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Mede

Mede

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Noun.
A native or inhabitant of Media in Asia.
“according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not”
Daniel 6: 8.

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Definition 2024


Mede

Mede

See also: mede, mēdē, and mede-

English

Noun

Mede (plural Medes)

  1. Any of a Western Iranian people who inhabited the ancient region of Media.

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Translations

Anagrams

mede

mede

See also: Mede, mēdē, and mede-

Dutch

Adverb

mede

  1. co-
    Mede gemaakt door (...). Co-made by (sponsered by).
  2. With someone or something else (mee)

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *medu, *medo, from Proto-Germanic *meduz.

Noun

mede f (uncountable)

  1. mead (drink)

Etymology 3

Verb

mede

  1. (archaic) singular past subjunctive of mijden

Anagrams


Italian

Noun

mede f

  1. plural of meda

Japanese

Romanization

mede

  1. rōmaji reading of めで

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch mithi, from Proto-Germanic *midi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛːdə/

Adverb

mēde

  1. together, with
  2. in accordance
  3. furthermore, with that also
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *medu, *medo, from Proto-Germanic *meduz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛːdə/

Noun

mēde m

  1. mead (drink)
Descendants

Etymology 3

Unknown

Noun

mede f

  1. madder, Rubia tinctorum
Declension
Descendants
  • Dutch: meekrap

Etymology 4

From Latin Medus, from Ancient Greek Μῆδος (Mêdos).

Noun

mede m

  1. Mede (inhabitant of Media)
Declension
Descendants

Etymology 5

Noun

mede ?

  1. A measure of volume, consisting of half an ame, or around 75 litres.
Descendants

Portuguese

Verb

mede

  1. third-person singular present indicative of medir
  2. second-person singular imperative of medir

Swedish

Alternative forms

Noun

mede c

  1. runner (device upon which something slides)
  2. rocker (device upon which something rocks)

Declension

Inflection of mede 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative mede meden medar medarna
Genitive medes medens medars medarnas

Synonyms

  • glidskena
  • skridskoskena

Derived terms

  • (Compounds) kälkmede, meddon, medspår, slädmede, sparkmede

References