Mittelalter

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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

Declension of Mittelalter
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Mittelalter
genitive eines des Mittelalters
dative einem dem Mittelalter
accusative ein das Mittelalter

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Norwegian Bokmål: middelalder (calque)

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