mit-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mit"
English
Prefix
mit-
- Alternative form of mito-, used before a vowel.
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with mit-
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From mit (“with”). Compare Dutch mee-, mede-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪt/
Audio: (file)
Prefix
mit-
- a prefix of nearly unlimited productivity, expressing that something is done together with others who do the same thing, sometimes equivalent to English co- or along.
- mit- + tanzen (“to dance”) → mittanzen (“to dance with others, to join others in dancing, to dance along”)
- (with nouns) co-, fellow
- mit- + Verschwörer (“conspirator”) → Mitverschwörer (“co-conspirator”)
- mit- + Bürger (“citizen”) → Mitbürger (“fellow citizen”)
Usage notes
- Chiefly used in verbs or nouns derived from verbs; occasionally also in original nouns (compare Mitbruder).
Derived terms
German terms prefixed with mit-
Tocharian B
Etymology
Compare Tocharian A *met- (only preterite attested).
Verb
mit- (intransitive)