Mittel

See also: mittel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mittel, from Old High German mittil (akin to Old Saxon middil), from Proto-Germanic *midlą, *midilą, *medalą (“middle”), *midil-. Compare Dutch middel, English middle. See also Mitte.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪtəl/, [ˈmɪtl̩]
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Noun

Mittel n (strong, genitive Mittels, plural Mittel)

  1. agent, appliance
  2. means
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 31/2010, page 56:
      Die Aufgabe eines Verteidigers besteht darin, für seine Mandanten mit allen Mitteln des Rechtsstaats zu kämpfen.
      The duty of a defense lawyer consists of fighting for his clients with all constitutional means.
  3. medicament, remedy
    Ein ausgezeichnetes Mittel gegen Arteriosklerose. ― An excellent remedy for arteriosclerosis.
  4. (plural only) funds, capital
  5. median
  6. (uncountable, printing, dated) The middle of the 7 traditional sizes of German type, between Cicero and Tertia, standardized as 14 point and taken as roughly equivalent to "English" type.

Declension
Declension of Mittel [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Mittel die Mittel
genitive eines des Mittels der Mittel
dative einem dem Mittel den Mitteln
accusative ein das Mittel die Mittel

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Mittel” in Duden online
  • “Mittel” in Duden online
  • “Mittel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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