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German
Etymology
From Middle High German mis-, misse-, from Old High German missa-, from Proto-Germanic *missa- (“wrongly, badly”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
miss-
- Same functions and meanings as the English prefix mis-; a nominal, adjectival and inseparable verbal prefix that negates the meaning or expresses the opposite of its stem or indicates that something isn't being done correctly or isn't correct or good.
- Misserfolg, missverständlich, missachten
Derived terms
Swedish
Prefix
miss-
- mis-
Derived terms