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middel

See also: Middel and middel-

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch middel.

Noun edit

middel (plural middele)

  1. means

Noun edit

middel (plural middels)

  1. remedy, cure
  2. middle, waist

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German middel, from Old Saxon middil, from Proto-Germanic *midlą. The noun is derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /midəl/, [ˈmiðˀəl]

Noun edit

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

  1. means
  2. remedy

Usage notes edit

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

Inflection edit

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

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

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

  1. medium, average

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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, aspirin is a cure for everything.

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Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: middel
  • Negerhollands: midlen

Noun edit

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.

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Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmidəl/, /ˈmɛdəl/

Noun edit

middel (plural middeles)

  1. The middle or centre of something.
    • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎[1], published c. 1410, 4:6, page 118v, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
      ⁊ bifoꝛe þe ſeete as a ſee of glas liyk a criſtal ¶ and in þe myddil of þe ſeete ⁊ in þe cumpas of þe ſete .· foure beeſtis ful of iȝen bifoꝛe ⁊ bihynde
      And in front of the throne [there was] a sea of glass, like a crystal. And in the middle of the throne and all around it, [there were] four beasts covered in eyes on the 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.

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Adjective edit

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.

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Preposition edit

middel

  1. In the middle

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German middel.

Noun edit

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)

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German middel.

Noun edit

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

  1. a means (as above)

Derived terms edit

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