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Abinomn
Pronoun
mit
I
Danish
Pronunciation
Pronoun
mit
( possessive ) neuter singular of min
See also
French
Pronunciation
Verb
mit
third-person singular past historic of mettre
German
Etymology
From Middle High German mite , mit , from Old High German miti , mit , from Proto-West Germanic *midi . Cognate with German Low German met , mihe- (separable part of verbs) ( Paderbornisch ) and Middle English mid ( “ with ” ) .
Pronunciation
Preposition
mit
with ( in the company of; alongside )
Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. I'm playing with my friends.
with , by ( using as an instrument; by means of )
Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. I'm writing with a pencil.
Ich fahre mit dem Bus. I'm going by bus.
with ( as an accessory to )
with ( having )
at ( with the age of )
with , including , with ... included
Usage notes
In older usage, Latin-derived nouns occurred in the ablative case after mit , e.g. mit dem Corpore , mit dem Nomine .
Synonyms
m. ( abbreviation )
m/ ( abbreviation; now very rare )
Antonyms
Descendants
Adverb
mit
among ; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. Here they have some of the best food in town.
Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. I was one of the very first who arrived.
also , too ( in addition; besides; as well )
( somewhat informal ) with (something), with it
Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it , of course.
Derived terms
mittem ( colloquial contraction with definite article dem )
mim ( colloquial contraction with definite article dem ; not used in standard German )
Further reading
“mit ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Anagrams
German Low German
Preposition
mit
Alternative spelling of mid
Hungarian
Etymology
mi ( “ what ” ) + -t ( accusative suffix )
Pronunciation
Pronoun
mit
accusative singular of mi
Mit gondolsz? ― What do you think?
( colloquial ) why
Mit szórakozol velem? ― Why (the hell) are you messing with me?
Derived terms
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German mite , from Old High German mit .
Pronunciation
Preposition
mit ( + dative )
with ( in the company of; alongside )
Komm mit meer. Come with me.
with , by ( using as an instrument; by means of )
Ich schreive mit em Lappis. I'm writing with a pencil.
Meer sin mim Onnibus komm. We came by bus.
Ich mache’s mit zimlicher Sicherheet. I do it with considerable certainty.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
Iban
Pronunciation
Adjective
mit
small
Middle English
Preposition
mit
Alternative spelling of mid
Adjective
mit
Alternative spelling of mid
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
mit m (definite singular miten , indefinite plural miter , definite plural mitene )
form removed with the spelling reform of 2005 ; superseded by midd
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
mit m (definite singular miten , indefinite plural mitar , definite plural mitane )
( pre-2012 ) alternative form of midd
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *midi , from Proto-Germanic *midi , from Proto-Indo-European *meth₂ , from *me ( “ with ” ) . Cognate with Ancient Greek μετά ( metá , “ among, between, with ” ) , Sanskrit स्मत् ( smat , “ together, at the same time ” ) .
Preposition
mit
with
Descendants
Further reading
“mit ”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek , 2012
Old English
Preposition
mit
Alternative form of mid
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *midi . Akin to Old English mid , Old Saxon mid , Old Norse með .
Preposition
mit
with
Descendants
Old Saxon
Preposition
mit
Alternative form of mid
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German mite , from Old High German mit . Compare German mit , Dutch met , Swedish med .
Adverb
mit
along
Preposition
mit
with
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῦθος ( mûthos , “ myth ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈmit/
Rhymes: -it
Syllabification: mit
Noun
mit m inan
myth ( traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience )
( figuratively ) myth ( commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception )
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
mit in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
mit in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῦθος ( mûthos ) or French mythe .
Noun
mit n (plural mituri )
myth (story)
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῦθος ( mûthos , “ myth ” ) .
Noun
mȋt m (Cyrillic spelling ми̑т )
myth
Declension
Tedim Chin
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *mik from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *myikw .
Noun
mit
eye
References
Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip
Tocharian B
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *ḿət(ə) , from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu ( “ mead ” ) . See also Old Chinese 蜜 ( OC *mit , “ honey ” ) , which is possibly a borrowing from Tocharian.
Noun
mit
honey
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English meat .
Noun
mit
flesh , meat
1989 , Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin , Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:23 :Man i lukim meri na em i tok olsem, “Em nau. Em i poroman tru bilong mi. Bun bilong em i kamap long bun bilong mi, na mit bilong em i kamap long mit bilong mi. God i wokim em long bun bilong mi, olsem na bai mi kolim em ‘meri.’ ” →New International Version translation
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French mythe .[ 1]
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈmit/
Hyphenation: mit
Noun
mit (definite accusative miti , plural mitler )
myth
Synonyms: efsane , ( dated ) mitos
Declension
References
Further reading
“mit ”, in Turkish dictionaries , Türk Dil Kurumu
Volapük
Noun
mit (nominative plural mits )
meat
Declension
declension of mit
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
Terms derived from mit "meat"
See also
Zou
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *mik .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /mît/
Hyphenation: mit
Noun
mìt
eye
Derived terms
References
Lukram Himmat Singh (2013 ) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou , Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41