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mis-

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English mys-, mis-, from Old English mis- (“mis-”), from Proto-West Germanic *missa-, from Proto-Germanic *missa- (“wrongly, badly, mis-”), from the adjective *missaz (whence also miss), from Proto-Indo-European *mitˢtós (“mutual, reciprocal”), from *meyt(h₂)- (“to replace, switch, exchange, swap”), extended from the root *mey- (“to change”).

Cognate with Scots mis- (“mis-”), Dutch mis- (“mis-”), German miss-, mis- (“mis-”), Danish mis- (“mis-”), Swedish mis- (“mis-”), Icelandic mis- (“mis-”). Compare also French més-, mé- (“mis-”), from Old French mes- (“mis-”), from Frankish *mis-, *missa- (“mis-”), from the same Proto-Germanic source above.

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mis-

  1. bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
    Synonym: mal-
    1. incorrectly
      Synonyms: para-, dis-, dys-, mal-
      misidentification
  2. to fail or failure
    Synonyms: dis-, dys-
    miscarriage (to fail to carry a pregnancy to term), misacknowledge
  3. unintentionally, accidentally, mistakenly
    Synonym: mal-
    I misclicked something on my computer, and now everything is in Hungarian!
  4. false, falsely
    Synonym: pseudo-
    misaccusation

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English terms prefixed with mis-

Translations

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Further reading

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  • “mis-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Czech

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Etymology

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Derived from English mis-.

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Prefix

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mis-

  1. mis- (erroneous)
    Synonym: dez-
    ‎mis- + ‎koncepce → ‎miskoncepce

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse mis-

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mis-

  1. mis-; bad, wrong, erroneous

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Dutch

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Etymology

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    From Middle Dutch mis-, from Old Dutch mis-, from Proto-West Germanic *missa-.[1]

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    Prefix

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    mis-

    1. mis-

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    Descendants

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    • Afrikaans: mis-

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    1. ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

    Esperanto

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Ido mis-.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [mis]
    • Hyphenation: mis

    Prefix

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    mis-

    1. Wrong, erroneous.
      ‎mis- + ‎kompreni (“understand”) → ‎miskompreni (“misunderstand”)
      ‎mis- + ‎paroli (“to speak”) → ‎misparoli (“misspeak”)

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    Faroese

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    Etymology

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    From Old Norse mis-, from Proto-Germanic *missa- (“wrongly, badly”), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto (“mutual, reciprocal”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyt- (“to replace, switch, exchange, swap”).

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    mis-

    1. mis-, wrong, erroneous

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    Icelandic

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    Etymology

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    From Old Norse mis- (“mis-”), from Proto-Germanic *missa- (“wrongly, badly”), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto (“mutual, reciprocal”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyt- (“to replace, switch, exchange, swap”).

    Prefix

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    mis-

    1. mis-, wrong, erroneous.

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    Ido

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English mis-, from Proto-Germanic *missa-.

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    mis-

    1. mis-, wrong, erroneous.
      uzar (“to use”) → misuzar (“to misuse”).

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    Ido terms prefixed with mis-

    Italian

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    Etymology

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    Probably a confluence of Latin minus and Old High German missa-.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /mis/
      • Hyphenation: mis-
    • IPA(key): /miz/ (before vowels and voiced consonants)

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    mis-

    1. used to express negation; not, un-
      ‎mis- + ‎credere (“to believe”) → ‎miscredere (“to disbelieve”)
    2. used to form pejoratives
      ‎mis- + ‎fatto (“fact; deed”) → ‎misfatto (“misdeed”)

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    Middle Dutch

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    Etymology

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      From Old Dutch mis-, from Proto-West Germanic *missa-.[1]

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      mis-

      1. mis-

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      References

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      1. ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

      Middle English

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      Prefix

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      mis-

      1. Alternative form of mys-

      Old Dutch

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      Etymology

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        From Proto-Germanic *missa-.[1]

        Prefix

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        mis-

        1. mis-

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        References

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        1. ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

        Old English

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        Etymology

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        From Proto-Germanic *missa-. Akin to Old English missan (“to miss”).

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        • IPA(key): /ˈmis/ (as a nominal prefix)
        • IPA(key): /mis/ (as a verbal prefix)

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        mis-

        1. bad, badly, wrong, wrongly
        2. lack or failure

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        Old Norse

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        Etymology

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        From Proto-Germanic *missa- (“wrongly, badly”), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto (“mutual, reciprocal”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyt- (“to replace, switch, exchange, swap”).

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        mis-

        1. mis-, wrong, erroneous

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