From en.wiktionary.org:
[GIT]
** English
*** Alternative forms
- [en]
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en] [one pronunciation]
*** Etymology 1
From [en]. A southern variant of [sco], related to [en].[1]
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A silly , incompetent , stupid [,] or annoying person (usually a man).
2. * [en]
3. * [en]
4. * {{ quote-text | en | date=December 18 2000 | title= [BBC] and [Bafta] Tribute to [Michael Caine] | section=16:43-17:05
|passage=Parkinson: You made films before, but the part that really made your
name was _Zulu_, wasn't it [...] and there of course[mdash]against
type[mdash]you played the toff, you played the officer.<br>Caine: I played the
officer, yeah, and everybody thought I was like that. Everyone was so shocked
when they met me, this like Cockney guy had played this toffee-nosed GIT.}}
1. * [en]
2. * [en]
3. * [en]
***** Usage notes
- _Git_ is usually used as an insult, more severe than [en] but less severe than a true profanity like [en] or [en] , and may often be used affectionately between friends. _Get_ can also be used, with a subtle change of meaning. "You cheeky get!" is slightly less harsh than "You cheeky git!".
- _Git_ is frequently used in conjunction with another word to achieve a more specific meaning. For instance a "smarmy git" refers to a person of a slimy, ingratiating disposition; a "jammy git" would be a person with undeserved luck. The phrase "grumpy old git", denoting a cantankerous old man, is used with particular frequency.
- In parts of northern England, Ireland and Scotland, [en] is still used in preference to _git_ .
- The word has been ruled by the [Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)] to be [unparliamentary language] . [2] [3]
***** Derived terms
{{col|en|gittish }}
***** Translations
[A silly, incompetent, stupid, annoying or childish person]
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- Danish: [da] , [da]
- Dutch: [nl] (literally "old dick")
- French: [fr] , [fr]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es]
- Turkish: [tr] , [tr]
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*** Etymology 2
[en]
**** Verb
[got]
1. [en] [en] .
2. * [en]
***** Derived terms
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Etymology 3
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] (channel in metal casting)
*** Etymology 4
Likely chosen for its shortness and pronounceability, but various other
explanations and backronyms were offered after its introduction.
**** Proper noun
[en-prop]
1. [en] [en] , a distributed VCS .
*** References
References:
[1]. [R:Etymonline]
[2]. [url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tN7WAAAAMAAJ]
[3]. [url= http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=awERFb65TuwC]
*** See also
- [en]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** Dutch
*** Etymology
From [nl], [dum], from [nl] (likely by way of [nl], [fro]), from [nl],
possibly from [grc]. [nl].
*** Pronunciation
- [nl]
*** Noun
[n]
1. [nl] lignite
2. [nl] jet (black, gemstone-like geological material)
3. [nl] a stone made of this material
**** Derived terms
{{col|nl |gitzwart <t:jet-black> }}
*** References
- [git]
** French
*** Pronunciation
- [fr-IPA]
*** Verb
[fr]
1. [gît]
** Latin
*** Etymology
Compare [he] [la]
*** Noun
[git]
1. A plant ( [Nigella sativa] ), variously named black cumin , [Roman coriander] , or [melanthion] .
*** References
- [R:L&S]
- [R:Gaffiot]
- [R:M&A]
[la]
** Old English
*** Etymology 1
From [ang], with the *i leveled in from [gmw-pro]. Further from [ang].
Cognate with [frr].
**** Pronunciation
- [ġit]
**** Pronoun
[ang]
1. _(the second-person dual nominative)_ you two
2. * C. 990 , _[Wessex Gospels]_ , Matthew 20:22 (see https://archive.org/stream/dahalgangodspelo00thor#page/n55/mode/2up)
3. *: [ang]
***** Declension
[ang-pron-pers]
***** Descendants
- [enm]
*** Etymology 2
**** Pronunciation
- [ġīt]
**** Adverb
[head=ġīt]
1. [ang]
** Old Saxon
*** Etymology
From [osx], from [osx], remodeled in Proto-Northwest Germanic to [gem-pro] by
analogy with [gem-pro].
*** Pronoun
[osx]
1. You two ; [osx]
**** Declension
[osx-decl-ppron]
** Polish
[lang=pl]
*** Etymology
[pl] [pl].
*** Pronunciation
[a=LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-git.wav]
*** Adjective
[-]
1. [pl] just right
*** Adverb
[-]
1. [pl] there you go
*** Interjection
[pl]
1. [pl] excellent !
*** Noun
[m-pr]
1. [pl] member of a prison subculture that occupies the highest position in the internal hierarchy
**** Declension
[pl-decl-noun-m-pr]
**** Derived terms
[pl] [pl]
**** Related terms
[pl] [pl]
*** Further reading
- [R:pl:WSJP]
- [R:pl:PWN]
[pl] [pl]
** Rohingya
*** Pronunciation
[rhg]
*** Noun
[rhg]
1. song
** Turkish
*** Pronunciation
- [tr]
- [tr]
- [tr]
*** Verb
[tr]
1. [gitmek]
** Vilamovian
*** Noun
[g=f]
1. goodness
** Volapük
*** Noun
[vo-noun]
1. law [body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards]
**** Declension
[vo-decl-noun]
**** Derived terms
{{col|vo |gitav<t:jurisprudence> |gitavan<t:jurist> |gitavik<t:juristic>
|gitäd<t:judiciary> |gität<t:right> |gitätön<t:have the right>
|gitik<t:juridicial> |gitod<t:justification> |gitöf<t:legitimacy>
|gitöfik<t:legitimate> }}
[vo]