mild

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English [edit]

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English milde, from Old English milde (“mild”), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“mild”), from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ- (“to beat, pound, grind”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“soft, weak, tender”). Cognate with Scots mild, myld (“mild”), Saterland Frisian milde (“mild”), West Frisian myld (“mild”), Dutch mild (“mild”), Low German milde (“mild”), German mild (“mild”), Danish mild (“mild”), Swedish mild (“mild”), Icelandic mildur (“mild”), Latin mollis (“soft, gentle”), Lithuanian malonus (“pleasing, pleasant, kind”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

mild (comparative milder, superlative mildest)

  1. Gentle and not easily provoked:
    1. (of a rule or punishment) of only moderate severity.
      He received a mild sentence
    2. not keenly felt or seriously intended.
    3. (of an illness or pain) not serious or dangerous.
    4. (of weather) moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.
    5. (of a medicine or cosmetic) acting gently and without causing harm.
    6. (of food, drink, or tobacco) not sharp, or strong in flavor.
    • 2002, Rachel Simon, Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey[1]:
      I learn that mental retardation is classified in four levels: mild, moderate, severe, and profound.
    • 2003, Janice A. Gault, Ophthalmology Pearls[2]:
      NPDR can be further classified as mild, moderate, severe, or very severe, which can help predict how quickly the patient may progress to proliferative (neovascular) diabetic retinopathy (PDR).

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Translations [edit]

gentle; pleasant; kind; soft

Noun [edit]

mild (plural milds)

  1. (UK) A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale

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Danish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Norse mildr.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /mil/, [milˀ]

Adjective [edit]

mild (neuter mildt, definite and plural milde, comparative mildere, superlative mildest)

  1. mild, gentle, soft
  2. light, lenient

Dutch [edit]

Adjective [edit]

mild (comparative milder, superlative mildst)

  1. mild

Declension [edit]

Declension of mild
positive comparative superlative
attributive predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial mild milder
neuter
singular		 indefinite mild milder
definite milde mildere mildste mildst, mildste
common singular milde mildere mildste mildste
plural milde mildere mildste mildste
partitive milds milders

German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old High German milti.

Adjective [edit]

mild (comparative milder, superlative am mildesten)

  1. mild

Declension [edit]

positive forms of mild
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist mild sie ist mild es ist mild sie sind mild
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative milder milde mildes milde
genitive milden milder milden milder
dative mildem milder mildem milden
accusative milden milde mildes milde
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der milde die milde das milde die milden
genitive des milden der milden des milden der milden
dative dem milden der milden dem milden den milden
accusative den milden die milde das milde die milden
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein milder eine milde ein mildes (keine) milden
genitive eines milden einer milden eines milden (keiner) milden
dative einem milden einer milden einem milden (keinen) milden
accusative einen milden eine milde ein mildes (keine) milden
comparative forms of mild
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist milder sie ist milder es ist milder sie sind milder
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative milderer mildere milderes mildere
genitive milderen milderer milderen milderer
dative milderem milderer milderem milderen
accusative milderen mildere milderes mildere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der mildere die mildere das mildere die milderen
genitive des milderen der milderen des milderen der milderen
dative dem milderen der milderen dem milderen den milderen
accusative den milderen die mildere das mildere die milderen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein milderer eine mildere ein milderes (keine) milderen
genitive eines milderen einer milderen eines milderen (keiner) milderen
dative einem milderen einer milderen einem milderen (keinen) milderen
accusative einen milderen eine mildere ein milderes (keine) milderen
superlative forms of mild
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am mildesten sie ist am mildesten es ist am mildesten sie sind am mildesten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative mildester mildeste mildestes mildeste
genitive mildesten mildester mildesten mildester
dative mildestem mildester mildestem mildesten
accusative mildesten mildeste mildestes mildeste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der mildeste die mildeste das mildeste die mildesten
genitive des mildesten der mildesten des mildesten der mildesten
dative dem mildesten der mildesten dem mildesten den mildesten
accusative den mildesten die mildeste das mildeste die mildesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein mildester eine mildeste ein mildestes (keine) mildesten
genitive eines mildesten einer mildesten eines mildesten (keiner) mildesten
dative einem mildesten einer mildesten einem mildesten (keinen) mildesten
accusative einen mildesten eine mildeste ein mildestes (keine) mildesten

Swedish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

mild

  1. mild, gentle
  2. bland; not hot or strong (about taste of food)
  3. weak; not corrosive or aggressive
    en mild ättiksyralösning
    a weak solution of acetic acid
  4. not extreme; about weather: neither hot nor cold

Declension [edit]

Declension of mild
Inflections of
mild		 Absolute Comparative Superlative
Attributive Predicative
Indefinite
singular		 Common mild mildare mildast
Neuter milt
Definite
singular		 Masc. milde mildaste
All milda mildaste
Plural milda mildaste
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