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middle en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • [ˈmɪ.dəɫ] (UK)
  • [ˈmɪ̝.ɾ-] (Australia)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈmɘdɘl/ (New-Zealand)
  • [ˈmɪ̝.dʊ] (Australia)
  • [ˈmɪ̝.dəɫ] (Australia)
  • /ˈmɪdl̩/ (UK)
  • [ˈmɪ.dʊ] (UK)
  • [ˈmə.ɾ-] (New-Zealand)
  • [ˈmɨdl̩] (General-South-African)
  • [ˈmə.dɯ(ɫ)] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈmɪdl̩/ (US)
  • [ˈmɪ.ɾɫ̩] (US)
  • /ˈmɪdəl/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *midjō Proto-Germanic *-ilą Proto-Germanic *midlą Old English middel Middle English myddel English middle From Middle English myddel, middel, from Old English middel (“middle, centre, waist”), from Proto-Germanic *midlą, *midilą, *medalą (“middle”), a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *midjō (“middle, midst”) (compare *midjaz (“mid, middle”, adjective)), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between, in the middle, middle”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Middel (“middle”), West Frisian mul (“middle”), Dutch middel (“means; medicine, cure”), German mittel (“middle”, adjective), Mittel (“means; medicament, remedy”, noun), Luxembourgish Mëttel (“means, method; medicament”), Vilamovian mytuł (“middle”), Yiddish מיטל (mitl, “middle”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk middel (“means”), Icelandic meðal (“average; means, medicine”), Swedish medel (“average, mean, middle”). See also mid.

