mit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mit/, [mid̥]

Pronoun

mit

1. (possessive) neuter singular of min

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi/
• Homophones: mi, mie, mies, mis, mît

Verb

mit

1. third-person singular past historic of mettre

Etymology

From Old High German miti, mit, from Proto-Germanic *midi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪt/

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• Rhymes: -ɪt

Preposition

mit (takes dative)

1. with (expressing attendance, company)

   Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden.

   I'm playing with my friends.

2. with, by (instrumental)

   Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift.

   I'm writing with a pencil.

   Ich fahre mit dem Bus.

   I'm going by bus.

Adverb

mit

1. indicates participation in an action or belonging to a category

   Schwarze Sklaven haben die Vereinigten Staaten mit aufgebaut.

   Black slaves helped to build up the United States.

   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.

2. (somewhat informal) with something

   Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser.

   I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips [/fries], 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)

Anagrams

• Tim

Preposition

mit

1. Alternative spelling of mid

Etymology

mi (“what?”) +‎ -t (“accusative suffix”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmit]

• Audio

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Pronoun

mit

1. accusative singular of mi

   Mit gondolsz? ― What do you think?

2. (colloquial) why

   Mit szórakozol velem? ― Why (the hell) are you messing with me?

Preposition

mit

1. Alternative spelling of mid

Adjective

mit

1. Alternative spelling of mid

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *midi.

Preposition

mit

1. with

Etymology

Akin to Old English mid, Old Saxon mid, Old Norse með.

Preposition

mit

1. with

Preposition

mit

1. Alternative form of mid

Etymology

Compare German mit, Dutch met, Swedish med.

Adverb

mit

1. along

Preposition

mit

1. with

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, “word, humour, companion, speech, account, rumour, fable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲit̪]

• Audio

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Noun

mit m inan

1. myth

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, “word, humour, companion, speech, account, rumour, fable”).

Noun

mȋt m (Cyrillic spelling ми̑т)

1. myth

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

1. honey

Etymology

From English meat.

Noun

mit

1. flesh, meat
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:23 (translation here):

     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.’ ”

Noun

mit (plural mits)

1. meat