Danish

Pronoun

mit

1. (possessive) neuter singular of min

See also

French

Pronunciation

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

Verb

mit

1. third-person singular past historic of mettre

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪt/
• 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.

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

Derived terms

• mittem (colloquial contraction with definite article dem)
• mim (colloquial contraction with definite article dem; not used in standard German)

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.

Anagrams

• Tim

German Low German

Preposition

mit

1. Alternative spelling of mid

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmit]

Pronoun

mit

1. accusative singular of mi

   Mit gondolsz?‎ ― What do you think?

2. (colloquial) why

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

Lojban

Rafsi

mit

1. rafsi of mintu.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *midi.

Preposition

mit

1. with

Related terms

• midi

Descendants

• Dutch: met

Old High German

Etymology

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

Preposition

mit

1. with

Descendants

• German: mit

Old Saxon

Preposition

mit

1. Alternative form of mid

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲit̪]

Noun

mit m inan

1. myth

Declension

Derived terms

• mityczny

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Noun

mȋt m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ми̑т)

1. myth

Declension

Tocharian B

Alternative forms

• mīt

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *ḿət(ə), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu ‎(“mead”).

Noun

mit

1. honey

Tok Pisin

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.’ ”

Volapük

Noun

mit ‎(plural mits)

1. meat

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• möt ( = de: Mett)