Meanings

  1. (no-comparative) Located in the middle; in between.
    • the middle point
    • middle name, Middle English, Middle Ages
  2. (no-comparative) Central.
  3. (no-comparative) Pertaining to the middle voice.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
middlest Degree=Sup childish, colloquial lexicographic
middlemost Degree=Sup lexicographic
myddle alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Middle Ridge (Geographical names) · middlescent (With prefixes and suffixes) · Middle Mouse (Geographical names) · middleperson (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Earth (Geographical names) · Middle Scots (Language stages) · middle earth (Geographical names) · middle dot (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · -ern (Geographical names) · Middle Indo-Aryan (Language stages) · Middle Low Franconian (Language stages) · right middle lobe syndrome (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Babylonian (Geographical names) · middle hundreds (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · play both sides against the middle (Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end) · middle of the market (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Congo (Geographical names) · middlebox (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Frisian (Language stages) · mushy middle (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle-class (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Welsh (Language stages) · Middlesbrough (Geographical names) · Middle Ottoman (Language stages) · Middle States (Geographical names) · middle cervical ganglion (Anatomical terms and phrases) · Middleton Grange (Geographical names) · middle point (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Francia (Geographical names) · Middle Cornish (Language stages) · middle office (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle way (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle-end (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Creek (Geographical names) · Neo-Middle Egyptian (Geographical names) · Middle Harbour (Geographical names) · middle income trap (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Tamil (Language stages) · middle scalene muscle (Anatomical terms and phrases) · middle day (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Village (Geographical names) · middle stump (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle class (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle verb (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · piggy in the middle (Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end) · Middle Low German (Language stages) · Middle Norse (Language stages) · middle order (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle America (Geographical names) · middle initial (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middlemount (Geographical names) · principle of excluded middle (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle of bumfuck nowhere (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle youth (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middlewich (Geographical names) · Middle Greek (Language stages) · work both ends against the middle (Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end) · Middle English (Language stages) · Middle Assamese (Language stages) · middle rib (Anatomical terms and phrases) · middle body (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle course (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · diddle for middle (Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end) · Middle Watut (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Low Saxon (Language stages) · Middle High (Language stages) · Middle Dural (Geographical names) · alt-middle (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle part (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle pharyngeal constrictor (Anatomical terms and phrases) · Middlesex (Geographical names) · Middle Falbrook (Geographical names) · -ization (Geographical names) · Middle Irish (Language stages) · down the middle (Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end) · Middle Korean (Language stages) · middlebreaker (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Armenian (Language stages) · middle-aisle it (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middlish (With prefixes and suffixes) · Middle Breton (Language stages) · middle article (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle tilde (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middleback Range (Geographical names) · Middle Cambrian (Geographical names) · mushy middle (Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end) · middle of nowhere (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle passage (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle for diddle (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Ages (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle power (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middlebury (Geographical names) · law of excluded middle (Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end) · Llangynwyd Middle (Geographical names) · Middle Pocket (Geographical names) · -n (Geographical names) · Middle Quirino Hill (Geographical names) · middle watcher (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middlestream (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · phalange (Anatomical terms and phrases) · Middle Mongolian (Language stages) · Middle Brother (Geographical names) · middle-grounder (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Neo- (Language stages) · middle college (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Chinese (Language stages) · Middle Kingdom (Language stages) · middle meningeal artery (Anatomical terms and phrases) · Middleton (Geographical names) · anteromiddle (With prefixes and suffixes) · middle spotted woodpecker (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle cerebral artery (Anatomical terms and phrases) · Middle Saxon (Language stages) · lexical middle voice (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle school (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · monkey in the middle (Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end) · Middle Danish (Language stages) · Middle Kingdom (Geographical names) · middleweight (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middletown (Geographical names) · Middle Rock Quarry (Geographical names) · middle age (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Cove (Geographical names) · Middle Iranian (Language stages) · middle eight (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle temporal artery (Anatomical terms and phrases) · Middle Persian (Language stages) · Middle Stoke (Geographical names) · middle note (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Brook (Geographical names) · -er (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle C (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle voice (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · knock someone into the middle of next week (Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end) · Middle Watut (Geographical names) · middle-distance (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · upper- (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Mongol (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle cerebral artery syndrome (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle latitude (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Bengali (Language stages) · Middle-earth (Geographical names) · middle watch (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle White (Geographical names) · middletone (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle guard (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Latin (Language stages) · Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove (Geographical names) · Middle Egyptian (Language stages) · middle childhood (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle pair (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Dutch (Language stages) · Chinese middle finger (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle child (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Hartington Middle Quarter (Geographical names) · North and Middle Andaman (Geographical names) · Middle Norwegian (Language stages) · Middle Park (Geographical names) · middle finger (Anatomical terms and phrases) · middle atmosphere (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · man-in-the-middle attack (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Gap (Geographical names) · Middleburg (Geographical names) · middle splitter (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle manager (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · lower- (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle East (Geographical names) · Middle Rainton (Geographical names) · middlegame (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Japanese (Language stages) · middlesome (With prefixes and suffixes) · middle mile (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle-roader (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middlebrow (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle leg (Anatomical terms and phrases) · Middle Temple (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle management (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middlebuster (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Flat (Geographical names) · man in the middle (Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end) · Middle High German (Language stages) · middle ear (Anatomical terms and phrases) · Middle Ocean (Geographical names) · Middle Bulgarian (Language stages) · Middle French (Language stages) · middle-earth (Geographical names) · Middle Beach (Geographical names) · in the middle of (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middleborn (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middleness (With prefixes and suffixes) · Low German (Language stages) · Middle Belt (Geographical names) · take one's half out of the middle (Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end) · Middle England (Geographical names) · middle-of-the-roadism (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Tarwin (Geographical names) · middle phalanx (Anatomical terms and phrases) · middleman (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Late- (Language stages) · middle-road (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Passage (Geographical names) · Middle Tamil (Geographical names) · middle-income trap (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle American (Geographical names) · Middle West (Geographical names) · middle marker (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Aramaic (Language stages) · middle distance (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle-sized (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Arm (Geographical names) · Middle Wallop (Geographical names) · thick around the middle (Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end) · middle toe (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle-market (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle of the road (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · missing middle (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle path (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middlemost (With prefixes and suffixes) · Middle Cambrian (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle position (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle name (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle term (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Stone Age (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Point (Geographical names) · Middle Mongol (Language stages) · Middle Caicos (Geographical names) · middleware (With prefixes and suffixes) · Middleton Beach (Geographical names) · middle schooler (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle European (Geographical names) · middle-aged (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Franconia (Geographical names) · middle-range (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middlebrook (Geographical names) · Middle Quezon Hill Subdivision (Geographical names) · middle finger salute (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Swan (Geographical names) · Middlebourne (Geographical names) · Middle River (Geographical names) · Middle Czech (Language stages) · Middle Malayalam (Language stages) · middle-click (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle reaches (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middle lamella (Anatomical terms and phrases) · Middle Claydon (Geographical names) · Middle Township (Geographical names) · Middle European Time (Geographical names) · middle infield (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middlewoman (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · syntactic middle voice (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · middler (With prefixes and suffixes) · -er (Geographical names) · middle ground (All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”) · Middle Polish (Language stages)

