meiden

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯dən

Noun

meiden

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of meid

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German mīden, from Old High German mīdan, from Proto-Germanic *mīþaną. Cognate with Dutch mijden and Old English mīþan (archaic English mithe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪ̯dn̩/, /ˈmaɪ̯dən/

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• Homophone: Maiden

Verb

1. (transitive) to avoid
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 22/2010, page 126:

     Pasta, Kuchen, Müsli, Brot – wer an Zöliakie leidet, muss viele gängige Lebensmittel meiden: Das Eiweiß Gluten, das bei den Betroffenen zu chronischer Darmentzündung führt, kommt in den meisten Getreidearten vor.

     Pasta, cakes, muesli, bread – someone who suffers from celiac disease has to avoid many common foods: the protein gluten, which leads to chronic intestinal inflammation for the sufferers, occurs in most types of grain.

2. (transitive) to shun

Related terms

• vermeiden

Further reading

• “meiden” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German mīden, from Old High German mīdan, from Proto-Germanic *mīþaną. Cognate with German meiden, Dutch mijden, English mithe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɪ̯dən/

Verb

meiden (third-person singular present meit, past participle gemidden, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to avoid
2. (transitive) to eschew, to shun

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	meiden
participle	gemidden
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	meiden	—
2nd singular	meits	meit
3rd singular	meit	—
1st plural	meiden	—
2nd plural	meit	meit
3rd plural	meiden	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Related terms

• vermeiden

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Veps

Pronoun

meiden

1. genitive of mö