Mediterranean en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /-ni.ən/ (Scotland)
- /ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪnɪən/ (US)
- [mɛdɪtəˈɹeɪnjən] (US)
- /ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪni.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-nɪ.ən/ (Scotland)
- /ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹɛjnɪjən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˌmedətəˈɹæɪni.ən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌmɛdɪtəˈɾeːni.ən/ (Wales)
- [mɛɾɪtəˈɹeɪnɪən] (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˌmɛdɪtəˈɾene.ən/ (Scotland)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *ters-der. Proto-Italic *terzā Latin terra Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āneus Latin mediterrāneus ▲ Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mediterranean From Latin mediterrāneus (“inland”, from medius (“middle”) + terra (“earth, land”) + -āneus (adjectival suffix)) + -an.
Meanings
- Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Mediterranean | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most Mediterranean | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Mediterranean Squadron · Mediterranean erythematous fever · Mediterranean Irishman · Mediterranean fruit fly · Mediterranean eddy · Mediterranean strawflower · Mediterranean parrotfish · Mediterranean Theater of Operations · Mediterranean lymphoma · Mediterranean gull · Mediterranean water · Mediterranean forest · Mediterranean stone pine · Mediterraneanness · Mediterranean Revival · Mediterranean blue · submediterranean · Mediterranean wood · Mediterranean tropical cyclone · Mediterranean anchovy · Mediterranean theileriosis · Mediterranean spotted fever · Mediterranean pine · Mediterranean back · medicane · Mediterranean front · Mediterranean Station · Mediterranean fan palm · Mediterranean monk seal · Mediterranean flour moth · Mediterraneanise · Mediterranean water shrew · Mediterranean States · familial Mediterranean fever · Mediterranean stinkbush · Mediterranean region · Mediterranean gecko · Mediterranean exanthematous fever · Mediterranean Games · Mediterranean-hemoglobin E disease · Mediterranean Lingua Franca · Mediterranean Irish · Mediterranean recluse spider · Mediterranean dwarf palm · Mediterranean fever · Mediterranean snapdragon · Mediterranean anemia · Mediterranean Deep Water · proto-Mediterranean · Mediterranean shearwater · Mediterranean Sea · Mediterranean triad · Mediterraneanize · Mediterranean lens · Mediterranean spearfish · Mediterranean climate · Proto-Mediterranean · sub-Mediterranean · Mediterranean coast fever · Mediterranean lingua franca · Mediterranean cypress · Mediterranean lenses · Mediterranean house gecko · Mediterranean hackberry · Mediterranean basin · Mediterranean race · Mediterranean diet · Mediterranean outflow · Mediterranean disease
Relateds
Middle Earth · medium · terrestrial · middle · Middle-earth · Terran · terra
Translations (51)
rsk стредожемни (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · mk медитера́нски (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · mk средоземен (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · mt Mediterran (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · fa مدیترانهای (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · nl mediterraan (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · vi Địa Trung Hải (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · ka ხმელთაშუა (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · ga Meánmhara (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · rsk штредожемни (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · de mediterran (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · hu mediterrán (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · pl śródziemnomorski (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · ru средиземный (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · fi välimerellinen (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · ka ხმელთაშუა ზღვის (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · fi Välimeren (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · ms mediteranean (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · ro mediteranean (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · cs středozemní (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · fr méditerranéen (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · gl mediterráneo (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · sq mesdhetar (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · ka ხმელთაშუაზღვისპირა (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · mk средоземноморски (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · yi מיטלענדיש (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · ca mediterrani (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · sv mediterran (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · eo mediteranea (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · he ים תיכוני (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · cs středomořský (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · sh mediteran (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · scn miditirraniu (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · pt mediterrâneo (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · ro mediteran (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · it mediterraneo (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · es mediterráneo (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · uk середземномо́рський (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · sv medelhavs- (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · pt mediterrânico (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · be міжземнаморскі (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · ga Meánmhuirí (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · el μεσογειακός (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · hi भूमध्य (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · ru средиземноморский (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · hy միջերկրական (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · rsk медитерански (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · ast mediterraneu (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · oc mediterranèu (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · la mediterraneus (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region) · vo Zänodamelik (of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region)