See also: midja

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse miðja, Proto-Germanic *midjǭ (centre), *midją.

Noun edit

miðja f (genitive singular miðju, plural miðjur)

  1. center, middle
  2. (anatomy) waist, waistline

Declension edit

Declension of miðja
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative miðja miðjan miðjur miðjurnar
accusative miðju miðjuna miðjur miðjurnar
dative miðju miðjuni miðjum miðjunum
genitive miðju miðjunnar miðja miðjanna

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse miðja, Proto-Germanic *midjǭ (centre), *midją.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

miðja f (genitive singular miðju, nominative plural miðjur)

  1. middle, center

Declension edit

Verb edit

miðja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative miðjaði, supine miðjað)

  1. to center

Conjugation edit

Old Norse edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Germanic *midjǭ (centre), *midją, whence also German Mitte.

Noun edit

miðja f (genitive miðju, plural miðjur)

  1. centre, middle
Declension edit
Descendants edit
  • Icelandic: miðja
  • Faroese: miðja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: midje
  • Norwegian Bokmål: midje
  • Old Swedish: midhia
  • Danish: midje

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

miðja

  1. indefinite genitive plural of mið

Adjective edit

miðja

  1. inflection of miðr:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine accusative plural
    3. weak masculine oblique singular
    4. weak feminine nominative singular
    5. weak neuter singular