medel

See also: Medel and medel-

Swedish

Etymology

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

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Noun

medel n

1. a means (to an end), a tool

   ändamålen helgar medlen

   the ends justify the means

2. 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.

3. 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?

4. a mean (an average), a centre, a middle

   i medlet av 17:e århundradet

   in the middle of the 17th century

Declension

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

Related terms

• bemedlad
• diskmedel
• kommunikationsmedel
• läkemedel
• livsmedel
• medel-
• medelbar
• medellös
• medelvärde
• rusmedel
• sprängmedel
• stridsmedel
• tvättmedel