mediante
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin mediante, from the ablative singular of Late Latin mediantem, present active participle of mediō (“to be in the middle”).
Preposition edit
mediante
- by, through, by means of, using
- Synonyms: attraverso, con, grazie a, (literary) mercé, per mezzo di, tramite
- (archaic or literary) because of, as a result of
- Synonym: a causa di
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Late Latin mediantem (“being in the middle”), present active participle of mediō (“to be in the middle”).
Noun edit
mediante f (plural medianti)
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle edit
mediante (plural medianti)
Further reading edit
- mediante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Participle edit
mediante
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
mediante
Usage notes edit
- Mediante is mostly restricted to formal use, being replaced by por medio de in informal use.
Further reading edit
- “mediante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014