Media

See also: media, média, medía, mediá, and Mèdia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία (Mēdía), from Μῆδος (Mêdos), from *Mada (vocalization uncertain), the Old Median language self-designator signifying speakers of the Median language. Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”) i.e. central kingdom, cognate with Sanskrit मध्य (mádhya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːdɪə/

Proper noun

Media

2. (historical) A geographic region and ancient satrapy of the Persian Empire in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes.
4. (historical) A possible ancient kingdom ruled by the Medes from approximately 700 to 550 BCE, whose extent and sometimes even existence is debated.
5. A place in the United States:
   1. A township and village therein, in Henderson County, Illinois.
   2. A ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas.
   3. A borough, the county seat of Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Derived terms

• Median
• Media Atropatene

Related terms

• Mede

Translations

historical region in northwestern Iran

• Arabic: مَاه (ar) (māh) (archaic)
• Armenian: Մարաստան (Marastan), Մարաց աշխարհ (Maracʻ ašxarh)

  Old Armenian: Մարաստան (Marastan), Մարաց աշխարհ (Maracʻ ašxarh), Մարք (Markʻ)

• Bulgarian: Мидия f (Midija)
• Catalan: Mèdia f
• Czech: Médie f
• Danish: Medien (da)
• French: Médie (fr) f
• German: Medien (de) n
• Greek:

  Ancient: Μηδία (Mēdía), Μαδηνή (Madēnḗ)

• Hebrew: מָדַי (he) m (madáy)
• Irish: an Mhéide f
• Latin: Mēdia
• Lithuanian: Medija f
• Marathi: मेदिया (mediyā)
• Old Persian: 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda)
• Parthian: 𐭌𐭀𐭃 (Māδ)
• Persian: ماد (fa) (mâd), ماه (fa) (mâh)
• Polish: Media (pl) f
• Russian: Ми́дия (ru) f (Mídija)
• Swedish: Medien (sv) n

territories corresponding to the empire ruled by dynasts from Media

• Armenian: Մարաստան (Marastan), Մարաց աշխարհ (Maracʻ ašxarh)

  Old Armenian: Մարաստան (Marastan), Մարաց աշխարհ (Maracʻ ašxarh), Մարք (Markʻ)

• Bulgarian: Мидия f (Midija)
• Catalan: Mèdia f
• German: Medien (de) n
• Irish: an Mhéide f
• Lithuanian: Medija f
• Marathi: मेदिया (mediyā)
• Persian: ماد (fa) (mâd), ماه (fa) (mâh)
• Polish: Media (pl) f
• Russian: Ми́дия (ru) f (Mídija)

Further reading

• “Media”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Maedi, aimed, amide, maide

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin media.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmeːdi̯a]
• Hyphenation: Me‧dia

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Media f (genitive Media, plural Medien or Mediä or Mediae)

1. (linguistics) media

Declension

Declension of Media [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Media	die	Medien, Mediä, Mediae
genitive	einer	der	Media	der	Medien, Mediä, Mediae
dative	einer	der	Media	den	Medien, Mediä, Mediaen
accusative	eine	die	Media	die	Medien, Mediä, Mediae

Further reading

• “Media, Sprache, Laut, Gefäßwand” in Duden online
• “Media, Vermittler, Träger” in Duden online
• “Media” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.dja/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛdja
• Syllabification: Me‧dia

Proper noun

Media f

1. (historical) Media (a geographic region and ancient satrapy of the Persian Empire in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes)
2. (historical) Media (a possible ancient kingdom ruled by the Medes from approximately 700 to 550 BCE, whose extent and sometimes even existence is debated)

Declension

Declension of Media

	singular
nominative	Media
genitive	Medii
dative	Medii
accusative	Medię
instrumental	Medią
locative	Medii
vocative	Medio

Further reading

• Media in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmedja/ [ˈme.ð̞ja]
• Rhymes: -edja
• Syllabification: Me‧dia

Proper noun

Media f

1. (historical) Media (a geographic region and ancient satrapy of the Persian Empire in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes)
2. (historical) Media (a possible ancient kingdom ruled by the Medes from approximately 700 to 550 BCE, whose extent and sometimes even existence is debated)

Related terms

• medo