miður

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪːðʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːðʏr

Etymology 1

From the Old Norse miðr, from Proto-Germanic *midjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo-.

Adjective

miður (not comparable)

  1. middle (referring to the middle of the thing modified by the adjective)
    miður dagur
    the middle of the day
Inflection

Only used in the positive strong declension.

    strong declension
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative miður mið mitt
accusative miðjan miðja mitt
dative miðjum miðri miðju
genitive miðs miðrar miðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative miðjir miðjar mið
accusative miðja miðjar mið
dative miðjum miðjum miðjum
genitive miðra miðra miðra

Etymology 2

From Old Norse miðr, from earlier minnr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“little, small”), cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 (mins), Latin minus.

Adverb

miður (comparative of lítt (“a little”))

  1. less
    Það var miður heppilegt.
    This was unfortunate.
  2. worse, less well
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