# medieval
## English
### Alternative forms

* medieveal
* mediaeval (dated)
* mediæval (archaic)

### Etymology

From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) +‎ aevum (“age”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/, /ˌmiː.diˈiː.vəl/, /mɪdˈiː.vəl/
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* (General American) IPA: /mɪdˈi.vəl/, /ˌmɛdiˈi.vəl/
* Rhymes: -iːvəl

### Adjective

medieval (comparative more medieval, superlative most medieval)
* Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
* Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:
** Archaic.
** Brutal.
*** 1969 March 24, New York Magazine, page 58:Brute force can get you into any apartment if you want to get medieval about it.
*** 2003, Robert Ludlum, The Janson Directive, page 579:"Oh, what a nifty idea," Collins said dryly. "Get a bunch of angry brothers with a blowtorch and some pliers and get medieval on his ass."

#### Derived terms

* antimedieval
* get medieval
* Medieval Climate Anomaly
* Medieval Climate Optimum
* medievaldom
* medieval embroidery
* medievalesque
* medieval guipure
* medievalish
* medievalism
* medievalist
* medievalistic
* medievalistics
* medievality
* medievalize
* Medieval Latin
* medieval literature
* medievally
* medievalness
* medievaloid
* medieval studies
* medieval synthesis
* Medieval Warm Period
* medievistics
* medireview
* neomedieval
* nonmedieval
* post-medieval
* postmedieval
* premedieval
* pseudomedieval
* unmedieval

#### Translations
### Noun

medieval (plural medievals)
* Someone living in the Middle Ages.
* A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).
    Thank God for modern remedies: the medievals were often useless or even harmful.

#### Translations
### Further reading

* James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Mediæval, medieval, a. and sb.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 290, column 1.

## Aragonese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /medjeˈbal/
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: me‧die‧val

### Adjective

medieval (plural medievals)
* medieval

### References

* “medieval”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [mə.ði.əˈβal]
* IPA: (Balearic) [mə.ði.əˈval]
* IPA: (Valencia) [me.ði.eˈval]
* Rhymes: -al

### Adjective

medieval m or f (masculine and feminine plural medievals)
* medieval

#### Derived terms

* grec medieval

## Galician
### Adjective

medieval m or f (plural medievais)
* medieval

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From medievo (from Latin medium (“middle”) +‎ aevum (“age”)) +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /me.d͡ʒi.eˈvaw/ [me.d͡ʒɪ.eˈvaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /me.d͡ʒjeˈvaw/ [me.d͡ʒjeˈvaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɨ.djɛˈval/ [mɨ.ðjɛˈvaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɨ.djɛˈval/ [mɨ.ðjɛˈvaɫ]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /mɨ.djɛˈbal/ [mɨ.ðjɛˈβaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /mɨ.djɛˈva.li/ [mɨ.ðjɛˈva.li]
* Hyphenation: me‧di‧e‧val

### Adjective

medieval m or f (plural medievais)
* medieval

#### Related terms

* Idade Média

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French médiéval.

### Adjective

medieval m or n (feminine singular medievală, masculine plural medievali, feminine and neuter plural medievale)
* medieval

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* medioeval (dated)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /medjeˈbal/ [me.ð̞jeˈβ̞al]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: me‧die‧val

### Adjective

medieval m or f (masculine and feminine plural medievales)
* medieval
    El castellano antiguo también se llama español medieval.Old Castilian is also called Medieval Spanish.

### Further reading

* “medieval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10