Mittelfeld
German
Etymology
From mittel- (“mid-, central”) + Feld (“field”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪtəlˌfɛlt/, [ˈmɪtl̩ˌfɛltʰ]
Noun
Mittelfeld n (genitive Mittelfelds or Mittelfeldes, plural Mittelfelder)
- (sports) midfield
- 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
Derived terms
Further reading
- Mittelfeld in Duden online
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