μέσος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *métsos, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (between). Cognate with Latin medius, Sanskrit मध्य (madhya), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬥𐬀 (maiδiiāna), Old Armenian մէջ (mēǰ), etc.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

μέσος (mésosm (feminine μέση, neuter μέσον); first/second declension

  1. middle of, between, amidst
  2. half
  3. of middle quality: moderate, intermediate

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: μέσος (mésos, middle)
    μέσο n (méso, middle)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos), from Proto-Hellenic *métsos, Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (between).

Adjective

μέσος (mésosm (feminine μέση, neuter μέσο)

  1. middle, mid
  2. average, mean
  3. compromise

Declension

Noun

μέσος (mésosm (plural μέσοι)

  1. (mathematics) average, mean
    Coordinate term: διάμεσος (diámesos)
    αριθμητικός μέσοςarithmitikós mésosarithmetic mean
  2. (soccer) midfielder
  3. middle finger
  4. middle toe

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