mis-

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English

Etymology

From Middle English mys-, mis-, from Old English mis- (“mis-”), from Proto-West Germanic *missa-, from Proto-Germanic *missa- (“wrongly, badly, mis-”), from the adjective *missaz (whence also miss), from Proto-Indo-European *mitˢtós (“mutual, reciprocal”), from *meyt(h₂)- (“to replace, switch, exchange, swap”), extended from the root *mey- (“to change”).

Cognate with Scots mis- (“mis-”), Dutch mis- (“mis-”), German miss-, mis- (“mis-”), Danish mis- (“mis-”), Swedish mis- (“mis-”), Icelandic mis- (“mis-”). Compare also French més-, mé- (“mis-”), from Old French mes- (“mis-”), from Frankish *mis-, *missa- (“mis-”), from the same Proto-Germanic source above.

Prefix

mis-

  1. bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
    Synonym: mal-
    1. incorrectly
      Synonyms: para-, dis-, dys-, mal-
      misidentification
  2. to fail or failure
    Synonyms: dis-, dys-
    miscarriage (to fail to carry a pregnancy to term), misacknowledge
  3. unintentionally, accidentally, mistakenly
    Synonym: mal-
    I misclicked something on my computer, and now everything is in Hungarian!
  4. false, falsely
    Synonym: pseudo-
    misaccusation

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with mis-

Translations

See also

Further reading

  • “mis-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

Derived from English mis-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

mis-

  1. mis- (erroneous)
    Synonym: dez-
    ‎mis- + ‎koncepce → ‎miskoncepce

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with mis-

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse mis-

Prefix

mis-

  1. mis-; bad, wrong, erroneous

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with mis-

Dutch

Etymology

    From Middle Dutch mis-, from Old Dutch mis-, from Proto-West Germanic *missa-.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Prefix

    mis-

    1. mis-

    Derived terms

    Dutch terms prefixed with mis-

    Descendants

    • Afrikaans: mis-

    References

    1. ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

    Esperanto

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Ido mis-.

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    mis-

    1. Wrong, erroneous.
      ‎mis- + ‎kompreni (“understand”) → ‎miskompreni (“misunderstand”)
      ‎mis- + ‎paroli (“to speak”) → ‎misparoli (“misspeak”)

    Derived terms

    Esperanto terms prefixed with mis-

    See also

    Faroese

    Etymology

    From Old Norse mis-, from Proto-Germanic *missa- (“wrongly, badly”), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto (“mutual, reciprocal”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyt- (“to replace, switch, exchange, swap”).

    Prefix

    mis-

    1. mis-, wrong, erroneous

    Derived terms

    Faroese terms prefixed with mis-

    Icelandic

    Etymology

    From Old Norse mis- (“mis-”), from Proto-Germanic *missa- (“wrongly, badly”), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto (“mutual, reciprocal”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyt- (“to replace, switch, exchange, swap”).

    Prefix

    mis-

    1. mis-, wrong, erroneous.

    Derived terms

    Icelandic terms prefixed with mis-

    Ido

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English mis-, from Proto-Germanic *missa-.

    Prefix

    mis-

    1. mis-, wrong, erroneous.
      uzar (“to use”) → misuzar (“to misuse”).

    Derived terms

    Ido terms prefixed with mis-

    Italian

    Etymology

    Probably a confluence of Latin minus and Old High German missa-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mis/
      • Hyphenation: mis-
    • IPA(key): /miz/ (before vowels and voiced consonants)

    Prefix

    mis-

    1. used to express negation; not, un-
      ‎mis- + ‎credere (“to believe”) → ‎miscredere (“to disbelieve”)
    2. used to form pejoratives
      ‎mis- + ‎fatto (“fact; deed”) → ‎misfatto (“misdeed”)

    Derived terms

    Italian terms prefixed with mis-

    Anagrams

    Middle Dutch

    Etymology

      From Old Dutch mis-, from Proto-West Germanic *missa-.[1]

      Prefix

      mis-

      1. mis-

      Descendants

      References

      1. ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

      Middle English

      Prefix

      mis-

      1. Alternative form of mys-

      Old Dutch

      Etymology

        From Proto-Germanic *missa-.[1]

        Prefix

        mis-

        1. mis-

        Descendants

        References

        1. ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

        Old English

        Etymology

        From Proto-Germanic *missa-. Akin to Old English missan (“to miss”).

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈmis/ (as a nominal prefix)
        • IPA(key): /mis/ (as a verbal prefix)

        Prefix

        mis-

        1. bad, badly, wrong, wrongly
        2. lack or failure

        Derived terms

        Old English terms prefixed with mis-

        Descendants

        Old Norse

        Etymology

        From Proto-Germanic *missa- (“wrongly, badly”), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto (“mutual, reciprocal”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyt- (“to replace, switch, exchange, swap”).

        Prefix

        mis-

        1. mis-, wrong, erroneous

        Derived terms

        Category Old Norse terms prefixed with mis- not found

        Descendants

        Wikious
        Boobota
        Sagapedia