Mittelfeld

German

Etymology

From mittel- (“mid-, central”) +‎ Feld (“field”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪtəlˌfɛlt/, [ˈmɪtl̩ˌfɛltʰ]

Noun

Mittelfeld n (genitive Mittelfelds or Mittelfeldes, plural Mittelfelder)

  1. (sports) midfield
  2. the middle, the mediocre area of a range or spectrum
    Deutschland liegt bei Bildungsausgaben im Mittelfeld, vor Albanien, aber hinter Finnland.
    In the area of expenses for education, Germany ranks in the middle, ahead of Albania but behind Finland.

Declension
Declension of Mittelfeld
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Mittelfeld die Mittelfelder
genitive eines des Mittelfeldes,
Mittelfelds		 der Mittelfelder
dative einem dem Mittelfeld,
Mittelfelde1		 den Mittelfeldern
accusative ein das Mittelfeld die Mittelfelder
1Now uncommon, see notes

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