mid-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mid"

English

Etymology

See mid.

Prefix

mid-

2. Denoting the middle part.
   • 2013 June 29, “Unspontaneous combustion”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 29:

     Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia.

   He's in his mid-thirties — meaning he is roughly around the age of 33-37, as opposed to one's early thirties (aged roughly 30–33) and one's late thirties (aged roughly around 37-39).

   He was born in the mid-1930s.

4. Occupying a middle position.

   a mid-shoulder stretch

6. Intermediate

   mid-key, midclass, midgut, midbrow

8. Amid.
10. During, in the middle of doing something.

    He was hit by a ball mid-jump.

Usage notes

It may always be used with a hyphen, and must be so used when the word to which it is joined begins with a capital letter.

Synonyms

• (central): centro-/centri-, midpoint, especially of mass nouns
• (middle part): medio-, especially between countable nouns
• (intermediate): meso-, medio-, especially when comparing sizes
• (amid): inter-, dia-, especially of space
• (during): intra-, peri-, especially of time

Derived terms

• mid-air
• mid-season
• mid-winter

English terms prefixed with mid-

Translations

the middle part

• Polish: śród-
• Swedish: mid- (sv)

Anagrams

• DMI, Dim, IDM, IM'd, IMD, MDI, dim, dim.

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmið-]

Prefix

mid-

1. mid-, middle

Derived terms

Category Danish terms prefixed with mid- not found

• midalder
• middag
• midnat
• midsommer
• midvinter

Old English

Etymology

From miþ, mid (“with, together”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmid/ (as a nominal prefix)
• IPA^(key): /mid/ (as a verbal prefix)

Prefix

mid-

1. with, in conjunction with; together (with)

   midwist ― presence, company; society; cooperation

   midrād ― an accompaniment, a riding with

2. the middle part

   midstrēam ― midstream

3. between

   midspreca ― an advocate, intermediary

Derived terms

Old English terms prefixed with mid-

Swedish

Prefix

mid-

1. mid-, middle

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with mid-

• medel-
• midja
• middag
• midfasta
• midnatt
• midsommar
• midvinter

Anagrams

• dim.