מיט
Yiddish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German mit, from Old High German mit, from Proto-West Germanic *midi, from Proto-Germanic *midi, from Proto-Indo-European *meth₂.
Preposition edit
מיט • (mit) (contracted dem-form מיטן (mitn))
- with
- 1943, “Zog nit keyn mol”, Hirsh Glick (lyrics):
- דאָס ליד געשריבן איז מיט בלוט, און ניט מיט בלײַ
- dos lid geshribn iz mit blut, un nit mit blay
- This song is written with blood and not with lead
Usage notes edit
- This preposition is sometimes used in Yiddish to calque Slavic expressions which use the instrumental case; see מאַכן (makhn, “to wave”). This is not done in German.
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle High German mitte, from Old High German mitti, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *midją.
Noun edit
מיט • (mit) f
Derived terms edit
- אין מיט דער (in mit der)
- אין מיטן (in mitn)
- מיטנדיק (mitndik)
- מיטאָג (mitog)