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German
Etymology
From Middle High German mittel, from Old High German mittil (akin to Old Saxon middil), from Proto-Germanic *midlą, *midilą, *medalą (“middle”), *midil-. Compare Dutch middel, English middle. See also Mitte.
Pronunciation
Noun
Mittel n (strong, genitive Mittels, plural Mittel)
- agent, appliance
- means
2010, Der Spiegel, number 31/2010, page 56:Die Aufgabe eines Verteidigers besteht darin, für seine Mandanten mit allen Mitteln des Rechtsstaats zu kämpfen.- The duty of a defense lawyer consists of fighting for his clients with all constitutional means.
- medicament, remedy
- Ein ausgezeichnetes Mittel gegen Arteriosklerose. ― An excellent remedy for arteriosclerosis.
- (plural only) funds, capital
- median
- (uncountable, printing, dated) The middle of the 7 traditional sizes of German type, between Cicero and Tertia, standardized as 14 point and taken as roughly equivalent to "English" type.
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Further reading
- “Mittel” in Duden online
- “Mittel” in Duden online
- “Mittel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache