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See also: Amid and -amid

English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English amidde, Old English on middan,[1] a- +‎ mid.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪd
  • IPA(key): /əˈmɪd/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Preposition

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amid

  1. In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
    Synonyms: amongst, among
    • 1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 704:
      At last the first glimpse from a bridge of an open-top red bus, and a noticeable darkening of the atmosphere from the smoke of London: then the increasingly dingy stations with double-barrel names, set amid what has always been to me the outstanding feature of the "Premier Line" approach to London—the positively marvellous display of crazy chimney-pots on the grey inner suburban houses. As many as twenty, all of varying style, standing together like ranks of jagged teeth, and providing a Dickensian back-cloth which no other route can boast.
    • 2006, Matt Wray, Not Quite White, page 141:
      The resulting social divisions can seem so "real" and "natural" to those living amid them that there is a strong tendency to believe that they are timeless biological or scientific facts, rather than social facts that have been assembled and built up through human effort.
    • 2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman‎[2]:
      Amid all the fevered anticipation of this fixture, few would have expected to witness an aesthetically pleasing example of the beautiful game.
    • 2023 March 14, Caryn James, “John Wick: Chapter 4: 'Soars above most action films'”, in BBC‎[3]:
      In Osaka, the big action scenes take place with arrows as well as swords, amid glass display cases holding samurai costumes, a classic Wick setting.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “amid”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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amid (plural amids)

  1. Archaic form of amide.

Anagrams

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Amis

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Noun

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amid

  1. gift

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒmid]
  • Hyphenation: amid
  • Rhymes: -id

Etymology 1

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ami (“what”) +‎ -d (possessive suffix)

Pronoun

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amid

  1. second-person singular single-possession possessive of ami
    Értékeld azt, amid van! (informal) ― Appreciate what you have. (literally, “…that which you have”)
Declension
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Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative amid —
accusative amidet —
dative amidnek —
instrumental amiddel —
causal-final amidért —
translative amiddé —
terminative amidig —
essive-formal amidként —
essive-modal amidül —
inessive amidben —
superessive amiden —
adessive amidnél —
illative amidbe —
sublative amidre —
allative amidhez —
elative amidből —
delative amidről —
ablative amidtől —
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		amidé —
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		amidéi —

Etymology 2

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From German Ammonie (“Am(monie)”) + -id (“-ide”, suffix referring to a chemical compound).[1]

Noun

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amid (plural amidok)

  1. (chemistry) amide
Declension
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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative amid amidok
accusative amidot amidokat
dative amidnak amidoknak
instrumental amiddal amidokkal
causal-final amidért amidokért
translative amiddá amidokká
terminative amidig amidokig
essive-formal amidként amidokként
essive-modal — —
inessive amidban amidokban
superessive amidon amidokon
adessive amidnál amidoknál
illative amidba amidokba
sublative amidra amidokra
allative amidhoz amidokhoz
elative amidból amidokból
delative amidról amidokról
ablative amidtól amidoktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		amidé amidoké
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		amidéi amidokéi
Possessive forms of amid
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. amidom amidjaim
2nd person sing. amidod amidjaid
3rd person sing. amidja amidjai
1st person plural amidunk amidjaink
2nd person plural amidotok amidjaitok
3rd person plural amidjuk amidjaik
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References

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  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From the shortening of ammoniakk +‎ -id.

Noun

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amid n (definite singular amidet, indefinite plural amid or amider, definite plural amida or amidene)

  1. (chemistry) an amide

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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From the shortening of ammoniakk +‎ -id.

Noun

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amid n (definite singular amidet, indefinite plural amid, definite plural amida)

  1. (chemistry) an amide

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Internationalism; ultimately from New Latin am(mōniacum) +‎ -id.[1][2] First attested in the 19th century.[3]

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Noun

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amid m inan

  1. (organic chemistry) amide
    amid kwasu ― acid amide
    grupa amidów ― amide group
    zawierać amid ― to contain amide

Declension

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Declension of amid
singular plural
nominative amid amidy
genitive amidu amidów
dative amidowi amidom
accusative amid amidy
instrumental amidem amidami
locative amidzie amidach
vocative amidzie amidy

Derived terms

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adjectives
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References

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “amid”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “amid”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “amid”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861

Further reading

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Welsh

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Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cy

Etymology

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Adapted from English amide.

Noun

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amid m (plural amidau)

  1. (chemistry) amide[1]

Derived terms

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  • -amid (suffix denoting a specific amide)
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References

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  1. ^ Delyth Prys; J.P.M. Jones; Owain Davies; Gruffudd Prys (2006), Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 15
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