Mid

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪd

From Middle English, from Old English mid ("with, in conjunction with, in company with, together with, into the presence of, through, by means of, by, among, in, at (time), in the sight of, opinion of", preposition.), from Proto-Germanic *midi ("with"), from Proto-Indo-European *medʰi-, *meta ("with"). Cognate with North Frisian mits ("with"), Dutch met ("with"), Low German mid ("with"), German mit ("with"), Danish med ("with"), Icelandic með ("with"), Ancient Greek μετά (metá, "among, between, with"), Albanian me ("with, together"), Sanskrit स्मत् (smat, "together, at the same time").

Full definition of mid

Preposition

1. (obsolete) With.
2. Amid.

Derived terms

• mididone
• midwife
• theremid

From Middle English mid, midde, from Old English midd ("mid, middle, midway"), from Proto-Germanic *midjaz ("mid, middle", adjective.), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos ("between, in the middle, middle"). Cognate with Dutch mits ("provided that"), German mitte ("center, middle, mean"), Icelandic miðr ("middle", adjective.), Latin medius ("middle, medium"). See also middle.

Adjective

1. Denoting the middle part.mid ocean
2. Occupying a middle position; middle.mid fingermid hour of night
3. (linguistics) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; said of certain vowel sounds; as, a (ale),
   (/ll),
   (/ld).

Derived terms

• mid-autumn

• midshipman
• midsummer
• mid-winter

Related terms

• midday
• midnight

From Middle English mid, midde, from Old English midd ("midst, middle", noun.), from Proto-Germanic *midją, *midjǭ, *midjô ("middle, center") < *midjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *medhy- ("between, in the middle, middle"), *medʰyo-. Cognate with German Mitte ("center, middle, midst"), Danish midje ("middle"), Icelandic midja ("middle"). See also median, Latin medianus.

Noun

1. (archaic) middle
• ShakespeareAbout the mid of night come to my tent.

Anagrams

• dim
• IDM
• MDI