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Mahd
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German māt, from Old High German *mād, from Proto-Germanic *mēþą.
Pronunciation
Noun
Mahd f (genitive Mahd, plural Mahden)
- mowing
- 1909, Thomas Mann, Königliche Hoheit [Royal Highness], Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, page 359:
- Das Gras stand reif zur Mahd unter der schrägen Nachmittagssonne, die Linden blühten.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- that which has been mown
- Synonyms: Gemähtes, Heuernte, Heuschnitt
Declension
Declension of Mahd [feminine]
Derived terms
- Grummet
- Nachmahd
Noun
Mahd n (strong, genitive Mahdes or Mahds, plural Mähder)
- (regional) hayfield (meadow used for mowing and gaining hay)
- Synonyms: Heufeld, Heuwiese, Mähwiese
- (obsolete) alternative form of Mahd f
Declension
Declension of Mahd [neuter, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
Related terms
Further reading
- “Mahd” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Mahd” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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