different between among vs mongrel

English

Alternative forms

• amonge (archaic)
• amoung (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English among, amang, amonge, amange, from Old English amang, on?emang, equivalent to a- +? mong (“crowd; group; throng”). Compare dialectal German mang, Saterland Frisian monk, monken (“among”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??m??/
• IPA^(key): /??m??/
• Hyphenation: a?mong
• Rhymes: -??

Preposition

among

1. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)

2. Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.

3. Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.

   • Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us […]

Usage notes

• For the comparison of among with between, see the usage notes in between.
• Many Americans view "amongst" as an archaic/Commonwealth variant, and use "among" exclusively.

Synonyms

• amongst (variant of among)
• amidst
• amid

Translations

See also

• between
• within

Anagrams

• Gamon, Mogan, ang mo, goman, mango, ngoma

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a?mong

Verb

among

1. To be made or become a collateral damage.
2. To implicate; to connect or involve in an unfavorable or criminal way with something.
3. To drag in.

Ibatan

Noun

among

1. fish

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

among

1. party; banquet

Middle English

Alternative forms

• amang, amonkes, omang

Etymology

From Old English amang, on?emang, equivalent to a- +? mong.

Preposition

among

1. among

Descendants

• English: among
• Scots: among
• Yola: amang

References

• “among(es, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Adverb

among

1. among

References

• “among(es, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Tagalog

Noun

among

1. (colloquial) priest (commonly used with respect)

Yami

Noun

among

1. fish

English

Etymology

From Middle English mongrel, equivalent to mong (“mixture”) +? -rel (pejorative diminutive); from Old English ?emong (“mingling”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mang- (“mix”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m??.???l/, /?m??.???l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m??.???l/, /?m??.???l/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /?m??.???l/

Noun

mongrel (plural mongrels)

1. (often derogatory) Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog.

   Synonyms: bitsa, bitser, (UK, Australia, New Zealand) bitzer, cur, mutt, (dialectal) tyke, Heinz 57

   Hyponym: (of a cat) moggy
2. (slang, Australia, New Zealand) A thuggish, obnoxious, or contemptible person; (often preceded by "poor") a pitiable person.

   Synonym: bastard

   • 2008, Jim Brigginshaw, Over My Dead Body, page 77,

     "Yanto bloody Evans!" Jack stuttered with rage. "Yanto bloody Evans! That... that... bloody mongrel! D'you know who he is? He's the one who knocked me back for a bit of extra timber before the roof fell in on me!"
3. (slang, Australia) An erect penis; an erection.

Related terms

• among

Translations

Adjective

mongrel (comparative more mongrel, superlative most mongrel)

1. Of mixed breed, nature, or origin; of or like a mongrel.

   English spelling is often regarded as confusing and unpredictable due to the mongrel nature of our tongue.

References