meðal
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editmeðal n (genitive singular meðals, nominative plural meðul)
Declension
editDeclension of meðal | ||||
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n-s | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | meðal | meðalið | meðul/meðöl | meðulin/meðölin |
accusative | meðal | meðalið | meðul/meðöl | meðulin/meðölin |
dative | meðali | meðalinu | meðulum / meðölum | meðulunum / meðölunum |
genitive | meðals | meðalsins | meðala | meðalanna |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editPreposition
editmeðal
- (governs the genitive) among, amongst
- Ég er meðal mikilmenna.
- I am amongst great men.
- Ég er meðal mikilmenna.
Adverb
editmeðal
Usage notes
editUsually 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.”)).
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