Relateds

middling · middle- · mid-

Translations (80)

eo meza (located in the middle; in between) · got 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐍃 (located in the middle; in between) · gd meadhanach (located in the middle; in between) · de mittlere (located in the middle; in between) · hu közép- (located in the middle; in between) · it medio (located in the middle; in between) · sv mellersta (located in the middle; in between) · te మధ్య (located in the middle; in between) · id pertengahan (located in the middle; in between) · la medius (located in the middle; in between) · nl midden (located in the middle; in between) · uk сере́дній (located in the middle; in between) · it mezzano (located in the middle; in between) · fr central (central) · lv vidus (located in the middle; in between) · vec mesàn (located in the middle; in between) · be сярэ́дні (located in the middle; in between) · sv central (central) · fa میانی (central) · fi keski- (located in the middle; in between) · ar أَوْسَط (located in the middle; in between) · sah орто (located in the middle; in between) · hi केंद्र (central) · ca mitjà (located in the middle; in between) · mk среден (located in the middle; in between) · fur mezan (located in the middle; in between) · grc μέσος (pertaining to the middle voice) · ms tengah (located in the middle; in between) · grc μέσος (located in the middle; in between) · et kesk- (located in the middle; in between) · cmn 中間 /中间 (located in the middle; in between) · sk stredný (located in the middle; in between) · lv vidējs (central) · bg централен (central) · my လတ် (central) · lv vidējs (located in the middle; in between) · el κεντρικός (central) · no midterst (located in the middle; in between) · pt médio (located in the middle; in between) · es medio (located in the middle; in between) · fa میانه (located in the middle; in between) · ru сре́дний (located in the middle; in between) · pt central (central) · ps منځنی (central) · pl środkowy (located in the middle; in between) · sa मध्य (located in the middle; in between) · el μέσος (located in the middle; in between) · my လတ် (located in the middle; in between) · vro kesk- (located in the middle; in between) · ps منځنی (located in the middle; in between) · ko 중앙의 (located in the middle; in between) · wa mîtrin (located in the middle; in between) · mk средишен (located in the middle; in between) · az orta (located in the middle; in between) · ms pusat (central) · sk prostredný (located in the middle; in between) · hi माध्यमिक (central) · de Mittel- (located in the middle; in between) · hi बीच (located in the middle; in between) · ro mediu (located in the middle; in between) · de mittig (central) · fr moyen (located in the middle; in between) · fi keskeinen (central) · bg сре́ден (located in the middle; in between) · hu középső (located in the middle; in between) · cs prostřední (located in the middle; in between) · it centrale (central) · el μεσαίος (located in the middle; in between) · gd meadhanach (central) · hi माध्यमिक (located in the middle; in between) · hy միջին (located in the middle; in between) · ms tengah (central) · lv centrāls (central) · ar وَسَط (located in the middle; in between) · ro central (central) · fa مرکزی (central) · es central (central) · ar مُتَوَسْط (located in the middle; in between) · ext meyu (located in the middle; in between) · mk средишен (central)

middle en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • [ˈmɪ.dəɫ] (UK)
  • [ˈmɪ̝.ɾ-] (Australia)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈmɘdɘl/ (New-Zealand)
  • [ˈmɪ̝.dʊ] (Australia)
  • [ˈmɪ̝.dəɫ] (Australia)
  • /ˈmɪdl̩/ (UK)
  • [ˈmɪ.dʊ] (UK)
  • [ˈmə.ɾ-] (New-Zealand)
  • [ˈmɨdl̩] (General-South-African)
  • [ˈmə.dɯ(ɫ)] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈmɪdl̩/ (US)
  • [ˈmɪ.ɾɫ̩] (US)
  • /ˈmɪdəl/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *midjō Proto-Germanic *-ilą Proto-Germanic *midlą Old English middel Middle English myddel English middle From Middle English myddel, middel, from Old English middel (“middle, centre, waist”), from Proto-Germanic *midlą, *midilą, *medalą (“middle”), a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *midjō (“middle, midst”) (compare *midjaz (“mid, middle”, adjective)), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between, in the middle, middle”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Middel (“middle”), West Frisian mul (“middle”), Dutch middel (“means; medicine, cure”), German mittel (“middle”, adjective), Mittel (“means; medicament, remedy”, noun), Luxembourgish Mëttel (“means, method; medicament”), Vilamovian mytuł (“middle”), Yiddish מיטל (mitl, “middle”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk middel (“means”), Icelandic meðal (“average; means, medicine”), Swedish medel (“average, mean, middle”). See also mid.

