middel
Afrikaans
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German middel. The noun is derived from the adjective.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /midəl/, [ˈmiðˀəl]
Inflection
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch middel, from Old Dutch middil, from Proto-Germanic *midil-, *midlą, *midilą, *medalą (“middle”). Cognate with English middle and German Mittel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪdəl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mid‧del
Noun
Synonyms
Derived terms
- betaalmiddel
- betalingsmiddel
- door middel van
- glijmiddel
- huismiddel
- hulpmiddel
- lapmiddel
- levensmiddel
- middels
- onmiddellijk
- paardenmiddel
- redmiddel
- reinigingsmiddel
- schoonmaakmiddel
- slaapmiddel
- verdovingsmiddel
- vervoersmiddel
- wondermiddel
Descendants
- Afrikaans: middel
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English middel, from Proto-Germanic *midilą, a form of *midlą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmidəl/, /ˈmɛdəl/
Noun
middel (plural middeles)
- The middle or centre of something.
- a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Apocalips 4:6”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
- And bifor the ſeete as a ſee of glas, lijk a cryſtal, and in the myddil of the ſeete, and in the cumpas of the ſeete, foure beeſtis ful of iȝen bifore and bihynde.
- And before the throne, it was like a sea of glass and like a crystal, and in the middle of and around the throne, [there were] four beasts having eyes on their front and back.
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- The midst of something.
- The middle period or part of something.
- The intermediate, middle-ranking (member of a group).
- A half of something.
References
- “middel (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-20.
Adjective
middel (inflected form middle, comparative middelre, superlative middelest)
- In the middle; the middle.
- The intermediate, middle-ranking (of a group).
- Intermediate, middle-ranking.
- Half, halfway; in the midpoint of a group.
References
- “middel (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-20.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German middel
Noun
middel n (definite singular middelet or midlet, indefinite plural middel or midler, definite plural midla or midlene)
- a means (action or system by which a result is achieved)
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German middel
Noun
middel n (definite singular middelet, indefinite plural middel, definite plural midla)
- a means (as above)
Derived terms
References
- “middel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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