meden

See also: Meden, meɗen, and mədən

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.də(n)/

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• Hyphenation: me‧den
• Rhymes: -eːdən
• Homophone: Meeden

Verb

meden

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

Anagrams

• mende

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

• meeden, medyn, medi, mede

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

• “mẹ̄den, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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

• medeníca

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), 2014–2025

Swedish

Noun

meden

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

Anagrams

• mened