Twitter

See also: twitter

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From twitter (“to utter a succession of chirps”).

Pronunciation
  • enPR: twĭt'ə(r), IPA(key): /ˈtwɪt.ə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪtə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Twitter

  1. (trademark) Former name of X (since 2023), an online social networking service that enables users to send and read short messages (280 characters; originally 140).

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Twitter (plural Twitters)

  1. (Internet, informal) A user account belonging to the above service.
    I've lost the password to my Twitter.
  2. (Internet, informal, usually in combination) A community on Twitter.
    Synonym: -twt (suffix)
    • 2023 July 10, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times‎:
      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. (transitive, intransitive, Internet, sometimes proscribed) To tweet; to post an update to Twitter.
    • 2009 March 2, Justin Rebello, “Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney"”, in Wisconsin Law Journal‎, retrieved 2 March 2009:
      Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney
    • 2009 February 23, MSNBC, “Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties”, in Access Hollywood‎, retrieved 2 March 2009:
      Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties

Synonyms

Translations
tweet — see tweet

See also
  • Category:en:Twitter

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English Twitter.

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

Proper noun

Twitter n (proper noun, strong, genitive Twitter)

  1. (Internet) Twitter

Declension
Declension of Twitter [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Twitter
genitive eines des Twitter
dative einem dem Twitter
accusative ein das Twitter

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. Twitter

Declension
Declension of Twitter
singular
nominative Twitter
genitive Twittera
dative Twitterowi
accusative Twitter
instrumental Twitterem
locative Twitterze
vocative Twitterze
nouns
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) Twitter
    Synonym: Trydar

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
Twitter Dwitter Nhwitter Thwitter
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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