med
See also: Appendix:Variations of "med"
English
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - IPA(key): /mɛːd/
- Rhymes: -ɛd
Etymology 1
Clippings.
Adjective
med (not comparable)
- (informal) Clipping of medical.
- I'm in med school.
Noun
med (plural meds)
- (informal, chiefly in the plural) Medications, especially prescribed psychoactive medications.
- He's been very strange. I wonder if he's not been taking his meds.
Usage notes
- Often, or even primarily, used in negative constructions like off his meds. When so used it does not necessarily imply the person has been prescribed drugs, only that the person is acting like somebody who needs drugs and is not taking them.
Verb
med
- (UK, dialect) May; might.
- 1895, Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure
- You med be religious, or you med not, but you can't help striking in your homely note with the rest.
- 1895, Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure
Anagrams
- D. Me., DEM, DME, Dem, Dem., EDM, Edm, dem, dem.
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- meed (variant spelling)
- mied (southern Moselle Franconian)
- möd (Ripuarian)
Etymology
From Middle High German muode, from Old High German muodi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meːt/
Adjective
med (masculine mede, feminine med, comparative meder, superlative et medste)
- (northern Moselle Franconian) tired
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech med, from Proto-Slavic *mȅdъ, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛt]
- Hyphenation: med
- Rhymes: -ɛt
- Homophone: met
Noun
med m inan
- honey (thick, viscous, sweet liquid made by bees)
- Synonym: (literary) strdí
Declension
Declension of med
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | med | medy |
| genitive | medu | medů |
| dative | medu | medům |
| accusative | med | medy |
| vocative | mede | medy |
| locative | medu | medech |
| instrumental | medem | medy |
Derived terms
- mazat někomu med kolem huby
- medově
- medovina
- medový
- nebýt žádný med
Related terms
- medvěd m
Further reading
- med in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- med in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- med in Internetová jazyková příručka
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse með.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛð/, [mɛð]
Preposition
med
- with
- by
- including, counting
References
- “med,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Old Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmeːd/
Pronoun
mēd
- Early Latin form of mē
- 7th century BC, Praeneste fibula:
- 𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌉𐌏𐌔:𐌌𐌄𐌃:𐌅𐌇𐌄⁝𐌅𐌇𐌀𐌊𐌄𐌃:𐌍𐌖𐌌𐌀𐌔𐌉𐌏𐌉
- MANIOS:MED:FHE⁝FHAKED:NVMASIOI
- Manius made me for Numasius
- 7th–5th century BC, Duenos inscription:
- 𐌉𐌏𐌖𐌄𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌃𐌄𐌉𐌖𐌏𐌔𐌒𐌏𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌀𐌕𐌍𐌄𐌉𐌕𐌄𐌃𐌄𐌍𐌃𐌏𐌂𐌏𐌔𐌌𐌉𐌔𐌖𐌉𐌓𐌂𐌏𐌔𐌉𐌄𐌃 / […] / 𐌃𐌖𐌄𐌍𐌏𐌔𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌅𐌄𐌂𐌄𐌃𐌄𐌍𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌏𐌌𐌄𐌉𐌍𐌏𐌌𐌃𐌖𐌄𐌍𐌏𐌉𐌍𐌄𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌌𐌀𐌋𐌏𐌔𐌕𐌀𐌕𐌏𐌃
- IOVESATDEIVOSQOIMEDMITATNEITEDENDOCOSMISVIRCOSIED / […] / DVENOSMEDFECEDENMANOMEINOMDVENOINEMEDMALOSTATOD
iouesāt deivos qoi mēd mitāt, nei tēd endō cosmis vircō siēd / […] / duenos mēd fēced en mānōm (m)einom duenōi nē mēd malo(s) statōd - The person who sends me prays to the gods, lest the girl be not kind towards thee / […] / A good man made me (in good intention?) for a good man; may I not be stolen by an evil man.
