Meineid

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Meineid. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Meineid, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Meineid in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Meineid you have here. The definition of the word Meineid will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofMeineid, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Etymology

From Middle High German meineit, from Old High German meineid, from Proto-West Germanic *mainaiþ, from Proto-Germanic *mainaiþaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ̯nˌaɪ̯t/,
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Meineid m (strong, genitive Meineides or Meineids, plural Meineide)

  1. (also law) a perjury, a deliberately false oath about something in the past
    Synonym: falscher Eid/Schwur
    einen Meineid leisten/schwören
    to commit perjury, to perjure oneself
  2. (dated) any broken oath, e.g. a vow later violated
    Synonyms: Eidbruch, gebrochener Eid/Schwur

Declension

Declension of Meineid
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Meineid die Meineide
genitive eines des Meineides, Meineids der Meineide
dative einem dem Meineid, Meineide1 den Meineiden
accusative einen den Meineid die Meineide

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Meineid” in Duden online
  • “Meineid” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia