middelmådig
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German middelmātich. Compare Dutch middelmatig, German mittelmäßig and Swedish medelmåttig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /midəlmɔːdi/, [ˈmiðˀəlˌmɔːˀði]
Adjective
middelmådig
- mediocre, indifferent, run-of-the-mill
Inflection
| Inflection of middelmådig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | middelmådig | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | middelmådigt | — | —2 |
| Plural | middelmådige | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | middelmådige | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Synonyms
- halvdårlig
- jævn
Derived terms
- middelmådighed
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- middelmåtig (Nynorsk also)
Etymology
From Middle Low German middelmatich
Adjective
middelmådig (neuter singular middelmådig, definite singular and plural middelmådige)
- mediocre
References
- “middelmådig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.