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medius.

mediator; one who stands in the middle, one who comes between;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈmɛ.di.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈmɛː.di.us]

  1. middle, mid, central, between, midway between, in the center

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
    urbs media
    in mediās rēs

  2. half

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  3. moderate

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  4. indifferent, undecided

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  5. the middle of, the midst of

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
    media nox
    media urbs
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *meðios, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Cognate with Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos), Sanskrit मध्य (mádhya), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬥𐬀 (maⁱδiiāna), Old Armenian մէջ (mēǰ), Persian میان (miân) and Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐍃 (midjis).

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