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
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