Meanings

  1. A centre, midpoint.
    • The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle.
  2. The part between the beginning and the end.
    • Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand. We spent consider'ble money getting 'em reset, and then a swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to slathers, right in the middle of the squiteague season. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
    • In the middle of the marathon, David collapsed from fatigue.
    • I woke up in the middle of the night.
  3. The middle stump.
  4. The central part of a human body; the waist.
    • If I have a diet plan and stick to it, it is easy for me to have control over my middle. 2012, Caroline Moore, Fasting In A Fast World:
  5. The middle voice.
  6. the center of the political spectrum.
    • As part of his successful re-election strategy, Clinton began governing from the middle.
  7. An essay on social or literary issues in a newspaper or magazine, originally placed between the leading articles and the reviews.
    • ‘Did you see the Spec. had a middle on “Rural Tenacities” last week. That was all Huckley.’ 1913 (date written), Rudyard Kipling, “The Village that Voted the Earth was Flat”, in A Diversity of Creatures, London: Macmillan and Co., […], published 1917, →OCLC, page 171:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
myddle alternative lexicographic
middles Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

midpoint · center (part between the beginning and the end) · centre (part between the beginning and the end) · midst (part between the beginning and the end) · center · centre (centre)

Translations (238)

ms tengah (centre, midpoint) · cdo 中央 (centre, midpoint) · lv viduklis (central part of human body) · ka შუაგული (centre, midpoint) · ms tengah (part between beginning and end) · ky орто (centre, midpoint) · lmo mès (centre, midpoint) · it cintura (central part of human body) · la medium (centre, midpoint) · ja 中央 (centre, midpoint) · wmw kati (centre, midpoint) · cmn 中間 /中间 (centre, midpoint) · km កណ្ដាល (centre, midpoint) · be сяро́дак (centre, midpoint) · dlm mesu (centre, midpoint) · rup nolgic (centre, midpoint) · lt vidurys (part between beginning and end) · wa mitan (centre, midpoint) · ro miez (centre, midpoint) · rup njadzã (centre, midpoint) · ca mig (centre, midpoint) · rup mesi (centre, midpoint) · grc μέσον (centre, midpoint) · fi keskikeho (central part of human body) · ko 중앙 (centre, midpoint) · sq mes (centre, midpoint) · ltg vyds (centre, midpoint) · bg център (centre, midpoint) · tl gitna (centre, midpoint) · ckb ناوەڕاست (part between beginning and end) · evn дулин (centre, midpoint) · ps منځ (centre, midpoint) · fa کمر (central part of human body) · lv vidus (part between beginning and end) · eu erdi (centre, midpoint) · nan-hbl 中央 (centre, midpoint) · oc mièg (centre, midpoint) · ar وَسَط (centre, midpoint) · th กลาง (centre, midpoint) · hu középpont (centre, midpoint) · tk orta (centre, midpoint) · fi keskialue (part between beginning and end) · te నడుము (central part of human body) · tg миёна (centre, midpoint) · gu મધ્ય (centre, midpoint) · or ମଧ୍ୟ (centre, midpoint) · ckb ناوەند (centre, midpoint) · fa میان (part between beginning and end) · sk stred (centre, midpoint) · yi מיטל (centre, midpoint) · la medium (part between beginning and end) · tt урта (centre, midpoint) · got 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌿𐌼𐌰 (centre, midpoint) · ar مُنْتَصَف (centre, midpoint) · fi keskusta (centre, midpoint) · ko 중심 (centre, midpoint) · mk средина (centre, midpoint) · akl tunga' (centre, midpoint) · pt centro (centre, midpoint) · fa میان (centre, midpoint) · ka შუა (centre, midpoint) · lv vidus (central part of human body) · ckb ناوەند (part between beginning and end) · otk 𐰆𐰺𐱃𐰆 (centre, midpoint) · fa میان (central part of human body) · cmn 中央 (centre, midpoint) · ms tengah (central part of human body) · lo ກາງ (centre, midpoint) · jv tengah (centre, midpoint) · lv vidus (centre, midpoint) · ang middel (centre, midpoint) · ltg vyducs (centre, midpoint) · nl midden (part between beginning and end) · ml മധ്യം (centre, midpoint) · sv mitt (part between beginning and end) · sq midis (centre, midpoint) · el μέση (part between beginning and end) · ml നടുക് (part between beginning and end) · kpv шӧр (centre, midpoint) · ang middel (part between beginning and end) · ko 중간 (centre, midpoint) · ca cintura (central part of human body) · bg талия (central part of human body) · tpi namel (part between beginning and end) · ca mig (part between beginning and end) · it mezzo (centre, midpoint) · ml അര (central part of human body) · ang midlen (centre, midpoint) · pt cintura (central part of human body) · hu közép (part between beginning and end) · koi шöр (centre, midpoint) · sga medón (centre, midpoint) · pt meio (part between beginning and end) · el μέση (centre, midpoint) · bg среда (centre, midpoint) · fi keskivartalo (central part of human body) · pl środek (centre, midpoint) · es centro (centre, midpoint) · nb midt (centre, midpoint) · fr milieu (centre, midpoint) · mnc ᡩᡠᠯᡳᠮᠪᠠ (centre, midpoint) · fi keskikohta (part between beginning and end) · lmo mezz (centre, midpoint) · lld mesan (centre, midpoint) · et keskkoht (centre, midpoint) · ceb tunga (centre, midpoint) · fi puoliväli (part between beginning and end) · tr bel (central part of human body) · es medio (centre, midpoint) · mk половина (central part of human body) · or ମଝି (centre, midpoint) · ml നടുക് (centre, midpoint) · my အလယ် (centre, midpoint) · it centro (part between beginning and end) · hi धड़ (central part of human body) · ba урта (part between beginning and end) · pl środek (part between beginning and end) · kk орта (centre, midpoint) · crh orta (centre, midpoint) · gd meadhan (centre, midpoint) · ps منځ (central part of human body) · lt vidurys (centre, midpoint) · de Mittelpunkt (centre, midpoint) · rup mese (roa-rup) (centre, midpoint) · gu વચ્ચેનું (centre, midpoint) · tr merkez (centre, midpoint) · nan-hbl 中間 /中间 (centre, midpoint) · pt metade (part between beginning and end) · hy կենտրոն (centre, midpoint) · uk середи́на (centre, midpoint) · sa मध्य (centre, midpoint) · cho iklʋnna (centre, midpoint) · udm шор (centre, midpoint) · ckb ناوەڕاست (centre, midpoint) · fi keskipiste (centre, midpoint) · ga lár (part between beginning and end) · fy midden (part between beginning and end) · pt meio (centre, midpoint) · ff hakkunde (centre, midpoint) · mk средина (part between beginning and end) · ota اورتا (centre, midpoint) · atv орта (centre, midpoint) · sat ᱜᱚᱵᱷᱚ (centre, midpoint) · tsg tungaan (centre, midpoint) · tr orta (centre, midpoint) · hu derék (central part of human body) · cy canol (part between beginning and end) · id tengah (centre, midpoint) · sv mitt (centre, midpoint) · cmn 中心 (centre, midpoint) · ro mijloc (centre, midpoint) · pap mei (centre, midpoint) · pa ਮੱਧ (centre, midpoint) · sh средина (centre, midpoint) · ga lár (central part of human body) · chy sétóve (centre, midpoint) · el μέσο (centre, midpoint) · cs střed (centre, midpoint) · ln ntéi (centre, midpoint) · ko 가운데 (centre, midpoint) · duu vdung (centre, midpoint) · cy canol (centre, midpoint) · es medio (part between beginning and end) · ml മധ്യം (part between beginning and end) · fy middel (centre, midpoint) · sh sredina (centre, midpoint) · ja 中間 (centre, midpoint) · rup nolgiuc (centre, midpoint) · ga lár (centre, midpoint) · bg среда (part between beginning and end) · fur mieç (centre, midpoint) · hi मध्य (part between beginning and end) · bcl tahaw (centre, midpoint) · sah орто (centre, midpoint) · egy q-A-b-F46:Y1 (centre, midpoint) · bn মধ্য (centre, midpoint) · es centro (part between beginning and end) · he אֶמְצַע (centre, midpoint) · bni ntéi (centre, midpoint) · tr orta (part between beginning and end) · eo mezo (centre, midpoint) · ja 中心 (centre, midpoint) · hy մեջտեղ (part between beginning and end) · kg kati (centre, midpoint) · ne मध्य (centre, midpoint) · vi giữa (centre, midpoint) · de Mitte (part between beginning and end) · ta நடு (centre, midpoint) · as মাজ (centre, midpoint) · el μέση (central part of human body) · uz oʻrtacha (centre, midpoint) · ms pusat (centre, midpoint) · ln kati (centre, midpoint) · kmr nav (centre, midpoint) · ur وسط (centre, midpoint) · za cunghyangh (centre, midpoint) · mn дунд (centre, midpoint) · ne बीच (centre, midpoint) · gd meadhan (part between beginning and end) · pl serce (centre, midpoint) · ru среди́на (centre, midpoint) · jam miggle (centre, midpoint) · af midde (centre, midpoint) · ast mediu (centre, midpoint) · av цӏцӏороб (centre, midpoint) · evn уңурэ (centre, midpoint) · ru середи́на (centre, midpoint) · ba урта (centre, midpoint) · chr ᎠᏰᏟ (centre, midpoint) · uz oʻrta (centre, midpoint) · nl centrum (centre, midpoint) · ga meán (part between beginning and end) · cdo 中间 (centre, midpoint) · fa وسط (centre, midpoint) · srn mindri (centre, midpoint) · ps منځ (part between beginning and end) · be сярэдзі́на (centre, midpoint) · az orta (centre, midpoint) · ht mitan (centre, midpoint) · vec mèzo (centre, midpoint) · vi trung tâm (centre, midpoint) · da midte (centre, midpoint) · hi मध्य (centre, midpoint) · hy մեջտեղ (centre, midpoint) · ro centru (centre, midpoint) · sga medón (part between beginning and end) · nb midt (centre, midpoint) · nl midden (centre, midpoint) · atv орто (centre, midpoint) · kaw tĕngah (centre, midpoint) · sl sredina (centre, midpoint) · mk средиште (centre, midpoint) · gu વચલું (centre, midpoint) · es cintura (central part of human body) · tpi namel (centre, midpoint) · mi pokapū (centre, midpoint) · alt орто (centre, midpoint) · rup njilgioc (centre, midpoint)

middle en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • [ˈmɪ.dəɫ] (UK)
  • [ˈmɪ̝.ɾ-] (Australia)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈmɘdɘl/ (New-Zealand)
  • [ˈmɪ̝.dʊ] (Australia)
  • [ˈmɪ̝.dəɫ] (Australia)
  • /ˈmɪdl̩/ (UK)
  • [ˈmɪ.dʊ] (UK)
  • [ˈmə.ɾ-] (New-Zealand)
  • [ˈmɨdl̩] (General-South-African)
  • [ˈmə.dɯ(ɫ)] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈmɪdl̩/ (US)
  • [ˈmɪ.ɾɫ̩] (US)
  • /ˈmɪdəl/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *midjō Proto-Germanic *-ilą Proto-Germanic *midlą Old English middel Middle English myddel English middle From Middle English myddel, middel, from Old English middel (“middle, centre, waist”), from Proto-Germanic *midlą, *midilą, *medalą (“middle”), a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *midjō (“middle, midst”) (compare *midjaz (“mid, middle”, adjective)), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between, in the middle, middle”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Middel (“middle”), West Frisian mul (“middle”), Dutch middel (“means; medicine, cure”), German mittel (“middle”, adjective), Mittel (“means; medicament, remedy”, noun), Luxembourgish Mëttel (“means, method; medicament”), Vilamovian mytuł (“middle”), Yiddish מיטל (mitl, “middle”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk middel (“means”), Icelandic meðal (“average; means, medicine”), Swedish medel (“average, mean, middle”). See also mid.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To take a middle view of.
    • And now, to middle the matter between both, it is pity, that the man they favour has not that sort of merit which a person of a mind so delicate as that of Miss Harlowe might reasonably expect in a husband. 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXVII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC:
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To double (a rope) into two equal portions; to fold in the middle.
  3. (transitive) To strike (the ball) with the middle portion of the face of the bat.

Forms

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middles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
middled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
middled Tense=Past lexicographic
middling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic