Mittelalter

German

Etymology

From mittel +‎ Alter. Originally used in the sense of "middle age (of life)". The sense of "Middle Ages" is a calque of Latin medium aevum

Pronunciation

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Noun

Mittelalter n (strong, genitive Mittelalters, no plural)

  1. Middle Ages
  2. (rare) middle age
    Synonym: mittleres Alter
  3. (colloquial) Middle-aged person or persons.

Declension

Declension of Mittelalter [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Mittelalter
genitive eines des Mittelalters
dative einem dem Mittelalter
accusative ein das Mittelalter

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Norwegian Bokmål: middelalder (calque)

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