medelhav

Swedish

Etymology

medel- +‎ hav

Noun

medelhav n

1. (geology, oceanography) mediterranean sea (sea mostly enclosed by land)

   Coordinate term: randhav

   Röda havet, Östersjön och Medelhavet är medelhav.

   The Red Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea are mediterranean seas.

Declension

Declension of medelhav

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	medelhav	medelhavs
	definite	medelhavet	medelhavets
plural	indefinite	medelhav	medelhavs
	definite	medelhaven	medelhavens

Related terms

• Medelhavet

References

• “medelhav”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)