mittemellan

Swedish edit

Alternative forms edit

mitt emellan

Etymology edit

Compound of mitt (“middle”) +‎ emellan (“between”). Inherited from Old Swedish mit i mällan. According to SO attested since 1420.

Adverb edit

mittemellan (not comparable)

midway (in) between, in the middle, right in between (concretely or abstractly)
(games) a (hidden) object placed neither high nor low
Coordinate terms: fisk, fågel

– Det börjar brännas.
– Fågel, fisk eller mittemellan?
– It's getting hot.
–High, low or in-between?
(literally, “Bird, fish or in-between?”)

Preposition edit

mittemellan

midway (in) between, in the middle between, right in between (concretely or abstractly)

Usage notes edit

Sometimes used more to add emphasis, like "right in between" as opposed to "between" in English, when the location or the like would be clear regardless.