Mahd

See also: mA-HD and mahd.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German māt, from Old High German *mād, from Proto-Germanic *mēþą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːt/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Homophone: Maat
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Mahd f (genitive Mahd, plural Mahden)

  1. mowing
    Synonyms: Mähen, Heuernte, Heuschnitt
    • 1909, Thomas Mann, Königliche Hoheit [Royal Highness]‎[1], Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, page 359:
      Das Gras stand reif zur Mahd unter der schrägen Nachmittagssonne, die Linden blühten.
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  2. that which has been mown
    Synonyms: Gemähtes, Heuernte, Heuschnitt

Declension

Declension of Mahd [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Mahd die Mahden
genitive einer der Mahd der Mahden
dative einer der Mahd den Mahden
accusative eine die Mahd die Mahden

Derived terms

Noun

Mahd n (strong, genitive Mahdes or Mahds, plural Mähder)

  1. (regional) hayfield (meadow used for mowing and gaining hay)
    Synonyms: Heufeld, Heuwiese, Mähwiese
  2. (obsolete) alternative form of Mahd f

Declension

Declension of Mahd [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Mahd die Mähder
genitive eines des Mahdes, Mahds der Mähder
dative einem dem Mahd, Mahde1 den Mähdern
accusative ein das Mahd die Mähder

1Now rare, see notes.

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