dobertura (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · es rehendija (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · cs škvíra (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · es rayita (vulgar, slang: vulva) · cmn 狭缝 (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · es tajo (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · cs skulina (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · uk щі́лина (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · de Ritze (vulgar, slang: vulva) · ru щёлка (vulgar, slang: vulva) · mk це́пка (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · fi viilto (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · nl spleet (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · de Schlitz (vulgar, slang: vulva) · cs štěrbina (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · fr vulve (vulgar, slang: vulva) · pt racha (vulgar, slang: vulva) · it fessura (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · bg цепка (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · et pilu (vulgar, slang: vulva) · fi viiva (vulgar, slang: vulva) · nl gleuf (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · gl fenda (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · es ranura (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · ota چاك (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · ota فتق (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · es raja (vulgar, slang: vulva) · es rendija (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · oc fendascla (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · hu vágás (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · es hendija (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · de Schamspalte (vulgar, slang: vulva) · mk про́цеп (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · de Schamritze (vulgar, slang: vulva) · eo fendo (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · mi hahae (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · bg шлиц (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · de Spalt (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · es redendija (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · vo kunudaslitod (vulgar, slang: vulva) · nl slet (vulgar, slang: a derogatory name for a woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute) · uk шпари́на (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · et pilu (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · pt ranhura (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · gl regaña (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · ru мокрощёлка (vulgar, slang: a derogatory name for a woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute) · mi haenga (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · oc fenda (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · fr fente (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · de Spalte (vulgar, slang: vulva) · ru щель (narrow cut or opening; a slot) · gl fenda (vulgar, slang: vulva)
From Middle English slitten, from Old English slītan, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyd- (“to tear, rend (cut apart), split apart”). Possibly cognate with Latin laed- (“to strike, hurt, injure”). Doublet of slite; also related to slice through French borrowing. Apparently unrelated to English slot, whose etymology, however, is uncertain.
He slit the bag open and the rice began pouring out.
And slits the thin-spun life.1637 (date written; published 1638), John Milton, “Lycidas”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| slitten | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | obsolete | lexicographic |
| slit | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| slit | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| slits | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| slitting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
slit someone's throat · slit one's throat
ja 切る (split into strips) · nl opensnijden (split into strips) · it fendere (cut a narrow opening) · tr kesmek (cut a narrow opening) · mi hōripiripi (cut a narrow opening) · de teilen (split into strips) · de zerschlitzen (cut a narrow opening) · bg разцепвам (cut a narrow opening) · gl fender (split into strips) · ar قَطَعَ (cut a narrow opening) · he חתך (split into strips) · de zerteilen (split into strips) · bg цепя (cut a narrow opening) · de schlitzen (cut a narrow opening) · fi viiltää (cut a narrow opening) · de auftrennen (split into strips) · cs proříznout (cut a narrow opening) · gl rachar (split into strips) · he פיצל (split into strips) · nl opensnijden (cut a narrow opening) · de aufschlitzen (cut a narrow opening) · bg разрязвам (split into strips) · ar شَطَبَ (cut a narrow opening) · pt fender (split into strips) · nl splijten (split into strips) · mi hae (cut a narrow opening) · pt rachar (split into strips) · gl esgallar (split into strips) · es despescuezar (cut a narrow opening) · mi hāpara (cut a narrow opening) · mi hōripi (cut a narrow opening) · mi hori (cut a narrow opening) · fi leikata suikaleiksi (split into strips) · es espescuezar (cut a narrow opening) · de trennen (split into strips) · es degollar (cut a narrow opening) · ar شَرَطَ (cut a narrow opening) · id mengiris (split into strips) · cs rozříznout (cut a narrow opening)