German

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Etymology

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Backformation from older unmittelbar, perhaps as a loan translation of Latin mediātus (unmittelbar being itself a loan translation of Latin immediātus). Analysable as Mittel (means, medium) +‎ -bar (-able, -ly).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪtəlˌbaː(ɐ̯)/
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Adjective

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mittelbar (strong nominative masculine singular mittelbarer, comparative mittelbarer, superlative am mittelbarsten)

  1. indirect, mediate
    Synonym: indirekt
    Antonyms: unmittelbar, direkt

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