middelalder

Danish

Etymology

Compound of middel +‎ alder.

Noun

middelalder c (singular definite middelalderen, not used in plural form)

  1. (history) the Middle Ages
    1. (figurative, rare) very old-fashioned; antiquated

Declension

Declension of middelalder
common
gender
singular
indefinite definite
nominative middelalder middelalderen
genitive middelalders middelalderens

Derived terms

  • den mørke middelalder
  • højmiddelalder
  • middelalderborg
  • middelalderby
  • middelalderkirke
  • middelalderlig
  • senmiddelalder
  • senmiddelalderlig

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

middel- +‎ alder; from Latin medium aevum, via German Mittelalter.

Noun

middelalder m (definite singular middelalderen)

  1. (history) the Middle Ages

Synonyms

Derived terms

References