mediante

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈdjan.te/
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: me‧diàn‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin mediante, from the ablative singular of Late Latin mediantem, present active participle of mediō (“to be in the middle”).

Preposition

mediante

1. by, through, by means of, using

   Synonyms: attraverso, con, grazie a, (literary) mercé, per mezzo di, tramite

2. (archaic or literary) because of, as a result of

   Synonym: a causa di

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Late Latin mediantem (“being in the middle”), present active participle of mediō (“to be in the middle”).

Noun

mediante f (plural medianti)

1. (music) mediant

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

mediante (plural medianti)

1. present participle of mediare

Further reading

• mediante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• antemide, dimenate, emendati

Latin

Participle

mediante

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of mediāns

Spanish

Etymology

From the Latin mediantem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈdjante/ [meˈð̞jãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: me‧dian‧te

Preposition

mediante

1. by means of, through, using

Usage notes

• Mediante is mostly restricted to formal use, being replaced by por medio de in informal use.

Further reading

• “mediante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014