mitti

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪhtɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪhtɪ

Noun

mitti n (genitive singular mittis, nominative plural mitti)

  1. (anatomy) waist

Declension

Declension of mitti (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mitti mittið mitti mittin
accusative mitti mittið mitti mittin
dative mitti mittinu mittum mittunum
genitive mittis mittisins mitta mittanna

Latin

Verb

mittī

  1. present passive infinitive of mittō

Old High German

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *midjaz, whence also Old Saxon middi, Old English midd, Old Norse miðr, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐍃 (midjis). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo-.

Adjective

mitti

  1. middle

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *midją, whence also Old Norse mið.

Noun

mitti n

  1. middle
Descendants
  • Middle High German: mitte
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