- IOVESATDEIVOSQOIMEDMITATNEITEDENDOCOSMISVIRCOSIED / […] / DVENOSMEDFECEDENMANOMEINOMDVENOINEMEDMALOSTATOD
- c. 620–600 BC, Tita Vendia vase:
- 𐌄𐌂𐌏𐌖𐌓𐌍𐌀𐌕𐌉𐌕𐌀𐌖𐌄𐌍𐌃𐌉𐌀𐌔𐌌𐌀𐌌𐌀𐌓[𐌂𐌏𐌔𐌌]𐌄𐌃𐌖𐌇𐌄[𐌂𐌄𐌃]
- ECOVRNATITAVENDIASMAMAR[COSM]EDVHE[CED]
eco urna tita vendias mamar[cos m]ed vhe[ced] - I am the urn of Tita Vendia. Mamar[cos had me made].
- ECOVRNATITAVENDIASMAMAR[COSM]EDVHE[CED]
- 6th century BC, Tibur pedestal inscription (CIL I2 2658; image (page 18)):
- 𐌇𐌏𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌀𐌕𐌊𐌀𐌖𐌉𐌏𐌔[…]𐌌𐌏𐌍𐌉𐌏𐌔𐌒𐌄𐌕𐌉𐌏𐌔𐌃[𐌏]𐌍𐌏𐌌𐌐𐌓𐌏𐌅𐌉𐌋𐌄𐌏𐌃
- HOIMEDMITATKAVIOS[…]MONIOSQETIOSD[O]NOMPROFILEOD
Hoi mēd mitāt Kāvios […]monios Qetios d[ō]nom prō fileōd. - Kavios […]monios Qetios places me here as a gift on behalf of his son.
- HOIMEDMITATKAVIOS[…]MONIOSQETIOSD[O]NOMPROFILEOD
- c. 500 BC, Garigliano bowl:
- 𐌍𐌄𐌉[- - -]𐌐𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌𐌊𐌏𐌌𐌌𐌄𐌏𐌉𐌔𐌔𐌏𐌊𐌉𐌏𐌉𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌖𐌏𐌉𐌀𐌃𐌃𐌄𐌏𐌌𐌃𐌖𐌏
- NEIPARIMEDESOMKOMMEOISSOKIOISTRIVOIADDEOMDVO
nei pari med esom kom meois sokiois trifos audeom duo[m] - Do not take me! I am with my three companions (property) of the two Audii
- NEIPARIMEDESOMKOMMEOISSOKIOISTRIVOIADDEOMDVO
- 7th century BC, Praeneste fibula:
Middle English
Noun
med
- Alternative form of mede (“mead (beverage)”)
Noun
med
- Alternative form of mede (“meadow”)
Noun
med
- Alternative form of mede (“reward”)
Preposition
med
- Alternative spelling of mid
Adjective
med
- Alternative spelling of mid
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse með (“with, along with”), from Proto-Germanic *midi (“with, by, through; along, together”), from Proto-Indo-European *meth₂, from *me (“in the middle of, near, by, around, with”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meː/
Preposition
med
- with
- by
- med båt / tog - by boat / train
- of
- fat med olje - barrel of oil
Derived terms
- dermed
- langsmed
- medansvarlig
- medarbeider
- medbringe
- meddele
- medeier
- med en gang
- medfødt
- medføre
- med klokken
- medmenneske
- medpassasjer
- medskyldig
- medspiller
- medvirke
References
- “med” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse með.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meː/
- Homophone: me
Preposition
med
- with (in the company of)
- Kven vert med oss?
- Who is coming with us?
