medieval

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See also: médiéval

English

A medieval castle.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

medieval (comparative more medieval, superlative most medieval)

  1. Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
  2. Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:
    1. Archaic.
    2. Brutal.
      • 1969 March 24, New York Magazine, page 58:
        Brute force can get you into any apartment if you want to get medieval about it.
      • 2003, Robert Ludlum, The Janson Directive, page 579:
        "Oh, what a nifty idea," Collins said dryly. "Get a bunch of angry brothers with a blowtorch and some pliers and get medieval on his ass."

Derived terms

Translations

brutal — see brutal

Noun

medieval (plural medievals)

  1. Someone living in the Middle Ages.
  2. A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).
    Thank God for modern remedies: the medievals were often useless or even harmful.

Translations

Further reading

Aragonese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /medjeˈbal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: me‧die‧val

Adjective

medieval (plural medievals)

  1. medieval

References

  • “medieval”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Catalan

Pronunciation

Adjective

medieval m or f (masculine and feminine plural medievals)

  1. medieval

Derived terms

Galician

Adjective

medieval m or f (plural medievais)

  1. medieval

Portuguese

Etymology

From medievo (from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”)) + -al.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /me.d͡ʒi.eˈvaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /me.d͡ʒjeˈvaw/
 

  • Hyphenation: me‧di‧e‧val

Adjective

medieval m or f (plural medievais)

  1. medieval

Related terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French médiéval.

Adjective

medieval m or n (feminine singular medievală, masculine plural medievali, feminine and neuter plural medievale)

  1. medieval

Declension

Declension of medieval
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite medieval medievală medievali medievale
definite medievalul medievala medievalii medievalele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite medieval medievale medievali medievale
definite medievalului medievalei medievalilor medievalelor

Spanish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /medjeˈbal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: me‧die‧val

Adjective

medieval m or f (masculine and feminine plural medievales)

  1. medieval
    El castellano antiguo también se llama español medieval.
    Old Castilian is also called Medieval Spanish.

Further reading

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