medel

See also: Medel and medel-

Slovene[edit]

Participle[edit]

mẹ̄dəł

masculine singular l-participle of mesti

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Known from Old Swedish, same as German Mittel and English middle. The stand-alone adjective is archaic, but lives on as the superlative medelst, as a prefix medel- and many related words, e.g. emellertid.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

medel n

a means (to an end), a tool
ändamålen helgar medlen
the ends justify the means
a substance, a stuff, a medium
Ett farligt medel som Livsmedelsverket har satt en användningsgräns för.
A dangerous substance for which the National Food Administration has set a usage limit.
money, capital, funding
med egna medel
with one's own money, by one's own means

Ska du söka medel för din forskning?
Will you apply for funding for your research?
a mean (an average), a centre, a middle
i medlet av 17:e århundradet
in the middle of the 17th century

Declension[edit]

Declension of medel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	medel	medlet	medel	medlen
Genitive	medels	medlets	medels	medlens

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