Mist
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Etymology
From Middle High German mist, from Old High German mist, from Proto-West Germanic *mistu. Cognate with Dutch mest, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (maihstus).
Pronunciation
Noun
Mist m (strong, genitive Mistes or Mists, no plural)
- manure (domestic animals’ excrement mixed with hay)
- 2003, Franz Eugen Schlachter, Die Bibel (“Schlachter 2000”), Genfer Bibelgesellschaft, 4 Mose 19:5:
- und die junge Kuh soll er vor seinen Augen verbrennen lassen; ihre Haut und ihr Fleisch, dazu ihr Blut samt ihrem Mist soll man verbrennen.
- and the young cow should be burnt before his eyes; one should burn its skin and its flesh, as well as its blood with its dung.
- 2003, Franz Eugen Schlachter, Die Bibel (“Schlachter 2000”), Genfer Bibelgesellschaft, 4 Mose 19:5:
- (colloquial) crap, bullshit
- (Austria) rubbish, garbage, waste
Declension
Declension of Mist [sg-only, masculine, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
Related terms
- Mistwetter (relation may be secondary)
Interjection
Mist
Further reading
- “Mist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Mist” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Mist (Dung, Duenger, Dreck, Sache)” in Duden online
- “Mist” in Duden online
- “Mist” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Mist on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Pronunciation
Noun
Mist m
Derived terms
- Mistgawel
- Mistkefert
Further reading
Etymology
Proper noun
Mist f
- a female given name
Declension
Declension of Mist (sg-only feminine)
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