Slite

Pronunciation

• IPA: /slaɪt/

Alternative forms

• sleight, slight
• slyte Scotland

Origin

From Middle English sliten, from Old English slītan ("to slit, tear, rend, shiver, split, rend to pieces, cleave, divide"), from Proto-Germanic *slītaną ("to tear"), from Proto-Indo-European *skleid-, *(s)kel- ("to cut, trim"). Cognate with North Frisian slitten ("to clear, make void"), Dutch slijten ("to wear, waste, ravel out"), German schleißen ("to trim"), Swedish slita ("to rip, tear").

Full definition of slite

Verb

1. (transitive, dialectal) To slit; tear or rip up.
2. (transitive, dialectal) To wear away (clothes).

Noun

1. (dialectal) The act or process of ripping up; rending; wear and tear.

Anagrams

• IELTS
• islet
• liest
• stile
• tiles