miðja

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See also: midja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse miðja, Proto-Germanic *midjǭ (centre), *midją.

Noun

miðja f (genitive singular miðju, plural miðjur)

  1. center, middle
  2. (anatomy) waist, waistline

Declension

Declension of miðja
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative miðja miðjan miðjur miðjurnar
accusative miðju miðjuna miðjur miðjurnar
dative miðju miðjuni miðjum miðjunum
genitive miðju miðjunnar miðja miðjanna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse miðja, Proto-Germanic *midjǭ (centre), *midją.

Noun

miðja f (genitive singular miðju, nominative plural miðjur)

  1. middle, center
Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

miðja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative miðjaði, supine miðjað)

  1. to center
Conjugation

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *midjǭ (centre), *midją, whence also German Mitte.

Noun

miðja f (genitive miðju, plural miðjur)

  1. centre, middle
Declension
Descendants
  • Icelandic: miðja
  • Faroese: miðja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: midje
  • Norwegian Bokmål: midje
  • Old Swedish: midhia
  • Danish: midje

Etymology 2

Noun

miðja

  1. indefinite genitive plural of mið

Adjective

miðja

  1. inflection of miðr:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine accusative plural
    3. weak masculine oblique singular
    4. weak feminine nominative singular
    5. weak neuter singular