# mede
## Catalan
### Etymology

From Latin Medus, from Ancient Greek Μῆδος (Mêdos), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (m-a-d /⁠Māda-⁠/).

### Noun

mede m or f by sense (plural medes)
* Mede (ancient people)

### Adjective

mede (feminine meda, masculine and feminine plural medes)
* Median
    Synonym: mèdic

### Related terms

* Mèdia

### Further reading

* “mede”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɛdɛ]

### Noun

mede m
* vocative singular of med

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeː.də/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: me‧de
* Rhymes: -eːdə

### Etymology 1

From Old Dutch mithi, stressed variant of mit (from which met), from Proto-West Germanic *midi, from Proto-Germanic *midi.

#### Adverb

mede
* co-
    Mede gemaakt door (...). – Co-made by (sponsored by).
* with someone or something else (mee)

##### Descendants

* Negerhollands: mee

### Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch mēde, from Old Dutch *medu, *medo, from Proto-West Germanic *medu, from Proto-Germanic *meduz. Cognate of English mead.

#### Noun

mede f (uncountable)
* mead (fermented drink made from honey)
    Synonyms: honingdrank, honingwater, honingwijn

##### Derived terms

* medeblander
* medehal
* medezaal

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

mede
* (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of mijden

### Anagrams

* meed

## Galician
### Verb

mede
* (reintegrationist norm) inflection of medir:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Italian
### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈme.de/
* Rhymes: -ede
* Hyphenation: mé‧de

#### Noun

mede f pl
* plural of meda

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛ.de/
* Rhymes: -ɛde
* Hyphenation: mè‧de

#### Adjective

mede f pl
* feminine plural of medo

#### Noun

mede f pl
* plural of meda

## Japanese
### Romanization

mede
* Rōmaji transcription of めで

## Middle Dutch
### Etymology 1

From Old Dutch mithi, from Proto-West Germanic *midi.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛːdə/

#### Adverb

mēde
* together, with
* in accordance
* furthermore, with that also

##### Descendants

* Dutch: mede, mee

### Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *medu, *medo, from Proto-West Germanic *medu.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛːdə/

#### Noun

mēde m
* mead (drink)

##### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

##### Descendants

* Dutch: mede

### Etymology 3

From Old Dutch *mētha, *meitha, from Proto-West Germanic *maiþā, from Proto-Germanic *maiþǭ. Cognate with West Frisian miede. Related also to English madder.

#### Alternative forms

* meede, mee

#### Noun

mēde f
* madder (Rubia tinctorum)

##### Descendants

* Dutch: mede, mee
** ⇒ Dutch: meekrap

### Etymology 4

Borrowed from Latin Medus, from Ancient Greek Μῆδος (Mêdos).

#### Noun

mēde m
* Mede (inhabitant of Media)

##### Descendants

* Dutch: meed

### Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

mede ?
* A measure of volume, consisting of half an ame, or around 75 litres.

##### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

##### Descendants

* Dutch: meet

### Further reading

* “mede (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
* “mede (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
* “mede (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
* “mede (V)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
* Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “mede (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
* Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “mede (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
* Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “mede (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III

## Middle English
### Etymology 1

From Old English medu, from Proto-West Germanic *medu, from Proto-Germanic *meduz, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu. Some forms are influenced by Old Norse mjǫðr.

#### Alternative forms

* med, meed, meeth, meode, meth, methe, meþ, meþe

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛːd(ə)/, /mɛːθ/

#### Noun

mede (uncountable)
* mead (alcoholic beverage)

##### Descendants

* English: mead
* Scots: meid, mede

##### References

* “mēd(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

### Etymology 2

From Old English mǣd, mēd, from Proto-West Germanic *mādu, from Proto-Germanic *mēdwō; the form is from the Old English oblique cases, but with the nominative's lack of -w- leveled in. Doublet of medwe, which retains the -w-.

#### Alternative forms

* med, meed, meede

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛːd(ə)/, /ˈmeːd(ə)/

#### Noun

mede (plural medes)
* meadow, clearing
    Synonym: medwe

##### Related terms

* medewax
* medewort

##### Descendants

* English: mead (poetic)
* Yola: mead

##### References

* “mēd(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

### Etymology 3

From the oblique forms of Old English mēd, from Proto-West Germanic *miʀdu.

#### Alternative forms

* med, meed, meede, meid, meide, meode, mide, miede

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeːd(ə)/

#### Noun

mede (plural medes or (early) meden)
* A monetary reward; earnings:
** gift, present
** salary, payment
* charge, fee
* (just or deserved) reward, consequence
** c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎, published c. 1410, Apocalips 11:18, page 121r, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:⁊ folkis ben wrooþ · ⁊ þi wraþþe cam · ⁊ tyme of deed men to be demed · ⁊ to ȝelde meede to þi ſeruauntis ⁊ pꝛophetis ⁊ halowis ⁊ dꝛedynge þi name · to ſmale ⁊ to grete / ⁊ to diſtrie hem þat coꝛrumpiden þe erþeAnd the nations were furious; then your fury came. It is time for the dead to be judged, to give rewards to your servants, prophets, saints, and those who fear your name, both small and large, and to destroy those who destroyed the Earth.
* (moral) benefit, value

##### Related terms

* medeful
* medefully
* meden

##### Descendants

* English: meed
* Scots: meed

##### References

* “mẹ̄de, n.(4).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

### Etymology 4
#### Verb

mede
* Alternative form of meden (“to reward”)

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeː.de/

### Noun

mēde
* inflection of mēd:
** nominative plural
** accusative singular/plural
** genitive/dative singular

## Pagu
### Etymology

Cognate with Tobelo mede, Tabaru mede, Modole mede, all meaning 'moon'. These forms are isolated within North Halmahera.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈme.de/

### Noun

mede
* moon

### References

* Dalan Mehuli Perangin Angin (2023) Kamus Pagu-Indonesia-Inggris

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀫𑁂𑀤𑁂 (Brahmi script)
* मेदे (Devanagari script)
* মেদে (Bengali script)
* මෙදෙ (Sinhalese script)
* မေဒေ or မေၻေ (Burmese script)
* เมเท (Thai script)
* ᨾᩮᨴᩮ (Tai Tham script)
* ເມເທ (Lao script)
* មេទេ (Khmer script)
* 𑄟𑄬𑄘𑄬 (Chakma script)

### Noun

mede
* inflection of meda (“fat”):
** locative singular
** nominative plural

## Portuguese
### Verb

mede
* inflection of medir:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmeɟe]

### Noun

mede m
* locative singular of med

## Slovene
### Verb

mẹ́de or méde
* third-person singular present of mesti

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* med

### Etymology

See med (“runner”)

### Noun

mede c
* runner (device upon which something slides)
* rocker (device upon which something rocks)

#### Synonyms

* glidskena
* skridskoskena

#### Derived terms

* (Compounds) kälkmede, meddon, medspår, slädmede, sparkmede

### References

* mede in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)