Middle
middle (English)
Alternative forms
myddle archaic
Etymology
From - middel|lang=enm, from - middel|lang=ang, - |middle, centre, waist|lang=ang, from - midjilan||medjilan|middle|lang=en, a diminutive of - midjō||medjō|middle, midst|lang=en, from - medhy-|middle, midst|lang=en. Cognate with West Frisian - lang=fy, Dutch - lang=nl, German - |middle|pos=adjective|lang=de,
- - |middle, means|pos=noun|lang=de,
- - |means, agent, medicine|lang=da
Svenska - - - |means, medium|lang=sv,
- - |means, medicine|lang=is
Engelska - mid.
Pronunciation
- /"mId@l/
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Rhymes: ɪdəl
Noun
A centre, midpoint
The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle.
The part between the beginning and the end.
I woke up in the middle of the night.
In the middle of the marathon, David collapsed from fatigue.
the middle_stump
The central part of a human body.
Synonyms
centre, center
midpoint
midst
Translations
centre, midpoint
Afrikaans - midde
Albanska - mes
Arabiska - منتصف,
وسط
Armenian - մեջտեղ|tr=meǰteġ, - կենտրոն|tr=kentrom
Burmese - အလယ်|sc=Mymr
Chinese:
: Mandarin - 中央|tr=zhōngyāng|sc=Hani, - 中間|sc=Hani, - 中间|tr=zhōngjiān|sc=Hani
: Min_Nan - 中央|tr=tiong-ng|sc=Hans, - 中間|tr=tiong-kan|sc=Hans
Tjeckiska - střed
Danska - midte
Holländska - midden,
centrum
Esperanto - mezo|xs=Esperanto
Finska - keskipiste,
keskusta
Franska - milieu
Tyska - Mittelpunkt
Grekiska - μέσηGrekiska - μέσο
Hindiska - मध्य
Ungerska - középpont
Irländska - lár
Italienska - centro
Japanska - 中央,
中間
Koreanska - 중앙Koreanska - 중간 ()
Kurdish - ناوهڕاست
Litauiska - vidurys
Pashto - منځ|m|tr=manź
Persiska - میان
Polish: środek , serce
Rumänska - mijloc,
miez
Ryska - середина
Santali - ᱜᱚᱵᱷᱚ|tr=gabha|sc=Olck
Scottish Gaelic - meadhan|m|xs=Scottish Gaelic
Slovakiska - stred
Spanska - medio,
centro
Svenska - mitt
Tagalog - tl|gitna
Vietnamesiska - giữa
Walesiska - canol
West Frisian - middel|n|xs=West Frisian
part between beginning and end
Armenian - մեջտեղ|tr=meǰteġ
Holländska - midden
Finnish: keskialue, keskikohta, puoliväli
Tyska - Mitte
Grekiska - μέση (mési)
Ungerska - közép
Irländska - lár,
meán
Italienska - centro
Kurdish - ناوهڕاست
Pashto - منځ|m|tr=manź
Persiska - میان
Polish: środek
Scottish Gaelic - meadhan|m|xs=Scottish Gaelic
West Frisian - midden|n|xs=West Frisian
central part of human body
Finnish: keskikeho, keskivartalo
Grekiska - μέση (mési)
Ungerska - derék
Irländska - lár
Pashto - منځ|m|tr=manź
Persiska - میان,
کمر
Telugu - నడుము|tr=naDumu
- af|medium|xs=Afrikaans
- sq|mes|m|xs=Albanian
- المنتصف
bn
: (majh)
- bs|među
bg
: среден (sreden)
- ca|mig|m
zh
: 中央 (zhōng yāng)
- hr|sredina|f
- et|keskpaik
Faeroese
: miðja
- fr|milieu
- ka|შუაგული|tr=shuaguli|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian
- de|Mitte|f
he
: אמצע|אֶמְצַע (emtza')
is
: miðja
- id|tengah|xs=Indonesian
- it|mezzo|m, metà
ja
: 中間 (ちゅうかん) (chūkan)
ko
: 중앙 (jung-ang)
- la|medium
lv
: viduklis
lt
: vidurys
- ms|tengah|xs=Malay
mn
: дунд (dund)
- no|midten
ang
: middel
- کمر (kamar)
- pt|meio|m
- ro|mijloc
sc
: mesu
- sh|средина|tr=sredina|sc=Cyrl
- sk|polovica
- es|medio|m
srn
: mindri
- sw|kati|xs=Swahili
- sv|mitt
tl
: gitna
te
: మధ్య (madhya)
- จุดกึ่งกลาง (jòot gèung glaang)
- tr|orta
- uk|середній|tr=serédnij|xs=Ukrainian
- vi|giữa|xs=Vietnamese
- vi|canol|xs=Vietnamese
yua
: chumuk
zu
: phakathi (nc 12)
Adjective
-
Being in the middle or in-between; as middle_point, middle_name, Middle_English, Middle_Ages, middle_weight, etc.
Central to.
Synonyms
See also Wikisaurus:intermediate
Translations
being in the middle or in-between
Arabic - (wásaʈ)
Armenian - միջին|tr=miǰin
Chinese: 中間, 中间 (zhōngjiàn)
Holländska - midden
Finska - keski-
Franska - milieu
Tyska - Mittel-,
mittlere
Ungerska - középső
Italienska - medio
Japanese: 中間の (chūkan no)
Korean: 중앙의 (jung-ang-ui)
Latvian: vidus-, vidējais
Pashto - منځنی|tr=manźanay
Persiska - ميانه
Polish: środkowy
Portugisiska - médio
Rumänska - mediu
Ryska - средний
Scottish Gaelic - meadhanach|xs=Scottish Gaelic
Slovak: stredný -á -é, prostredný -á -é
Spanska - medio
Svenska - mellerst
Telugu: మధ్య (madhya)
central
Finska - keskeinen
Pashto - منځنی|tr=manźanay
Persiska - مياني,
مركزي
Scottish Gaelic - meadhanach|xs=Scottish Gaelic
Svenska - central
Derived terms
Terms derived from the adjective or noun middle
middle_age
middle-aged
Middle_Ages
middle_class
Middle_East
middleman
middle_management
middle_passage
middle_path
middleware
middle_way
Related terms
mid-
middle-
middling
Statistics
- speech|fast|879|middle|effort|race|ladies
simple:middle
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