Mittelfeld

German

Etymology

From mittel- (“mid-, central”) +‎ Feld (“field”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪtəlˌfɛlt/, [ˈmɪtl̩ˌfɛltʰ]
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Noun

Mittelfeld n (strong, genitive Mittelfeldes or Mittelfelds, plural Mittelfelder)

  1. (sports) midfield
  2. the middle, the mediocre area of a range or spectrum
    Deutschland liegt bei Bildungsausgaben im Mittelfeld, vor Albanien, aber hinter Finnland.
    In the area of expenses for education, Germany ranks in the middle, ahead of Albania but behind Finland.

Declension

Declension of Mittelfeld [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Mittelfeld die Mittelfelder
genitive eines des Mittelfeldes, Mittelfelds der Mittelfelder
dative einem dem Mittelfeld, Mittelfelde1 den Mittelfeldern
accusative ein das Mittelfeld die Mittelfelder

1Now rare, see notes.

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