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miss-

miss-

See also: miss, Miss, miß, Miß, miß-, and Miss.

German

Alternative forms

Prefix

miss-

  1. a nominal, adjectival and inseparable verbal prefix that negates the meaning of its stem or turns it to the worse
    Misserfolg, missverständlich, missachten

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:German_words_prefixed_with_miss-'>German words prefixed with miss-</a>

Etymology

From Middle High German mis-, misse-, from Old High German missa-.

Pronunciation

When combined with verbs, the prefix is usually stressed:

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɪs]

When combined with nouns and adjectives, the stress lies usually on the stem:

  • IPA(key): [mɪs]

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