meden

See also: Meden, meɗen, and mədən

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeː.də(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: me‧den
  • Rhymes: -eːdən
  • Homophone: Meeden

Verb

meden

  1. inflection of mijden:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

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Finnish

Noun

meden

  1. genitive singular of mesi

Middle English

Etymology 1

    From Old English *mēdian (to reward, bribe), from Proto-West Germanic *miʀdōn (to reward).

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmeːdən/

    Verb

    meden (third-person singular simple present medeth, present participle medende, medynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle meded)

    1. to reward, gift
    2. to bribe (reward monetarily)
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of meden (weak in -ed)
    infinitive (to) meden, mede
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular mede meded
    2nd-person singular medest mededest
    3rd-person singular medeth meded
    subjunctive singular mede
    imperative singular
    plural1 meden, mede mededen, medede
    imperative plural medeth, mede
    participles medynge, medende meded, ymeded

    1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

    Descendants
    • English: meed
    References

    Etymology 2

    From mede (reward) +‎ -en (plural ending).

    Noun

    meden

    1. (Early Middle English) plural of mede (reward)

    Serbo-Croatian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mêden/
    • Hyphenation: me‧den

    Adjective

    mȅden (Cyrillic spelling ме̏ден, definite mȅdenī, comparative medeniji)

    1. made with honey
    2. honeyed (sweet as if honey)

    Declension

    positive indefinite forms
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative meden medena medeno
    genitive medena medene medena
    dative medenu medenoj medenu
    accusative inanimate
    animate
    meden
    medena
    medenu medeno
    vocative meden medena medeno
    locative medenu medenoj medenu
    instrumental medenim medenom medenim
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative medeni medene medena
    genitive medenih medenih medenih
    dative medenim(a) medenim(a) medenim(a)
    accusative medene medene medena
    vocative medeni medene medena
    locative medenim(a) medenim(a) medenim(a)
    instrumental medenim(a) medenim(a) medenim(a)
    positive definite forms
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative medeni medena medeno
    genitive medenog(a) medene medenog(a)
    dative medenom(u/e) medenoj medenom(u/e)
    accusative inanimate
    animate
    medeni
    medenog(a)
    medenu medeno
    vocative medeni medena medeno
    locative medenom(e/u) medenoj medenom(e/u)
    instrumental medenim medenom medenim
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative medeni medene medena
    genitive medenih medenih medenih
    dative medenim(a) medenim(a) medenim(a)
    accusative medene medene medena
    vocative medeni medene medena
    locative medenim(a) medenim(a) medenim(a)
    instrumental medenim(a) medenim(a) medenim(a)
    comparative forms
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative medeniji medenija medenije
    genitive medenijeg(a) medenije medenijeg(a)
    dative medenijem(u) medenijoj medenijem(u)
    accusative inanimate
    animate
    medeniji
    medenijeg(a)
    medeniju medenije
    vocative medeniji medenija medenije
    locative medenijem(u) medenijoj medenijem(u)
    instrumental medenijim medenijom medenijim
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative medeniji medenije medenija
    genitive medenijih medenijih medenijih
    dative medenijim(a) medenijim(a) medenijim(a)
    accusative medenije medenije medenija
    vocative medeniji medenije medenija
    locative medenijim(a) medenijim(a) medenijim(a)
    instrumental medenijim(a) medenijim(a) medenijim(a)
    superlative forms
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative najmedeniji najmedenija najmedenije
    genitive najmedenijeg(a) najmedenije najmedenijeg(a)
    dative najmedenijem(u) najmedenijoj najmedenijem(u)
    accusative inanimate
    animate
    najmedeniji
    najmedenijeg(a)
    najmedeniju najmedenije
    vocative najmedeniji najmedenija najmedenije
    locative najmedenijem(u) najmedenijoj najmedenijem(u)
    instrumental najmedenijim najmedenijom najmedenijim
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative najmedeniji najmedenije najmedenija
    genitive najmedenijih najmedenijih najmedenijih
    dative najmedenijim(a) najmedenijim(a) najmedenijim(a)
    accusative najmedenije najmedenije najmedenija
    vocative najmedeniji najmedenije najmedenija
    locative najmedenijim(a) najmedenijim(a) najmedenijim(a)
    instrumental najmedenijim(a) najmedenijim(a) najmedenijim(a)

    Slovene

    Etymology 1

    From mẹ̑d +‎ -en.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mɛdéːn/

    Adjective

    medẹ̑n (comparative bȍlj medẹ̑n, superlative nȁjbolj medẹ̑n)

    1. made with honey, honeyed

    Etymology 2

    From mẹ̑d +‎ -en.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mɛdéːn/

    Adjective

    medẹ̑n (not comparable)

    1. made of brass
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

    Participle

    mẹ̑den or medȅn

    1. past passive participle of mesti

    Further reading

    • meden”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

    Swedish

    Noun

    meden

    1. definite singular of med
    2. definite singular of mede

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