- by
- med båt / tog - by boat / train
- of
- fat med olje - barrel of oil
Derived terms
- dermed
- langsmed
- medarbeidar
- med det same
- medeigar
- medmenneske
- medpassasjer
- medskyldig
References
- “med” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mȅdъ
Noun
med m
- honey
Declension
Declension (pattern čin)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | med | medy | medové (medoví), medy, medi |
| genitive | meda, medu | medú (medou) | medóv (meduov, medů) |
| dative | medovi, medu | medoma | medóm (meduom, medům) |
| accusative | med | medy | medy |
| vocative | mede | medy | medové (medoví), medy, medi |
| locative | medu, medě | medú (medou) | mediech (medích), medech |
| instrumental | medem | medoma | medy |
Descendants
- Czech: med
Further reading
- “med”, in Vokabulář webový: webové hnízdo pramenů k poznání historické češtiny [online], Praha: Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, 2006–2023
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *miʀdu, from Proto-Germanic *mizdō, from Proto-Indo-European *misdʰós. Cognate with Old Frisian mede, Old Saxon meda, Old High German miata (German Miete (“rent”)); and with Ancient Greek μισθός (misthós, “reward”), archaic Russian мзда (mzda, “payment, bribe”), and Slovak mzda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meːd/
Noun
mēd f
- reward
Declension
Declension of med (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mēd | mēda, mēde |
| accusative | mēde | mēda, mēde |
| genitive | mēde | mēda |
| dative | mēde | mēdum |
Descendants
- English: meed
Polabian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *medъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛt/
Noun
med m (genitive medai)
- honey
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French Mède.
Noun
med m (plural mezi)
- Mede
Declension
Declension of med
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) med | medul | (niște) mezi | mezii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) med | medului | (unor) mezi | mezilor |
| vocative | medule | mezilor | ||
Serbo-Croatian
Med
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *mȅdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *médu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.
Cognate with English mead, German Met, Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu, “wine”) (whence English methylene, methane, Greek μέθη (méthi, “drunkness”)), Hindi मधु (madhu, “honey”) or Urdu مدھو (“honey”), Persian می (“wine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mêːd/
Noun
mȇd m (Cyrillic spelling ме̑д)
- honey
- teče med i mleko iz usta - milk and honey floats from his mouth
Declension
Declension of med
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mȇd | mȅdovi |
| genitive | mȅda | mȅdōvā |
| dative | mȅdu | mȅdovima |
| accusative | mȇd | mȅdove |
| vocative | mȅde | mȅdovi |
| locative | mȅdu | mȅdovima |
| instrumental | mȅdom | mȅdovima |
Etymology 2
Variant of među.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛd/
Preposition
med (Cyrillic spelling мед)
- (Kajkavian) between
- (Kajkavian) among
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mȅdъ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛt/
Noun
med m (genitive singular medu, nominative plural medy, genitive plural medov, declension pattern of dub)
- honey (the sweet liquid made by bees)
Declension
Declension of med
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | med | medy |
| genitive | medu | medov |
| dative | medu | medom |
| accusative | med | medy |
| locative | mede | medoch |
| instrumental | medom | medmi |
Derived terms
- medík m
- medný
- medokýš m
- medovina f
- medovník m
- medovo
- medový
References
- med in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Slovene
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *meďu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛt/
Preposition
med
- (with instrumental) between (stationary)
- (with accusative) between (motion towards)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *mȅdъ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /méːt/
Noun
mẹ̑d m inan
- honey
Inflection
| Declension of med (masculine, irregular) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | med | ||
| gen. sing. | medu, meda | ||
| singular | |||
| nominative | med | ||
| accusative | med | ||
| genitive | medu, meda | ||
| dative | medu | ||
| locative | medu | ||
| instrumental | medom | ||
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| nominative | méd | |
| genitive | méda | |
| singular | ||
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | méd | |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | — | |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | — | |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | — | |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | médu | |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | médom | |
Etymology 3
From Proto-Slavic *mědь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /méːt/
Noun
mẹ̑d f
- brass
Inflection
| Feminine, i-stem, mobile accent | ||
|---|---|---|
| nominative | méd | |
| genitive | medí | |
| singular | ||
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | méd | |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | — | |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | — | |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | — | |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | médi | |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | medjó | |
Further reading
- “med”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meː(d)/, /mɛː(d)/
audio (file)
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish mædh, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic *midi.
