middle
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪdl̩/
ipa: [ˈmɪ.dəɫ]
ipa: [ˈmɪ.dʊ]
ipa: /ˈmɪdl̩/
ipa: [ˈmɪ.ɾɫ̩]
ipa: /ˈmɪdəl/
ipa: [ˈmɪ̝.dəɫ]
ipa: [ˈmɪ̝.dʊ]
ipa: [ˈmɪ̝.ɾ-]
ipa: /ˈmɘdɘl/
ipa: [ˈmə.dɯ(ɫ)]
ipa: [ˈmə.ɾ-]
rhymes: -ɪdəl
Forms: form: middlemost
form: middlest
form: myddle
Etymology: From Middle English middel, from Old English middel (“middle, centre, waist”), from Proto-Germanic *midlą, *midilą, *medalą (“middle”), a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *midjō (“middle, midst”) (compare *midjaz (“mid, middle”, adjective)), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between, in the middle, middle”).
Cognates
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Middel (“middle”), West Frisian mul (“middle”), Dutch middel (“means; medicine, cure”), German mittel (“middle”, adjective), Mittel (“means; medicament, remedy”, noun), Luxembourgish Mëttel (“means, method; medicament”), Vilamovian mytuł (“middle”), Yiddish מיטל (mitl, “middle”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk middel (“means”), Icelandic meðal (“average; means, medicine”), Swedish medel (“average, mean, middle”). See also mid.
Senses: examples: text: the middle point
text: middle name, Middle English, Middle Ages
glosses: Located in the middle; in between.
glosses: Central.
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Pertaining to the middle voice.
Derived terms: sense: With prefixes and suffixes
word: anteromiddle
sense: With prefixes and suffixes
word: middlemost
sense: With prefixes and suffixes
word: middleness
sense: With prefixes and suffixes
word: middler
sense: With prefixes and suffixes
word: middlescent
sense: With prefixes and suffixes
word: middlesome
sense: With prefixes and suffixes
word: middleware
sense: With prefixes and suffixes
word: middlish
sense: Language stages
word: Middle Aramaic
sense: Language stages
word: Middle Armenian
sense: Language stages
word: Middle Assamese
sense: Language stages
word: Middle Bengali
sense: Language stages
word: Middle Breton
sense: Language stages
word: Middle Bulgarian
sense: Language stages
word: Middle Chinese
sense: Language stages
word: Middle Cornish
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word: Middle Czech
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word: Middle Danish
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word: Middle Dutch
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word: Middle Egyptian
sense: Language stages
word: Late-
sense: Language stages
word: Neo-
sense: Language stages
word: Middle English
sense: Language stages
word: Middle French
sense: Language stages
word: Middle Frisian
sense: Language stages
word: Middle Greek
sense: Language stages
word: Middle High German
sense: Language stages
word: Middle High
sense: Language stages
word: Low German
sense: Language stages
word: Middle Indo-Aryan
sense: Language stages
word: Middle Iranian
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word: Middle Irish
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word: Middle Japanese
sense: Language stages
word: Middle Kingdom
sense: Language stages
word: Middle Korean
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word: Middle Latin
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word: Middle Low Franconian
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word: Middle Low German
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word: Middle Low Saxon
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word: Middle Malayalam
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word: Middle Mongol
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word: Middle Mongolian
sense: Language stages
word: Middle Norse
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word: Middle Norwegian
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word: Middle Ottoman
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word: Middle Persian
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word: Middle Polish
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word: Middle Saxon
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word: Middle Scots
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word: Middle Tamil
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word: Middle Welsh
sense: Geographical names
word: Hartington Middle Quarter
sense: Geographical names
word: Llangynwyd Middle
sense: Geographical names
word: Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle America
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle American
sense: Geographical names
word: -n
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Arm
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Babylonian
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Belt
sense: Geographical names
word: Middlebourne
sense: Geographical names
word: Middleburg
sense: Geographical names
word: Middlebury
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Caicos
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Cambrian
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Claydon
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Congo
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Earth
sense: Geographical names
word: middle earth
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle-earth
sense: Geographical names
word: middle-earth
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle East
sense: Geographical names
word: -ern
sense: Geographical names
word: -ization
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle England
sense: Geographical names
word: -er
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle European
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle European Time
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Francia
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Franconia
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Gap
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Kingdom
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Mouse
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Ocean
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Passage
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Quezon Hill Subdivision
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Quirino Hill
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Rainton
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle River
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Rock Quarry
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Saxon
sense: Geographical names
word: Middlesbrough
sense: Geographical names
word: Middlesex
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle States
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Stoke
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Tamil
sense: Geographical names
word: Middleton
sense: Geographical names
word: Middletown
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Wallop
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle Watut
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle West
sense: Geographical names
word: Middle White
sense: Geographical names
word: Middlewich
sense: Geographical names
word: Neo-Middle Egyptian
sense: Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end
word: diddle for middle
sense: Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end
word: down the middle
sense: Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end
word: in the middle of
sense: Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end
word: knock someone into the middle of next week
sense: Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end
english: the
translation: the
word: law of excluded middle
sense: Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end
word: man in the middle
sense: Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end
word: monkey in the middle
sense: Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end
english: pig
translation: pig
word: piggy in the middle
sense: Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end
english: work; ends
translation: work; ends
word: play both sides against the middle
sense: Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end
word: take one's half out of the middle
sense: Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end
word: thick around the middle
sense: Expressions with the noun “middle” at the end
word: work both ends against the middle
sense: Anatomical terms and phrases
word: middle cerebral artery
sense: Anatomical terms and phrases
word: middle cervical ganglion
sense: Anatomical terms and phrases
word: middle ear
sense: Anatomical terms and phrases
word: middle finger
sense: Anatomical terms and phrases
word: middle lamella
sense: Anatomical terms and phrases
word: middle leg
sense: Anatomical terms and phrases
word: middle meningeal artery
sense: Anatomical terms and phrases
word: middle phalanx
sense: Anatomical terms and phrases
word: phalange
sense: Anatomical terms and phrases
word: middle pharyngeal constrictor
sense: Anatomical terms and phrases
word: middle rib
sense: Anatomical terms and phrases
word: middle scalene muscle
sense: Anatomical terms and phrases
word: middle temporal artery
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: lexical middle voice
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: man-in-the-middle attack
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle age
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle-aged
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: Middle Ages
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle-aisle it
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle article
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle atmosphere
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle body
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middleborn
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middlebox
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middlebreaker
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middlebrow
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middlebuster
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle C
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: Middle Cambrian
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle cerebral artery syndrome
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle child
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle childhood
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle class
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle-class
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: lower-
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: upper-
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle-click
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle college
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle course
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle day
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle distance
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle-distance
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle dot
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle eight
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle-end
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle for diddle
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
english: middle game
translation: middle game
word: middlegame
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle ground
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle-grounder
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle guard
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle hundreds
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle-income trap
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle income trap
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle infield
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: -er
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle initial
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle latitude
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle manager
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle management
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
english: middle man
translation: middle man
word: middleman
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middlewoman
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middleperson
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle marker
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle-market
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle mile
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: Middle Mongol
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle name
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle note
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle of bumfuck nowhere
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle office
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle of nowhere
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle of the market
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle of the road
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle-of-the-roadism
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle order
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle pair
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
english: Middle Passage
translation: Middle Passage
word: middle passage
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle path
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle position
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle power
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle reaches
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle-road
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle-roader
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle school
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle schooler
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle school student
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle-sized
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle splitter
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle spotted woodpecker
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: Middle Stone Age
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middlestream
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle stump
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle term
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle tilde
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middletone
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle verb
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle voice
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle watch
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: Middle Watut
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle way
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middleweight
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: middle youth
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: missing middle
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: principle of excluded middle
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: right middle lobe syndrome
sense: All other expressions derived from the adjective or noun “middle”
word: syntactic middle voice
Related terms: word: mid-
word: middle-
raw_tags: not a prefix
word: middling