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Mis-

Mis-

(mĭs-)
.
[In words of Teutonic origin, fr. AS.
mis-
; akin to D.
mis-
, G.
miss-
, OHG.
missa-
,
missi-
, Icel. & Dan.
mis-
, Sw.
miss-
, Goth.
missa-
; orig., a p. p. from the root of G.
meiden
to shun, OHG.
mīdan
, AS.
mīðan
(√100. Cf.
Miss
to fail of). In words from the French, fr. OF.
mes-
, F.
mé-
,
mes-
, fr. L.
minus
less (see
Minus
). In present usage these two prefixes are commonly confounded.]
A prefix used adjectively and adverbially in the sense of
amiss
,
wrong
,
ill
,
wrongly
,
unsuitably
;
as,
mis
deed,
mis
lead,
mis
chief,
mis
creant
.

Definition 2024

mis-

mis-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mis"

English

Prefix

mis-

  1. bad, badly, wrong, wrongly
  2. lack or failure
  3. in error
    I misdeleted my file yesterday and had to have it restored.

Derived terms

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See also

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mis-, from Old Dutch mis-, from Proto-Germanic *missa-.[1]

Cognate with Old English mis- and German miss-.

Prefix

mis-

  1. mis-

Derived terms

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References

  1. ↑ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowing from Ido mis-.

Prefix

mis-

  1. Wrong, erroneous.
    kompreni ‎(“understand”) → miskompreni ‎(“misunderstand”).

Derived terms

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See also

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mis-, from Proto-Germanic *missa- ‎(“wrongly, badly”), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto ‎(“mutual, reciprocal”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyt- ‎(“to replace, switch, exchange, swap”)

Prefix

mis-

  1. mis-, wrong, erroneous

Derived terms

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mis- ‎(“mis-”), from Proto-Germanic *missa- ‎(“wrongly, badly”), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto ‎(“mutual, reciprocal”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyt- ‎(“to replace, switch, exchange, swap”)

Prefix

mis-

  1. mis-, wrong, erroneous.

Derived terms

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowing from English mis-, from Proto-Germanic *missa-.

Prefix

mis-

  1. mis-, wrong, erroneous.
    uzar ‎(“to use”) → misuzar ‎(“to misuse”).

Derived terms

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *missa-. Akin to Old English missan ‎(“to miss”)

Prefix

mis-

  1. bad, badly, wrong, wrongly
  2. lack or failure

Derived terms

Category Old English words prefixed with mis- not found

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *missa- ‎(“wrongly, badly”), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto ‎(“mutual, reciprocal”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyt- ‎(“to replace, switch, exchange, swap”)

Prefix

mis-

  1. mis-, wrong, erroneous

Derived terms

Category Old Norse words prefixed with mis- not found

Etymology

From Middle English mis-, from Old English mis- ‎(“mis-”), from Proto-Germanic *missa- ‎(“wrongly, badly”), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto ‎(“mutual, reciprocal”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyt- ‎(“to replace, switch, exchange, swap”). Cognate with Scots mis- ‎(“mis-”), Dutch mis- ‎(“mis-”), German miss-, mis- ‎(“mis-”), Swedish mis- ‎(“mis-”), Icelandic mis- ‎(“mis-”). Compare also French més-, mé- ‎(“mis-”), from Old French mes- ‎(“mis-”), from Frankish *mis-, *missa- ‎(“mis-”), from the same Proto-Germanic source above.

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