meðal
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse meðal, from Proto-Germanic *midlą (“middle”). Compare Danish middel (“means, something used to cure”), which was instead probably borrowed through Low German.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
meðal n (genitive singular meðals, nominative plural meðul)
Declension edit
declension of meðal
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Preposition edit
meðal
- (governs the genitive) among, amongst
- Ég er meðal mikilmenna.
- I am amongst great men.
- Ég er meðal mikilmenna.
Adverb edit
meðal
Usage notes edit
Usually always written as a prefix (meðal-), but often written separately when the following word is long (meðal fótboltamaður) although such usage is proscribed.
May in informal speech stand by itself (Ég er bara meðal. (“I'm just average.”)).