meditieren

meditier + -en | ‘sich in Gedanken, in Betrachtung versenken, nachdenken’, spätmhd. meditieren, entlehnt auslat. meditārī ‘über etw. nachdenken, nachsinnen, sich auf etw. vorbereiten’ (eigentlich ‘etw. geistig abmessen, ermessen’, verwandt mit messen, s. d.).

meditier,meditiere,meditierend,meditiernde,meditiernden,meditierndem,meditiernder,meditierndes,

¦∑¦ med + i + t + ieren;

¦∅¦ mitteln, Mitte finden, Mitte bemessen;

¦⊕¦ durch Bestimmen, Finden undoder Einnehmen der Mitte auszugleichen, zu heilen oder ähnlich;

¦⊗¦ ‘sich in Gedanken, in Betrachtung versenken, nachdenken’;

¦√¦ uig. *med- „beraten, heilen, messen“;

¦↵¦ spätmhd. meditieren, entlehnt aus lat. meditatus, meditari ‘über etw. nachdenken, nachsinnen, sich auf etw. vorbereiten’ (eigentlich ‘etw. geistig abmessen, ermessen’, verwandt mit messen;

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meditieren Vb. ‘sich in Gedanken, in Betrachtung versenken, nachdenken’, spätmhd. meditieren, entlehnt aus lat. meditatus, meditari ‘über etw. nachdenken, nachsinnen, sich auf etw. vorbereiten’ (eigentlich ‘etw. geistig abmessen, ermessen’, verwandt mit ↗messen, s. d.). 

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From Latin meditatus, past participle of meditari (“to think or reflect upon, consider, design, purpose, intend”), in form as if frequentative of mederi (“to heal, to cure, to remedy”); in sense and in form near to Greek μελετῶ (meletô, “to care for, attend to, study, practise, etc.”)

Frequentative of medeor (“to heal, to cure, to remedy”).

meditārī present active infinitive of meditor

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.di.tor/, [ˈmɛ.d̪ɪ.t̪ɔr]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.di.tor/, [ˈmɛː.d̪i.t̪ɔr]

Verb

meditor (present infinitive meditārī, perfect active meditātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. I think or reflect upon, consider, contemplate, ponder, meditate (upon); intend
2. I plan, contrive, devise
3. (by extension) I meditate, study, exercise myself in, practise or rehearse something

meditor Frequentative of medeor (“to heal, to cure, to remedy”).

From Proto-Italic *medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, give advice, heal”). Compare Avestan -‎ (vī-mad), Old Persian [script needed] (azdā), Old Armenian միտ (mit), Old Irish midiur, Gothic (mitaþs), Ancient Greek μέδομαι (médomai), German Maut.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.de.or/, [ˈmɛ.d̪e.ɔr]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.de.or/, [ˈmɛː.d̪ɛ.ɔr]

Verb

medeor (present infinitive medērī); second conjugation, deponent, no perfect or supine stem

1. (with dative case) I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a disease.
2. (figuratively) I amend, correct, relieve.

meditation

From Old French meditacion, from Latin meditātio, from meditatus, the past participle of meditārī (“to meditate, to think over, consider”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, limit, consider, advise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛdɪˈteɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

meditation (countable and uncountable, plural meditations)

1. A devotional exercise of, or leading to contemplation.
2. A contemplative discourse, often on a religious or philosophical subject.
3. A musical theme treated in a meditative manner.

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medius From Proto-Italic *meðjos, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Cognate with Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos), Sanskrit मध्य (mádhya), Avestan ‎ (maⁱδiiāna), Old Armenian մէջ (mēǰ), Persian میان‎ (miān) etc.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.di.us/, [ˈmɛ.d̪i.ʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.di.us/, [ˈmɛː.d̪i.us]

Adjective

medius (feminine media, neuter medium, comparative magis medius, superlative medioximus); first/second-declension adjective

1. middle

   media pars corporis; medium corpus ― the waist

2. half
3. moderate
4. indifferent, undecided

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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