Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Prefix
- 1.2.1 Synonyms
- 1.2.2 Derived terms
- 1.2.3 Translations
- 1.3 Anagrams
- 2 Danish
- 2.1 Pronunciation
- 2.2 Prefix
- 2.2.1 Derived terms
- 3 Old English
- 3.1 Etymology
- 3.2 Pronunciation
- 3.3 Prefix
- 3.3.1 Derived terms
- 4 Swedish
- 4.1 Prefix
- 4.1.1 Derived terms
- 4.2 Anagrams
- 4.1 Prefix
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
See mid.
Prefix[edit]
mid-
- Denoting the middle part.
2013 June 29, “Unspontaneous combustion”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 29:
Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia.
He's in his mid-thirties — meaning he is roughly around the age of 34-36, as opposed to one's early thirties (aged roughly 31–33) and one's late thirties (aged roughly around 37-39).
He was born in the mid-1930s.
- Occupying a middle position.
a mid-shoulder stretch
- Intermediate
- Amid.
- During, in the middle of doing something.
He was hit by a ball mid-jump.
Synonyms[edit]
- (central): centro-/centri-, midpoint, especially of mass nouns
- (middle part): medio-, especially between countable nouns
- (intermediate): meso-, medio-, especially when comparing sizes
- (amid): inter-, dia-, especially of space
- (during): intra-, peri-, especially of time
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
the middle part
- Swedish: mid-(sv)
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
mid-
Derived terms[edit]
Category Danish terms prefixed with mid- not found
Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From miþ, mid (“with, together”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
mid-
- with, in conjunction with; together (with)
- the middle part
- midstrēam ― midstream
- between
- midspreca ― an advocate, intermediary
Derived terms[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Prefix[edit]
mid-
- mid-, middle
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
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