mit
See also: MIT, MİT, mít, mît, mīt, mit-, and -mit
Abinomn
Pronoun
mit
- I
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mit/, [mid̥]
Pronoun
mit
- (possessive) neuter singular of min
See also
Danish personal pronouns
| Number | Person | Type | Nominative | Oblique | Possessive | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| common | neuter | plural | |||||
| Singular | First | – | jeg | mig | min | mit | mine |
| Second | modern / informal | du | dig | din | dit | dine | |
| formal | De | Dem | Deres | ||||
| Third | masculine (person) | han | ham | hans | |||
| feminine (person) | hun | hende | hendes | ||||
| common(noun) | den | dens | |||||
| neuter(noun) | det | dets | |||||
| reflexive | – | sig | sin | sit | sine | ||
| Plural | First | modern | vi | os | vores | ||
| archaic / formal | vor | vort | vore | ||||
| Second | – | I | jer | jeres | |||
| Third | – | de | dem | deres | |||
| reflexive | – | sig | |||||
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi/
Audio (file) - Homophones: mi, mie, mies, mis, mît
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
- IPA(key): /mɪt/
- Rhymes: -ɪt
audio (file)
Preposition
mit (takes dative)
- 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
- ohne
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
- Tim
German Low German
Preposition
mit
- Alternative spelling of mid
Hungarian
| Pronominal adverbs from case suffixes (cf. postpositions) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ed | suffix | who? | what? | this | that | he/she (it)* | ||
| case | v. pr. | c. | ||||||
| nom. | – | ki | mi | ez | az | ő* / -∅ az / -∅ | – | – |
| acc. | -t/ -ot/ -at / -et / -öt | kit | mit | ezt | azt | őt* / -∅ azt / -∅ | – | c1 c2 |
| dat. | -nak/ -nek | kinek | minek | ennek | annak | neki | neki- | c |
| ins. | -val/ -vel | kivel | mivel | ezzel/ evvel | azzal/ avval | vele | c | |
| c-f. | -ért | kiért | miért | ezért | azért | érte | – | c |
| tra. | -vá/ -vé | kivé | mivé | ezzé | azzá | – | – | c |
| ter. | -ig | – | meddig | eddig | addig | – | – | c |
| e-f. | -ként | (kiként) | (miként) | ekként | akként | – | – | c |
| e-m. | -ul/ -ül | – | – | – | – | – | – | c |
| ine. | -ban/ -ben | kiben | miben | ebben | abban | benne | – | c |
| sup. | -n/-on/-en/-ön | kin | min | ezen | azon | rajta | (rajta-) | c |
| ade. | -nál/ -nél | kinél | minél | ennél | annál | nála | – | c |
| ill. | -ba/ -be | kibe | mibe | ebbe | abba | bele | bele- | c |
| sub. | -ra/ -re | kire | mire | erre | arra | rá | rá- | c |
| all. | -hoz/-hez/-höz | kihez | mihez | ehhez | ahhoz | hozzá | hozzá- | c |
| el. | -ból/ -ből | kiből | miből | ebből | abból | belőle | – | c |
| del. | -ról/ -ről | kiről | miről | erről | arról | róla | – | c |
| abl. | -tól/ -től | kitől | mitől | ettől | attól | tőle | – | c |
| *: Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise. – Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All » | ||||||||
Etymology
mi (“what?”) + -t (accusative suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmit]
Audio (file)
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
- nincs mit
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German mite, from Old High German mit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mit/
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
- ohne
Derived terms
- (mit + dem) mim
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Iban
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mit/
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
Alternative forms
- bit
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *midi.
Preposition
mit
- with
Related terms
- midi
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: met
- Dutch: met
- Limburgish: mit
Further reading
- “mit”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old High German
Alternative forms
- miti
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *midi. Akin to Old English mid, Old Saxon mid, Old Norse með.
Preposition
mit
- with
Descendants
- Middle High German: mite, mit
- Cimbrian: met
- German: mit
- Hunsrik: mit
- Luxembourgish: mat
- Vilamovian: myt
- Yiddish: מיט (mit)
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): /mit/
Audio (file) - 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
Declension of mit
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mit | mity |
| genitive | mitu | mitów |
| dative | mitowi | mitom |
| accusative | mit | mity |
| instrumental | mitem | mitami |
| locative | micie | mitach |
| vocative | micie | mity |
Derived terms
- mityczny
Further reading
- mit in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- mit in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos) or French mythe.
Noun
mit n (plural mituri)
- myth (story)
Declension
Declension of mit
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) mit | mitul | (niște) mituri | miturile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) mit | mitului | (unor) mituri | miturilor |
| vocative | mitule | miturilor | ||
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, “myth”).
Noun
mȋt m (Cyrillic spelling ми̑т)
- myth
Declension
Declension of mit
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mit | mitovi |
| genitive | mita | mitova |
| dative | mitu | mitovima |
| accusative | mit | mitove |
| vocative | mite | mitovi |
| locative | mitu | mitovima |
| instrumental | mitom | mitovima |
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
Alternative forms
- mīt
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
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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
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Volapük
Noun
mit (nominative plural mits)
- meat
Declension
declension of mit
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mit | mits |
| genitive | mita | mitas |
| dative | mite | mites |
| accusative | miti | mitis |
| vocative 1 | o mit! | o mits! |
| predicative 2 | mitu | mitus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
Terms derived from mit "meat"
- bubamit
- jipamit
- stägamit
See also
- möt ( = de: Mett)
Zou
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *mik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mît/
- Hyphenation: mit
Noun
mìt
- eye
Derived terms
- mitmul
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41