ait
[eyt]
/eɪt/
noun
,
British Dialect
1.
a small island, especially in a river.
Also,
eyot
.
Origin
before 900;
Middle English
eyt,
Old English
ȳgett,
diminutive of
ieg, īg
island, cognate with
Middle Low German
ō, ōge, ou
(
we
),
Old High German
ouwa,
Old Norse
ey.
See
island
British Dictionary definitions for
ait
ait
/
eɪt
/
noun
1.
(
dialect
) an islet, esp in a river
Word Origin
Old English
ӯgett
small island, from
ieg
island
ait
in Technology
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Related Abbreviations for
ait
AIT
assembly, integration, and test
atomic international time