Mittelalter
Meaning
- (neuter,no-plural,strong) Middle Ages
- (neuter,no-plural,rare,strong) middle age
- (colloquial,neuter,no-plural,strong) Middle-aged person or persons.
Concepts
Middle Ages
mediaeval times
Medieval times
Frequency
Gender
Neuter
Etymology
From mittel + Alter. Originally used in the sense of "middle age (of life)". The sense of "Middle Ages" is a loan translation of Latin medium aevum.
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Sentences
Im Mittelalter wurde sie 👩 aufgegeben und diente als Steinbruch .
👩
In the Middle Ages it was abandoned and served as a quarry.
Im Mittelalter zählte Ramingstein zu den größten Bergbaugebieten in den Alpenländern.
In the Middle Ages, Ramingstein was one of the largest mining areas in the Alpine countries.
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