Meaning

2 senses
  1. A short, simple verse or song.

    Ständchen

    пе́сенкаpésenka, моти́вmotív

    a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)

  2. A saying or utterance, especially one that is short and frequently repeated.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Tom sang a little ditty.

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  2. The folk singer introduced an enchanting ditty about nature.

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  3. When I found him, he was mumbling a children's ditty.

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  4. Kitty, you are my ditty.

    ruКотик, ты мой наркотик.

    deKätzchen, du bist mein Schätzchen.

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  5. The first time Mary ever saw Tom, he was wearing a beanie, strumming a ukulele, and singing an Irish ditty.

    deAls Marie Tom das allererste Mal sah, hatte er eine Wollmütze auf, klimperte auf einer Ukulele und sang ein irisches Liedchen dazu.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a short verse or tune:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a short verse or tune:

Origin

From Middle English dite, ditee, from Old French ditie or dité, from ditier, from Latin di

From Middle English dite, ditee, from Old French ditie or dité, from ditier, from Latin dictāre (participle dictatus).

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Forms

plural: ditties
Singularditty
Pluralditties

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ditty — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto