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medal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Received-Pronunciation) audio
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈmɛdəl/
  • mĕdʹ-əl
  • [ˈmɛɾ.ɫ̩] (US)
  • [ˈmeɾ.ɫ̩] (Australia)
  • [ˈmɛd.ɫ̩] (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French medaille, medale, from Italian medaglia (originally "half a denarius"), from Early Medieval Latin medālia, feminine derived via dissimilation (/dj–lj/ > /d–lj/) from mediālia, neuter plural of Late Latin mediālis (“middle”, adjective), from Classical Latin medius.

Meanings

  1. A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
    • Whether their images, shrines, relics, consecrated things, holy water, medals, benedictions, those divine amulets, holy exorcisms, and the sign of the cross, be available in this disease? , II.i.3
  2. A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.
  3. (obsolete) A Roman coin worth half a denarius.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
medals Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

putty medal · what do you want, a medal · bemedal · medal play · medal table · medal game · medalist · bronze medal · medalless · gold medal · silver medal · tea and medals

Descendants

メダル · مِدال · 메달

Relateds

medallion · medallurgy · medalet · medallic · medallist

Translations (141)

am ሽልማት (stamped metal disc) · hi बिल्ला (stamped metal disc) · ca medalla (stamped metal disc) · cmn 勳章 /勋章 (stamped metal disc) · kk медаль (stamped metal disc) · kmr medalya (stamped metal disc) · ms pingat (stamped metal disc) · hi मेडल (stamped metal disc) · nb medalje (stamped metal disc) · bg меда́л (stamped metal disc) · ko 훈장 (stamped metal disc) · sh мѐдаља (stamped metal disc) · tl medalya (stamped metal disc) · gl medalla (stamped metal disc) · my ဆုတံဆိပ်ရှင် (stamped metal disc) · ro medalie (stamped metal disc) · fy medalje (stamped metal disc) · bn মেডেল (stamped metal disc) · km មេដាយ (stamped metal disc) · mt midalja (stamped metal disc) · pl medal (stamped metal disc) · hi तमग़ा (stamped metal disc) · br medalenn (stamped metal disc) · pa ਮੈਡਲ (stamped metal disc) · nl medaille (stamped metal disc) · tg медал (stamped metal disc) · acw ميدالية (stamped metal disc) · bn পদক (stamped metal disc) · ota مدالیه (stamped metal disc) · mn медаль (stamped metal disc) · ast medaya (stamped metal disc) · la medalis (stamped metal disc) · pa ਤਮਗ਼ਾ (stamped metal disc) · cs medaile (stamped metal disc) · lv medaļa (stamped metal disc) · et medal (stamped metal disc) · vi huy chương (stamped metal disc) · hi तमगा (stamped metal disc) · oc medalha (stamped metal disc) · bo རྟགས་མ (stamped metal disc) · ja 勲章 (stamped metal disc) · fo heiðursmerki (stamped metal disc) · ar مِيدَالِيَة (stamped metal disc) · st metlele (stamped metal disc) · fa-ira مِدال (stamped metal disc) · hrx Mëtallia (stamped metal disc) · sw nishani (stamped metal disc) · gu ચંદ્રક (stamped metal disc) · ga bonn (stamped metal disc) · km ឥស្សរិយាភរណៈ (stamped metal disc) · te పతకం (stamped metal disc) · fi mitali (stamped metal disc) · my ဆုတံဆိပ် (stamped metal disc) · tt медаль (stamped metal disc) · lo ຫຣຽນ (stamped metal disc) · so bilada (stamped metal disc) · my ဆုရှင် (stamped metal disc) · sh mèdalja (stamped metal disc) · wa medaye (stamped metal disc) · de Medaille (stamped metal disc) · gu પદક (stamped metal disc) · sk medaila (stamped metal disc) · gd bonn-cuimhne (stamped metal disc) · cy medal (stamped metal disc) · uz medal (stamped metal disc) · ar مِِيدَالْيَة (stamped metal disc) · ky медаль (stamped metal disc) · bn তকমা (stamped metal disc) · is minnispeningur (stamped metal disc) · os медаль (stamped metal disc) · be меда́ль (stamped metal disc) · ko 상패 (stamped metal disc) · so billad (stamped metal disc) · ms medali (stamped metal disc) · mr पदक (stamped metal disc) · be мэда́ль (stamped metal disc) · ne तक्मा (stamped metal disc) · it medaglia (stamped metal disc) · sl medalja (stamped metal disc) · ja 賞牌 (stamped metal disc) · my တံဆိပ် (stamped metal disc) · ug مېدال (stamped metal disc) · eo medalo (stamped metal disc) · az medal (stamped metal disc) · cmn 獎章 /奖章 (stamped metal disc) · yi מעדאַל (stamped metal disc) · ur تَمْغا (stamped metal disc) · acw وِسام (stamped metal disc) · hi पदक (stamped metal disc) · ne पदक (stamped metal disc) · scn middaghia (stamped metal disc) · el μετάλλιο (stamped metal disc) · nl erepenning (stamped metal disc) · ko 메달 (stamped metal disc) · ml ബിരുദമുദ്ര (stamped metal disc) · lt medalis (stamped metal disc) · af medalje (stamped metal disc) · hy մեդալ (stamped metal disc) · hi तकमा (stamped metal disc) · vi mề đay (stamped metal disc) · ja メダル (stamped metal disc) · lo ຫລຽນ (stamped metal disc) · es medalla (stamped metal disc) · hu medália (stamped metal disc) · io medalio (stamped metal disc) · sv medalj (stamped metal disc) · tk nyşan (stamped metal disc) · mk медал (stamped metal disc) · cmn 勛章 /勋章 (stamped metal disc) · th เหรียญ (stamped metal disc) · hi तक्मा (stamped metal disc) · myv ловмоярмак (stamped metal disc) · pt medalha (stamped metal disc) · mn одон (stamped metal disc) · mr बिल्ला (stamped metal disc) · ml പതക്കം (stamped metal disc) · tr madalya (stamped metal disc) · fo medalja (stamped metal disc) · ml സ്മാരകമുദ്ര (stamped metal disc) · is medalía (stamped metal disc) · te బిరుదు బిళ్ళ (stamped metal disc) · arz مدلية (stamped metal disc) · uk меда́ль (stamped metal disc) · ar وِسَام (stamped metal disc) · ru меда́ль (stamped metal disc) · eu domina (stamped metal disc) · tk medal (stamped metal disc) · cy bathodyn (stamped metal disc) · ur میڈَل (stamped metal disc) · ba миҙал (stamped metal disc) · he מֵדַלְיָה (stamped metal disc) · ta பதக்கம் (stamped metal disc) · nn medalje (stamped metal disc) · hu érem (stamped metal disc) · sq medalje (stamped metal disc) · es presea (stamped metal disc) · fr médaille (stamped metal disc) · id medali (stamped metal disc) · da medalje (stamped metal disc) · lld bedaia (stamped metal disc) · ka მედალი (stamped metal disc)

