medel

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See also: Medel and medel-

Old English

Noun

medel n

  1. Alternative form of mæþel

Slovene

Participle

mẹ̄dəł

  1. masculine singular l-participle of mesti

Swedish

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Etymology

Known from Old Swedish midhel, middel, medhel, from Middle Low German middel, from Old Saxon middil, from Proto-Germanic *midlą.

Same as German Mittel and English middle. The stand-alone adjective is archaic, but lives on as the superlative medelst, as a prefix medel- and many related words, e.g. emellertid.

Pronunciation

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Noun

medel n

  2. a means (to an end)
    Ändamålet helgar medlen
    The end justifies the means
    Han skyr inga medel
    He will stop at nothing
    Monstren måste bekämpas med alla tillgängliga medel
    The monsters must be fought with all available means
  3. an agent (substance used for a specific purpose)
    diskmedel
    dish soap, washing-up liquid
    tvättmedel
    detergent
    laxermedel
    laxative
    läkemedel
    medicine / drug
    sötningsmedel
    sweetener
    klumpförebyggande medel
    anti-caking agent
    ett farligt medel som Livsmedelsverket har satt en användningsgräns för
    a dangerous agent for which the National Food Administration has set a usage limit
  4. money, capital, funding
    med egna medel
    with one's own money, by one's own means
    Ska du söka medel för din forskning?
    Will you apply for funding for your research?
  5. a mean, an average, a centre, a middle
    att beräkna ett medelvärde
    to calculate a mean / average
    medelklass
    middle class

Declension

Declension of medel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite medel medels
definite medlet medlets
plural indefinite medel medels
definite medlen medlens

Derived terms

References

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