middelmådig

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German middelmātich. Compare Dutch middelmatig, German mittelmäßig and Swedish medelmåttig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /midəlmɔːdi/, [ˈmiðˀəlˌmɔːˀði]

Adjective

middelmådig

  1. mediocre, indifferent, run-of-the-mill

Inflection

Inflection of middelmådig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular middelmådig — —2
indefinite neuter singular middelmådigt — —2
plural middelmådige — —2
definite attributive1 middelmådige — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • middelmådighed

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • middelmåtig (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From Middle Low German middelmatich through Danish.

Adjective

middelmådig (neuter singular middelmådig, definite singular and plural middelmådige)

  1. mediocre

References

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