medal en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Received-Pronunciation) audio
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈmɛdəl/
  • mĕdʹ-əl
  • [ˈmɛɾ.ɫ̩] (US)
  • [ˈmeɾ.ɫ̩] (Australia)
  • [ˈmɛd.ɫ̩] (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French medaille, medale, from Italian medaglia (originally "half a denarius"), from Early Medieval Latin medālia, feminine derived via dissimilation (/dj–lj/ > /d–lj/) from mediālia, neuter plural of Late Latin mediālis (“middle”, adjective), from Classical Latin medius.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, intransitive) To win a medal.
    • In 2008, after being passed over yet again for USA Basketball’s Beijing Olympics team, San Antonio Stars all-star Becky Hammon signed a four-year, $2m contract with CSKA Moscow that included a six-figure bonus for becoming a naturalised citizen and medaling at the Games. 2022 September 3, Andrew Lawrence, “Brittney Griner’s Russian ordeal is a byproduct of WNBA’s shoestring funding”, in The Guardian:
    • I dashed into the mall; bought a gift; raced to the card store, snapped up a two-fer gift-bag special and was back in my car in 26 minutes. I could medal in power shopping. 2004 October 29, Carol McAlice Currie, “Unposted laws make downtown seem unwelcoming”, in Statesman Journal, volume 152, number 214, Salem, OR, page 1C:
    • He medalled twice at the Olympics.
    • Rebecca Romero medaled in rowing and track cycling in 2004 and 2008, joining East German swimmer-turned-handball player Roswitha Krause and several swimmers/divers as two-sport medalists. 2024 July 30, Beau Dure, “What’s tougher than competing in an Olympic sport? Competing in two”, in The Guardian:
    • I wanted to medal. I was pregnant and I wanted to medal. 2013 January 13, “Je Ne Sais What?”, in The Good Wife, season 4, episode 12, spoken by Anna (Elizabeth Alderfer):
    • Though she never medalled at the Olympics, she did win a pair of golds at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador in 2002. 2024 August 20, Edward Helmore, “Five-time Olympian cyclist found dead in Las Vegas after choking on food”, in The Guardian:
    • Vocab-wise, medalling and PB-ing are now totally part-and-parcelled, and most experts in South Korea believe podiumed, finalled and all-comered are not far off lexiconing. 2011 January 9, Harry Pearson, “London 2012 can legacy by verbing the noun”, in The Guardian:
  2. (transitive) To award a medal to.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
medaled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
medaled Tense=Past US lexicographic
medalling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
medalled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
medalled Tense=Past UK lexicographic
medals Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
medaling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic

Relateds

podium · final