mitten
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English myten, mitaine, from Old French mitan, miton, mitaine (“mitten”, literally “half-glove”) (Modern French mitaine), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *mitamo, *mittamo (“half”), superlative of *mitti (“midpoint”), from Proto-Germanic *midjô, *midjan (“middle, center”), from Proto-Indo-European *medʰy- (“between, in the middle, center”). Cognate with Old High German mittamo, metemo (“half, in the middle”), Old Dutch medemest (“midmost”), Old English medeme (“middling, average, median”, literally “midmost, in the middle”). More at mid, middle.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪtən
[edit] Noun
mitten (plural mittens)
- A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers.
[edit] Translations
glove with a separate sheath for the thumb only
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[edit] Adverb
mitten
- In the middle.
- Mitten auf der Straße lag ein toter Hund.
- In the middle of the street lay a dead dog.
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
mitten
- definite singular of mitt
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- English nouns
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- German adverbs
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