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Twitter
See also: twitter
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (verb): twitter
Etymology[edit]
From twitter (“to utter a succession of chirps”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: twĭt'ə(r), IPA(key): /ˈtwɪt.ə(ɹ)/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): [ˈtʰw̥ɪɾɚ]
- Rhymes: -ɪtə(ɹ)
Proper noun[edit]
- (trademark) An online social networking service that enables users to send and read short messages (280 characters; originally 140).
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- tweet, live-tweet, retweet, subtweet, tweetable (untweetable), tweetaholic, tweetdom, tweeter, tweetfest, tweetheart, tweetosphere, tweetstorm, tweetup, untweeted
Translations[edit]
online social networking service
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Noun[edit]
Twitter (plural Twitters)
- (Internet, informal, countable) A user account belonging to the above service.
- I've lost the password to my Twitter.
- (Internet, informal, uncountable, in the form […] Twitter) A community on Twitter.
- Alternative form: -twt (suffix)
- Anitwitter; BTS Twitter
Translations[edit]
user account
Verb[edit]
Twitter (third-person singular simple present Twitters, present participle Twittering, simple past and past participle Twittered)
- (transitive, intransitive, Internet, sometimes proscribed) To tweet; to post an update to Twitter.
- 2009 March 2, Justin Rebello, “Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney"”, in Wisconsin Law Journal[1], retrieved 2 March 2009:
- Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney
- 2009 February 23, MSNBC, “Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties”, in Access Hollywood[2], retrieved 2 March 2009:
- Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
tweet — see tweet
See also[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English Twitter.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Twitter n (proper noun, strong, genitive Twitter)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Twitter [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Twitter” in Duden online
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English Twitter.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Twitter m inan
Declension[edit]
Declension of Twitter
Related terms[edit]
noun
verb
Further reading[edit]
- Twitter in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Twitter in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English Twitter.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Twitter m
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
Dwitter | Nhwitter | Thwitter | |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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