מיט

Yiddish

Etymology 1

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

מיט • (mit) (contracted dem-form מיטן (mitn))

1. 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

• 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

From Middle High German mitte, from Old High German mitti, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *midją.

Noun

מיט • (mit) f

1. middle

Derived terms

• אין מיט דער (in mit der)
• אין מיטן (in mitn)
• מיטנדיק (mitndik)
• מיטאָג (mitog)