mitten
A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb,…A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
» I have a pair of mittens.
Ich habe ein Paar Fausthandschuhe.
У меня есть пара варежек.
У мене є пара рукавичок.
Meaning
4 sensesA type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
The paw of a cat or dog that is of a different color from the main body.
(colloquial, dated)A romantic rejection; dismissal of a lover.
to give someone the mitten; to get the mitten
от воро́т поворо́тot vorót povorót
гарбу́зharbúz
(in the plural, slang)A boxing glove.
Fäustling, Fausthandschuh
ва́режкаvárežka, рукави́цаrukavíca
рукави́чкаrukavýčka, рукави́цяrukavýcja
Examples
56 sentencesI have a pair of mittens.
У мене є пара рукавичок. — deniko
ruУ меня есть пара варежек. — Inego
deIch habe ein Paar Fausthandschuhe. — Tamy
Tom lost his mittens.
Том загубив рукавички. — deniko
ruТом потерял варежки. — marafon
deTom hat seine Fäustlinge verloren. — Waldelfe
Tom lost one of his mittens.
ruТом потерял варежку. — Wezel
I made you a pair of mittens.
deIch habe für dich ein Paar Fäustlinge gemacht. — mrtaistoi
Do you have a pair of mittens?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English myteyne, from Old French mitaine (Modern French mitaine), of unclear oFrom Middle English myteyne, from Old French mitaine (Modern French mitaine), of unclear origin; possibly from mite, miste (“playful name for cat”) + -aine. Alternatively, mitaine may be from Old High German mittamo (“half”), superlative of mitti (“midpoint”), from Proto-Germanic *midjô, *midją (“middle, center”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between, in the middle, center”). Compare Catalan mitana, Medieval Latin mitta, mitana, and Occitan mitana.
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