Mittelalter
German edit
Etymology edit
From mittel + Alter. Originally used in the sense of "middle age (of life)". The sense of "Middle Ages" is a loan translation of Latin medium aevum.
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Noun edit
Mittelalter n (strong, genitive Mittelalters, no plural)
- Middle Ages
- (rare) middle age
- Synonym: mittleres Alter
- (colloquial) Middle-aged person or persons.
Declension edit
Declension of Mittelalter [sg-only, neuter, strong]
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Descendants edit
- → Norwegian Bokmål: middelalder (calque)
Further reading edit
- “Mittelalter” in Duden online
- “Mittelalter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache