miður

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse miðr, from Proto-Germanic *midjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo-.

Adjective

miður (feminine mið, neuter mitt)

  1. middle (referring to the middle of the thing modified by the adjective)
    miður dagur
    the middle of the day
Declension

Only used in the positive strong declension.

positive forms of miður (strong-only)
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative miður mið mitt
accusative miðjan miðja
dative miðjum miðri miðju
genitive miðs miðrar miðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative miðjir miðjar mið
accusative miðja
dative miðjum
genitive miðra

Etymology 2

From Old Norse miðr, from earlier minnr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“little, small”), cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 (mins), Latin minus.

Adverb

miður (comparative of lítt (“a little”))

  1. less
    Synonym: minna
    Það var miður heppilegt.
    This was unfortunate.
  2. worse, less well
    Synonym: verr
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