middel

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Contents 1 Danish 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Inflection 1.4 Adjective 2 Dutch 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Synonyms 2.3.2 Derived terms 2.4 Noun

[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Middle Low German middel. The noun is derived from the adjective.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /midəl/, [ˈmiðˀəl]

[edit] Noun

middel n. (singular definite midlet or middelet, plural indefinite midler)

1. means
2. remedy

[edit] Usage notes

Used in plural the meaning may be money, funds, means or measures; see midler.

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Adjective

middel (indeclinable)

1. medium, average

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From Middle Dutch middel < Proto-Germanic *medlija-. Cognate with English middle and German Mittel.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɪdəl/

[edit] Noun

middel n. (plural middelen, diminutive middeltje)

1. means

   Een pincet is het middel bij uitstek om een splinter te verwijderen.

   Tweezers are the appropriate means to remove a splinter.

2. medicine, cure

   Aspirine is ondertussen een middeltje tegen alles.

   By now, aspirine is a cure for everything.

[edit] Synonyms

• instrument
• werktuig

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Noun

middel n. (plural middels, diminutive middeltje)

1. waist

   De jurk zit strak om haar middel.

   The dress fits nicely around her waist.