intermedium

intermedium

English

Noun

intermedium (plural intermediums or intermedia)

1. An intermediary.
2. (anatomy) A central carpal bone or tarsal bone.

Etymology 2

inter- +‎ medium

Noun

intermedium

1. A medium, or form of media, that conceptually lies between others.

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Latin

Adjective

intermedium

1. inflection of intermedius:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

References

• intermedium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intermedium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.tɛrˈmɛ.djum/
• Rhymes: -ɛdjum
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧me‧dium

Noun

intermedium n

1. (music, opera, theater) interlude (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition)
2. (historical, medieval theater) interlude (comic interlude between the parts of the show concerning religious matters)

   Synonym: interludium

3. (music, opera) interlude (musical interlude of a cheerful character, performed between acts of a play or opera)
4. (music, opera) intermezzo (short piece of music or act in the interval of the main spectacle)

   Synonyms: interludium, intermezzo, wstawka

Declension

Declension of intermedium

	singular	plural
nominative	intermedium	intermedia
genitive	intermedium	intermediów
dative	intermedium	intermediom
accusative	intermedium	intermedia
instrumental	intermedium	intermediami
locative	intermedium	intermediach
vocative	intermedium	intermedia

Derived terms

adjectives

• intermedialny
• intermediowy

 

Further reading

• intermedium in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• intermedium in Polish dictionaries at PWN