medieval

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English

Alternative forms

• medieveal
• mediaeval (dated)
• mediæval (archaic)

Etymology

From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) +‎ aevum (“age”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/, /ˌmiː.diˈiː.vəl/, /mɪdˈiː.vəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɪdˈi.vəl/, /ˌmɛdiˈi.vəl/
• Rhymes: -iːvəl

Adjective

medieval (comparative more medieval, superlative most medieval)

1. Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
2. Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:
   1. Archaic.
   2. Brutal.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

medieval (plural medievals)

1. Someone living in the Middle Ages.
2. A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).

Translations

Further reading

• 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), volume VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 290, column 1.

Aragonese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /medjeˈbal/
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: me‧die‧val

Adjective

medieval (plural medievals)

1. medieval

References

• “medieval”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mə.ði.əˈβal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mə.ði.əˈval]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [me.ði.eˈval]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

medieval m or f (masculine and feminine plural medievals)

1. medieval

Derived terms

• grec medieval

Galician

Adjective

medieval m or f (plural medievais)

1. medieval

Portuguese

Etymology

From medievo (from Latin medium (“middle”) +‎ aevum (“age”)) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: me‧di‧e‧val

Adjective

medieval m or f (plural medievais)

1. medieval

Related terms

• Idade Média

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French médiéval.

Adjective

medieval m or n (feminine singular medievală, masculine plural medievali, feminine and neuter plural medievale)

1. medieval

Declension

Spanish

Alternative forms

• medioeval (dated)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /medjeˈbal/ [me.ð̞jeˈβ̞al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: me‧die‧val

Adjective

medieval m or f (masculine and feminine plural medievales)

1. medieval

Further reading

• “medieval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28