elit

Borrowed from French élite.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈlit]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eˈlit]

elit f (plural elits)

1. elite

• elitisme
• elitista

• “elit”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

elit

1. second-person singular past indicative of elää

• teli

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.lit/, [ˈe.lɪt̪̚]
• Hyphenation: é‧lit

élit (plural elit-elit)

1. nonstandard spelling of elite

From English elite.

• IPA^(key): /ˈelit/ [ˈe.lit̪̚]
• Hyphenation: e‧lit

élit (Jawi spelling ايليت, plural elit-elit)

1. elite

• elite (Indonesian, Indonesian Malay)

• elitisme

• “elit” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lit/
• Rhymes: -ɛlit
• Syllabification: e‧lit

elit

1. genitive plural of elita

Ultimately from Latin eligere (“choose, elect”), like English elite.

elit c

1. an elite (group comprising the best, in some sense)

   Han tillhör eliten

   He's part of the elite

• elitism
• elitistisk

elit

1. (slang) very skilled, leet

   Fan vad elit han är

   Damn he's good

• elit in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• elit in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• elit in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• lite

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛlɪt/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈeːlɪt/, /ˈɛlɪt/

elit

1. (literary) second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of mynd