mid-

See also: mid, MID, Mid., -mid, mið, and mið-

English

Etymology

See mid.

Prefix

mid-

  1. 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 35, as opposed to one's early thirties (aged roughly 30–34) and one's late thirties (aged roughly around 36–39).
    He was born in the mid-1930s.
  2. Occupying a middle position.
    a mid-shoulder stretch
  3. Intermediate
    mid-key, midclass, midgut, midbrow
  4. Amid.
  5. During, in the middle of doing something.
    He was hit by a ball mid-jump.

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Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmið-]

Prefix

mid-

  1. mid-, middle

Derived terms

Category Danish terms prefixed with mid- not found

Old English

Etymology

From miþ, mid (with, together).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmid/ (as a nominal prefix)
  • IPA(key): /mid/ (as a verbal prefix)

Prefix

mid-

  1. with, in conjunction with; together (with)
    midwistpresence, company; society; cooperation
    midrādan accompaniment, a riding with
  2. the middle part
    midstrēammidstream
  3. between
    midsprecaan advocate, intermediary

Derived terms

Old English terms prefixed with mid-

Swedish

Prefix

mid-

  1. mid-, middle

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with mid-

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