Adverb
med
- also, as well, too
Synonyms
- också
Derived terms
- See preposition, below
Preposition
med
- with, together with, in the company of
- Han tränar (tillsammans) med vänner.
- He trains (together) with friends.
- including, containing, with; in addition to
- Han hittade en plånbok med 100 euro.
- He found a wallet containing 100 euros.
- Med dig blir vi 4 (stycken).
- Including you, there will be four of us.
- Han har en motorcykel med sidovagn.
- He has a motorcycle with a sidecar.
- En hög med sand.
- A pile of sand.
- by, with; by means of
- Han reste med tåg.
- He travelled by train.
- Han öppnade dörren med nyckeln.
- He opened the door with the key.
- at, in, on, with (expressing manner)
- Han kör med en hastighet av 90 km/h
- He is driving at a speed of 90 km/h.
- Sluta skriva med stora bokstäver!
- Stop writing in capital letters!
- Han gjorde det med avsikt.
- He did it on purpose.
- Han talar med brytning.
- He speaks with an accent.
- to (in the expression "lika med" = "equal to")
- 1 + 1 är lika med 2
- 1 + 1 is equal to 2.
- Hon är gift med en svensk
- She is married to a Swede.
Antonyms
- mot
- utan
Derived terms
- dela med sig
- dra med sig
- draga med sig
- därmed
- från och med
- föra med sig
- förse med
- ge med sig
- gå med på
- härmed
- i och med
- hålla med
- hänga med
- känna med sig
- leva med
- medagerande
- medansvar
- medansvarig
- medarbetare
- medarrangör
- medarvinge
- medbedömare
- medberoende
- medbestämmande
- medbjuden
- medborgare
- medborgerlig
- medbringa
- medbringare
- medbroder
- medbrottslig
- medbrottslighet
- medbrottsling
- meddela
- meddelare
- meddelelse
- meddelsam
- meddelägare
- meddetsamma
- med detsamma
- med det samma
- medfaren
- medfinansiering
- medfinansiär
- medflyttning
- medfånge
- medfödd
- medfölja
- medföra
- medförfattare
- medförälder
- medge
- medgiva
- medgivande
- medgång
- medgörlig
- medgörlighet
- medhavd
- medhjälp
- medhjälpare
- medhåll
- medhållare
- medhårs
- medhörning
- medinflytande
- medintressent
- medkandidat
- medkristen
- medkämpe
- medkännande
- medkänsla
- medlem
- medlidande
- medlidsam
- medlidsamhet
- medljud
- medljudande
- medlut
- medlöpare
- medlöperi
- med mera
- medmotionär
- medmusikant
- medmusiker
- medmänniska
- medmänsklig
- medmänsklighet
- medpassagerare
- medpatient
- medregent
- medresenär
- medryckande
- medräkna
- medräkning
- medsamma
- medskapande
- medskapare
- medskicka
- medskickning
- medskyldig
- medsols
- medspelande
- medspelare
- medspår
- medström
- medströms
- medsyster
- medsända
- medsökande
- medta
- medtaga
- medtagen
- medtagenhet
- medtrafikant
- medtävlande
- medtävlare
- medurs
- medutgivare
- medvarelse
- medverka
- medverkan
- medverkande
- medvetande
- medveten
- medvetslös
- medvetslöshet
- medvind
- medåtalad
- medägare
- medömkan
- stryka med
- till och med
- vara med
- varmed
Related terms
- genom
- medelst
Etymology 2
From Old Norse meiðr.
Noun
med c
- a runner (device upon which something slides)
- a rocker (a device upon which something rocks)
Declension
| Declension of med | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | med | meden | medar | medarna |
| Genitive | meds | medens | medars | medarnas |
Alternative forms
- mede
Synonyms
- glidskena
- skridskoskena
Derived terms
- kälkmed
- meddon
- medspår
- slädmed
- sparkmed
References
- med in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Anagrams
- dem