middel

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See also: Middel and middel-

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch middel.

Noun

middel (plural middele)

  1. means

Noun

middel (plural middels)

  1. remedy, cure
  2. middle, waist

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /midəl/, [ˈmiðˀəl]

Noun

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

  1. means
  2. remedy

Usage notes

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

Inflection

Declension of middel
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative middel midlet
middelet 		midler midlerne
genitive middels midlets
middelets 		midlers midlernes

Adjective

middel (neuter middel, plural and definite singular attributive middel)

  1. medium, average

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch middel, from Old Dutch middil, from Proto-Germanic *midil-, *midlą, *midilą, *medalą (“middle”). Cognate with English middle and German Mittel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪdəl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mid‧del

Noun

middel n (plural middelen, diminutive middeltje n)

  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.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: middel

Noun

middel n or m (plural middels, diminutive middeltje n)

  1. waist
    De jurk zit strak om haar middel.
    The dress fits nicely around her waist.

Descendants

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English middel, from Proto-Germanic *midilą, a form of *midlą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmidəl/, /ˈmɛdəl/

Noun

middel (plural middeles)

  1. The middle or centre of something.
    • a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Apocalips 4:6”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
      And bifor the ſeete as a ſee of glas, lijk a cryſtal, and in the myddil of the ſeete, and in the cumpas of the ſeete, foure beeſtis ful of iȝen bifore and bihynde.
      And before the throne, it was like a sea of glass and like a crystal, and in the middle of and around the throne, [there were] four beasts having eyes on their front and back.
  2. The midst of something.
  3. The middle period or part of something.
  4. The intermediate, middle-ranking (member of a group).
  5. A half of something.

Descendants

References

Adjective

middel (plural and weak singular middle, comparative middelre, superlative middelest)

  1. In the middle; the middle.
  2. The intermediate, middle-ranking (of a group).
  3. Intermediate, middle-ranking.
  4. Half, halfway; in the midpoint of a group.

Descendants

References

Preposition

middel

  1. In the middle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German middel

Noun

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

  1. a means (action or system by which a result is achieved)

Derived terms

Terms derived from middel

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German middel

Noun

middel n (definite singular middelet, indefinite plural middel, definite plural midla)

  1. a means (as above)

Derived terms

Terms derived from middel

References

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