Mittelalter

German Etymology From de gmh mittel alter middle age [of life], at least since the 16th century also univerbated. de mittel- mid, middle Alter age. The historic sense dates from the 18th century and is a de la-new medium aevum 1, from the idea that it was the interim between Antiquity and Modernity. Pronunciation de /ˈmɪtəlˌaltər/ [ˈmɪ.tl̩ˌʔal.tɐ] de De-Mittelalter.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun n.article the Middle Ages period of chiefly European history Noun n.sg de figurative dark ages, an uncultured or barbaric era from a misrepresented view with roots in Renaissance and Protestant thought de Wenn das so weitergeht, fallen wir zurück in finsterstes Mittelalter! If it goes on like this, we’ll slide back into the deepest dark ages! de now rare _ and mostly _ humorous middle age (of life) de mittleres Alter de by extension collective colloquial pejorative middle-aged people de In dem Laden hängt mir zu viel Mittelalter ab. There are too many middle-agers hanging out at that place for my taste. Declension n.sg Derived terms de Mittelalterforschung Mittelalterkunde mittelalterlich Mittelaltermarkt mittelaltrig (mittelalterig) Related terms de Mediävist Zeitalter Descendants nb middelalder 1 Further reading