A1adjective · frequent

middle

middle · middlemost

середній

средний

Mittel-, mittlere, mittig

Located in the middleLocated in the middle; in between.

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/ˈmɪdl̩/

» Tom is a middle-aged man.

Том - мужчина средних лет. — marafon

Том — чоловік середнього віку. — deniko

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Meaning

3 senses

(no comparative)Located in the middle; in between.
the middle point
middle name, Middle English, Middle Ages
Mittel-, mittlere
сре́днийsrédnij
сере́днійserédnij
(no comparative)Central.
mittig
(no comparative)Pertaining to the middle voice.

More definitions

between an earlier and a later period of time
of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages
equally distant from the extremes
being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series

Examples

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Tom is a middle-aged man.
Том — чоловік середнього віку. — deniko
ruТом - мужчина средних лет. — marafon
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Do you have a middle name?
У тебе є друге ім'я? — deniko
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I thought your middle name was Tom.
Я думав, твоє друге ім'я — Том. — deniko
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I know his middle name isn't Tom.
Я знаю, що його друге ім'я не Том. — deniko
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I know his middle name is Tom.
Я знаю, що його друге ім'я — Том. — deniko
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

located in the middle; in between:

Русский

By meaning 1

located in the middle; in between:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

located in the middle; in between:

central:

Origin

From Middle English myddel, middel, from Old English middel (“middle, centre, waist”), fro

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”).

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