medel

See also: Medel and medel-

Old English

Noun

medel n

Alternative form of mæþel

Slovene

Participle

mẹ̄dəł

masculine singular l-participle of mesti

Swedish

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Etymology

Known from Old Swedish midhel, middel, medhel, from Middle Low German middel, from Old Saxon middil, from Proto-Germanic *midlą.

Same as German Mittel and English middle. The stand-alone adjective is archaic, but lives on as the superlative medelst, as a prefix medel- and many related words, e.g. emellertid.

Pronunciation

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Noun

medel n

a means (to an end)
Ändamålet helgar medlen
The end justifies the means

Han skyr inga medel
He will stop at nothing [shuns no means]

Monstren måste bekämpas med alla tillgängliga medel
The monsters must be fought with all available means
an agent (substance used for a specific purpose)
diskmedel
dish soap, washing-up liquid [diska (“do the dishes”) agent]

tvättmedel
detergent [wash agent]

laxermedel
laxative [purge agent]

läkemedel
medicine / drug [heal agent]

sötningsmedel
sweetener [sweetening agent]

klumpförebyggande medel
anti-caking agent

ett farligt medel som Livsmedelsverket har satt en användningsgräns för
a dangerous agent for which the National Food Administration has set a usage limit
money, capital, funding
med egna medel
with one's own money, by one's own means

Ska du söka medel för din forskning?
Will you apply for funding for your research?
a mean, an average, a centre, a middle
att beräkna ett medelvärde
to calculate a mean / average

medelklass
middle class

Declension

Declension of medel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	medel	medels
singular	definite	medlet	medlets
plural	indefinite	medel	medels
plural	definite	medlen	medlens

Derived terms

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