medieval
See also: médiéval
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɛd.i.ˈiː.vəl/, /ˌmiː.di.ˈiː.vəl/, /mɪd.ˈiː.vəl/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /mɪd.ˈi.vəl/, /ˌmɛdi.ˈi.vəl/
- Rhymes: -iːvəl
Adjective edit
medieval (comparative more medieval, superlative most medieval)
- Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
- Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:
- Archaic.
- Brutal.
- 1969 March 24, New York Magazine, page 58:
- Brute force can get you into any apartment if you want to get medieval about it.
- 2003, Robert Ludlum, The Janson Directive, page 579:
- "Oh, what a nifty idea," Collins said dryly. "Get a bunch of angry brothers with a blowtorch and some pliers and get medieval on his ass."
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
of or relating to the Middle Ages
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having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages
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brutal — see brutal
Noun edit
medieval (plural medievals)
- Someone living in the Middle Ages.
- A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).
- Thank God for modern remedies: the medievals were often useless or even harmful.
Translations edit
a medieval thing
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someone living in the Middle Ages
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Aragonese edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
medieval (plural medievals)
References edit
- “medieval”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /mə.di.əˈval/
- (Central) IPA(key): /mə.di.əˈbal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /me.di.eˈval/
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective edit
medieval m or f (masculine and feminine plural medievals)
Derived terms edit
Galician edit
Adjective edit
medieval m or f (plural medievais)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From medievo (from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”)) + -al.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: me‧di‧e‧val
Adjective edit
medieval m or f (plural medievais)
Related terms edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French médiéval.
Adjective edit
medieval m or n (feminine singular medievală, masculine plural medievali, feminine and neuter plural medievale)
Declension edit
Declension of medieval
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | medieval | medievală | medievali | medievale | ||
definite | medievalul | medievala | medievalii | medievalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | medieval | medievale | medievali | medievale | ||
definite | medievalului | medievalei | medievalilor | medievalelor |
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
medieval m or f (masculine and feminine plural medievales)
- medieval
- El castellano antiguo también se llama español medieval.
- Old Castilian is also called Medieval Spanish.
Further reading edit
- “medieval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014