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See also: médiéval
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɛd.i.ˈiː.vəl/, /ˌmiː.di.ˈiː.vəl/, /mɪd.ˈiː.vəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /mɪd.ˈi.vəl/, /ˌmɛdi.ˈi.vəl/
- Rhymes: -iːvəl
Adjective
[edit]medieval (comparative more medieval, superlative most medieval)
- Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
- Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:
- Archaic.
- Brutal.
- 1969 March 24, New York Magazine, page 58:
- Brute force can get you into any apartment if you want to get medieval about it.
- 2003, Robert Ludlum, The Janson Directive, page 579:
- "Oh, what a nifty idea," Collins said dryly. "Get a bunch of angry brothers with a blowtorch and some pliers and get medieval on his ass."
Derived terms
[edit]- antimedieval
- get medieval
- Medieval Climate Anomaly
- Medieval Climate Optimum
- medievaldom
- medieval embroidery
- medievalesque
- medieval guipure
- medievalish
- medievalism
- medievalist
- medievalistic
- medievalistics
- medievality
- medievalize
- Medieval Latin
- medieval literature
- medievally
- medievally
- medievalness
- medievaloid
- medieval studies
- medieval synthesis
- Medieval Warm Period
- medievistics
- medireview
- neomedieval
- nonmedieval
- post-medieval
- postmedieval
- premedieval
- pseudomedieval
- unmedieval
Translations
[edit]of or relating to the Middle Ages
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having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages
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brutal — see brutal
Noun
[edit]medieval (plural medievals)
- Someone living in the Middle Ages.
- A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).
- Thank God for modern remedies: the medievals were often useless or even harmful.
Translations
[edit]a medieval thing
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someone living in the Middle Ages
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Further reading
[edit]- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Mediæval, medieval, a. and sb.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 290, column 1.
Aragonese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]medieval (plural medievals)
References
[edit]- “medieval”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
Catalan
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Central) [mə.ði.əˈβal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [mə.ði.əˈval]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [me.ði.eˈval]
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
[edit]medieval m or f (masculine and feminine plural medievals)
Derived terms
[edit]Galician
[edit]Adjective
[edit]medieval m or f (plural medievais)
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From medievo (from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”)) + -al.
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: me‧di‧e‧val
Adjective
[edit]medieval m or f (plural medievais)
Related terms
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French médiéval.
Adjective
[edit]medieval m or n (feminine singular medievală, masculine plural medievali, feminine and neuter plural medievale)
Declension
[edit]Declension of medieval
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | medieval | medievală | medievali | medievale | ||
definite | medievalul | medievala | medievalii | medievalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | medieval | medievale | medievali | medievale | ||
definite | medievalului | medievalei | medievalilor | medievalelor |
Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]medieval m or f (masculine and feminine plural medievales)
- medieval
- El castellano antiguo también se llama español medieval.
- Old Castilian is also called Medieval Spanish.
Further reading
[edit]- “medieval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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