Meaning
1 sensesTo dress in mittens; to put a mitten on.
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?
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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Forms
mittens, mittening, mittened, mittenedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle