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
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(no-comparative) Located in the middle; in between.
the middle point
middle name, Middle English, Middle Ages
- (no-comparative) Central.
- (no-comparative) Pertaining to the middle voice.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
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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)