milde

See also: Milde

Dutch

Pronunciation
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Adjective

milde

  1. Inflected form of mild

Esperanto

Etymology

milda +‎ -e

Adverb

milde

  1. mildly, gently

German

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Adjective

milde

  1. Alternative form of mild (Still common in the sense of merciful, otherwise obsolete.)
  2. inflected form of mild

Middle English

Noun

milde

  1. Alternative form of mile (“millet”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

milde

  1. definite singular of mild
  2. plural form of mild

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

milde

  1. definite singular of mild
  2. plural form of mild

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“gentle, mild”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to soften, to weaken”). Akin to Old Frisian milde, Middle Dutch milde (Dutch mild), Old High German milti (German mild), Old Norse mildr, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰 (mildiþa, “kindness”).

Adjective

milde

  1. mild, gentle, kind, merciful, generous; meek

Derived terms

Descendants

Swedish

Adjective

milde

  1. absolute definite natural masculine form of mild.
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