middelmådig

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German middelmātich. Compare Dutch middelmatig, German mittelmäßig and Swedish medelmåttig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /midəlmɔːdi/, [ˈmiðˀəlˌmɔːˀði]

Adjective

middelmådig (neuter middelmådigt, plural and definite singular attributive middelmådige)

1. mediocre, indifferent, run-of-the-mill

Inflection

Inflection of middelmådig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	middelmådig	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	middelmådigt	—	—2
plural	middelmådige	—	—2
definite attributive1	middelmådige	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

• halvdårlig
• jævn

Derived terms

• middelmådighed

References

• “middelmådig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• middelmåtig (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From Middle Low German middelmatich through Danish.

Adjective

middelmådig (neuter singular middelmådig, definite singular and plural middelmådige)

1. mediocre

References

• “middelmådig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.