mittel

German

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈmɪtl̩], [ˈmɪtəl]

Adjective

mittel (comparative mittlerer, superlative am mittelsten)

1. middle
2. average

Usage notes

The positive form mittel has largely fallen out of usage in modern German, occuring mostly in compound terms such as Mittelalter, Mittelpunkt, Mittelhochdeutsch, et cetera. The comparative form mittlerer is used in places where one would expect the positive form.

Derived terms

• Mittelalter
• Mittelgebirge
• Mittelhochdeutsch
• Mittelpunkt

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