Twitter

See also: twitter

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From twitter (to utter a succession of chirps).

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtwɪ.tə/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtwɪ.təɹ/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɪtə(ɹ)

    Proper noun

    Twitter

    1. (trademark) An online social networking and microblogging service; officially known as X since 2023.
      Synonyms: bird app, birdsite
      • 2023 July 10, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times[1], archived from the original on 10 July 2023:
        There were, of course, many Twitters existing in parallel: Politics Twitter, Sports Twitter, Black Twitter, Weird Twitter. But Twitter and TV went together like extreme weather and marine predators.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Translations

    Noun

    Twitter (plural Twitters)

    1. (Internet, informal) A user account on Twitter.
      I've lost the password to my Twitter.
    2. (Internet, informal) A feed on Twitter.
    3. (Internet, informal, usually in compounds) A community on Twitter.
      Synonym: -twt (suffix)
      • 2023 July 10, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times[2], archived from the original on 10 July 2023:
        There were, of course, many Twitters existing in parallel: Politics Twitter, Sports Twitter, Black Twitter, Weird Twitter. But Twitter and TV went together like extreme weather and marine predators.

    Translations

    Verb

    Twitter (third-person singular simple present Twitters, present participle Twittering, simple past and past participle Twittered)

    1. (ambitransitive, Internet, sometimes proscribed) To tweet; to post an update to Twitter.
      Synonym: tweet
      • 2009 February 23, MSNBC, “Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties”, in Access Hollywood[3], retrieved 2 March 2009:
        Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties
      • 2009 March 2, Justin Rebello, “Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney"”, in Wisconsin Law Journal[4], retrieved 2 March 2009:
        Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney

    Translations

    German

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Twitter.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtvɪtər/, [ˈtʋɪtɐ]
    • Audio:(file)

    Proper noun

    Twitter n (proper noun, strong, genitive Twitter)

    1. (Internet, trademark) Twitter

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Polish

    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English Twitter.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtwi.tɛr/
    • Rhymes: -itɛr
    • Syllabification: Twi‧tter

    Proper noun

    Twitter m inan

    1. (Internet, trademark) Twitter

    Declension

    verb

    Further reading

    • Twitter in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Welsh

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Twitter.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtwɪtər/

    Proper noun

    Twitter m

    1. (Internet, trademark) Twitter
      Synonym: Trydar

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of Twitter
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    Twitter Dwitter Nhwitter Thwitter

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.