Noun: meðal
Gender: n
Declension:
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | meðal |
| Sg. Def. | meðalið |
| Pl. Indef. | meðul; meðöl |
| Pl. Def. | meðulin; meðölin |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | meðals |
| Sg. Def. | meðalsins |
| Pl. Indef. | meðala |
| Pl. Def. | meðalanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | meðali |
| Sg. Def. | meðalinu |
| Pl. Indef. | meðulum; meðölum |
| Pl. Def. | meðulunum; meðölunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | meðal |
| Sg. Def. | meðalið |
| Pl. Indef. | meðul; meðöl |
| Pl. Def. | meðulin; meðölin |
Sample Sentences
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Tilgangurinn helgar meðalið. (The end justifies the means.)
Etymology
From Old Norse meðal, from Proto-Germanic *midlą (“middle”). Compare Danish middel (“means, something used to cure”), which was instead probably borrowed through Low German. See: Danish Nouns '
middel'.
Verbs referencing "meðal"
English Nouns
middle.
Translations