medius

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) middle, mid, the middle of, the midst of, central, between, midway between, in the center
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) half
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) moderate
4. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) indifferent, undecided

Sinonieme

medianus

Vertalings

middle

average

mean

medio

meio

midden

centro

midst

mittlere

milieu

mig

centro

Mitte

mezzo

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈmɛ.di.ʊs]

Etimologie (Engels)

From Proto-Italic *meðjos, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”).
Cognate with Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos), Sanskrit मध्य (mádhya), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬥𐬀 (maⁱδiiāna), Old Armenian մէջ (mēǰ), Persian میان (miân) and Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐍃 (midjis).