pitbull

See also: Pitbull, pit-bull, and pit bull

English

Alternative forms

• pit-bull
• pit bull

Noun

pitbull (plural pitbulls)

1. Shortened form of pit bull terrier.
2. (informal, figuratively) An aggressive person.

   My mother was a pitbull.

3. (military, aviation) NATO brevity code indicating a semi-active radar homing missile has begun active homing, and no longer requires its operator to maintain a radar track.

Translations

pit bull terrier — see pit bull terrier

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pit‧bull

Noun

pitbull m (plural pitbulls, diminutive pitbulletje n)

1. pit bull

Finnish

Etymology

From English pitbull.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpitbulː/, [ˈpit̪bulː]
• Rhymes: -itbulː
• Syllabification^(key): pit‧bull

Noun

pitbull

1. pitbull, pit bull terrier (breed of dog)

Declension

Inflection of pitbull (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		pitbull	pitbullit
genitive		pitbullin	pitbullien
partitive		pitbullia	pitbulleja
illative		pitbulliin	pitbulleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pitbull	pitbullit
accusative	nom.	pitbull	pitbullit
	gen.	pitbullin
genitive		pitbullin	pitbullien
partitive		pitbullia	pitbulleja
inessive		pitbullissa	pitbulleissa
elative		pitbullista	pitbulleista
illative		pitbulliin	pitbulleihin
adessive		pitbullilla	pitbulleilla
ablative		pitbullilta	pitbulleilta
allative		pitbullille	pitbulleille
essive		pitbullina	pitbulleina
translative		pitbulliksi	pitbulleiksi
abessive		pitbullitta	pitbulleitta
instructive		—	pitbullein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pitbull (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pitbullini pitbullini accusative nom. pitbullini pitbullini gen. pitbullini genitive pitbullini pitbullieni partitive pitbulliani pitbullejani inessive pitbullissani pitbulleissani elative pitbullistani pitbulleistani illative pitbulliini pitbulleihini adessive pitbullillani pitbulleillani ablative pitbulliltani pitbulleiltani allative pitbullilleni pitbulleilleni essive pitbullinani pitbulleinani translative pitbullikseni pitbulleikseni abessive pitbullittani pitbulleittani instructive — — comitative — pitbulleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pitbullisi pitbullisi accusative nom. pitbullisi pitbullisi gen. pitbullisi genitive pitbullisi pitbulliesi partitive pitbulliasi pitbullejasi inessive pitbullissasi pitbulleissasi elative pitbullistasi pitbulleistasi illative pitbulliisi pitbulleihisi adessive pitbullillasi pitbulleillasi ablative pitbulliltasi pitbulleiltasi allative pitbullillesi pitbulleillesi essive pitbullinasi pitbulleinasi translative pitbulliksesi pitbulleiksesi abessive pitbullittasi pitbulleittasi instructive — — comitative — pitbulleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pitbullimme pitbullimme accusative nom. pitbullimme pitbullimme gen. pitbullimme genitive pitbullimme pitbulliemme partitive pitbulliamme pitbullejamme inessive pitbullissamme pitbulleissamme elative pitbullistamme pitbulleistamme illative pitbulliimme pitbulleihimme adessive pitbullillamme pitbulleillamme ablative pitbulliltamme pitbulleiltamme allative pitbullillemme pitbulleillemme essive pitbullinamme pitbulleinamme translative pitbulliksemme pitbulleiksemme abessive pitbullittamme pitbulleittamme instructive — — comitative — pitbulleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pitbullinne pitbullinne accusative nom. pitbullinne pitbullinne gen. pitbullinne genitive pitbullinne pitbullienne partitive pitbullianne pitbullejanne inessive pitbullissanne pitbulleissanne elative pitbullistanne pitbulleistanne illative pitbulliinne pitbulleihinne adessive pitbullillanne pitbulleillanne ablative pitbulliltanne pitbulleiltanne allative pitbullillenne pitbulleillenne essive pitbullinanne pitbulleinanne translative pitbulliksenne pitbulleiksenne abessive pitbullittanne pitbulleittanne instructive — — comitative — pitbulleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pitbullinsa pitbullinsa accusative nom. pitbullinsa pitbullinsa gen. pitbullinsa genitive pitbullinsa pitbulliensa partitive pitbulliaan pitbulliansa pitbullejaan pitbullejansa inessive pitbullissaan pitbullissansa pitbulleissaan pitbulleissansa elative pitbullistaan pitbullistansa pitbulleistaan pitbulleistansa illative pitbulliinsa pitbulleihinsa adessive pitbullillaan pitbullillansa pitbulleillaan pitbulleillansa ablative pitbulliltaan pitbulliltansa pitbulleiltaan pitbulleiltansa allative pitbullilleen pitbullillensa pitbulleilleen pitbulleillensa essive pitbullinaan pitbullinansa pitbulleinaan pitbulleinansa translative pitbullikseen pitbulliksensa pitbulleikseen pitbulleiksensa abessive pitbullittaan pitbullittansa pitbulleittaan pitbulleittansa instructive — — comitative — pitbulleineen pitbulleinensa

Synonyms

• amerikanpitbullterrieri
• pitti

Derived terms

compounds

• amerikanpitbullterrieri

 

French

Etymology

From English pitbull.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pit.bul/

Noun

pitbull m (plural pitbulls)

1. pitbull (pit bull, “dog”)

Polish

Alternative forms

• pitbul

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English pitbull.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpid.bul/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -idbul
• Syllabification: pit‧bull

Noun

pitbull m animal

1. pit bull, pit bull terrier

   Synonym: pitbullterier

Declension

Declension of pitbull

	singular	plural
nominative	pitbull	pitbulle
genitive	pitbulla	pitbulli/pitbullów
dative	pitbullowi	pitbullom
accusative	pitbulla	pitbulle
instrumental	pitbullem	pitbullami
locative	pitbullu	pitbullach
vocative	pitbullu	pitbulle

Further reading

• pitbull in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pitbull in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English pitbull.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpidbul/ [ˈpið̞.β̞ul]
• Rhymes: -idbul

Noun

pitbull m (plural pitbulls)

1. pit bull, pitbull, pit bull terrier

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.