Mittelalter

German

Etymology

From mittel +‎ Alter. Originally used in the sense of "middle age (of life)". The sense of "Middle Ages" is a loan translation of Latin medium aevum.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Mittelalter n (strong, genitive Mittelalters, no plural)

  1. Middle Ages
  2. (rare) middle age
    Synonym: mittleres Alter
  3. (colloquial) Middle-aged person or persons.

Declension

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Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: middelalder (calque)

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