Media

See also: media, média, medía, and mediá

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Mēdia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Μηδία (Mēdía), from Μῆδος (Mêdos), from *Mada (vocalization uncertain), the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Median language self-designator signifying speakers of the Median language. Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”) i.e. central kingdom, cognate with Sanskrit मध्य (mádhya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːdɪə/

Proper noun

Media

1. (historical) A region in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes
2. (historical) territories corresponding to the empire ruled by dynasts from Media
3. A borough, the county seat of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Derived terms

• Median
• Media Atropatene

Related terms

• Mede

Translations

historical region in northwestern Iran

• Arabic: مَاه (ar) (māh) (archaic)
• Armenian: Մարաստան (Marastan), Մարաց աշխարհ (Maracʻ ašxarh)

  Old Armenian: Մարաստան (Marastan), Մարաց աշխարհ (Maracʻ ašxarh), Մարք (Markʻ)

• Czech: Médie f
• Danish: Medien (da)
• German: Medien (de) n
• Greek:

  Ancient: ,

• Hebrew: מָדַי (he) m (madáy)
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• Irish: an Mhéide f
• Latin: Mēdia
• Old Persian: 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda)
• Parthian: 𐭌𐭀𐭃 (Māδ)
• Persian: ماد (fa) (Mâd)
• Polish: Media (pl) f
• Russian: Ми́дия (ru) f (Mídija)
• Swedish: Medien (sv) n

territories corresponding to the empire ruled by dynasts from Media

• Armenian: Մարաստան (Marastan), Մարաց աշխարհ (Maracʻ ašxarh)

  Old Armenian: Մարաստան (Marastan), Մարաց աշխարհ (Maracʻ ašxarh), Մարք (Markʻ)

• German: Medien (de) n
• Irish: an Mhéide f
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• Persian: ماد (fa) (Mâd)
• Polish: Media (pl) f
• Russian: Ми́дия (ru) f (Mídija)

Further reading

• “Media”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Maedi, aimed, amide, maide

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German

Etymology

From Latin media.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmeːdi̯a]
• Hyphenation: Me‧dia

Noun

Media f (genitive Media, plural Medien or Mediä or Mediae)

1. (linguistics) media

Further reading

• “Media” in Duden online

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): //ˈmɛd.ja//

• audio:

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Proper noun

Media f

1. Media

Declension

Declension of Media

	singular
nominative	Media
genitive	Medii
dative	Medii
accusative	Medię
instrumental	Medią
locative	Medii
vocative	Medio