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Adjective [Icelandic]

IPA: [ˈmɪːðʏr]
Rhymes: -ɪːðʏr Etymology: From Old Norse miðr, from Proto-Germanic *midjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo-. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|miðr}} Old Norse miðr, {{der|is|gem-pro|*midjaz}} Proto-Germanic *midjaz, {{der|is|ine-pro|*medʰyo-}} Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo- Head templates: {{is-adj|@@}} miður (feminine mið, neuter mitt) Inflection templates: {{is-adecl|strong.j.str_nom_mp:miðjir.-comp}} Forms: mið [feminine], mitt [neuter], strong [table-tags], miður [masculine, nominative, strong], mið [feminine, nominative, strong], mitt [neuter, nominative, strong], miðjan [accusative, masculine, strong], miðja [accusative, feminine, strong], mitt [accusative, neuter, strong], miðjum [dative, masculine, strong], miðri [dative, feminine, strong], miðju [dative, neuter, strong], miðs [genitive, masculine, strong], miðrar [feminine, genitive, strong], miðs [genitive, neuter, strong], miðjir [masculine, nominative, strong], miðjar [feminine, nominative, strong], mið [neuter, nominative, strong], miðja [accusative, masculine, strong], miðjar [accusative, feminine, strong], mið [accusative, neuter, strong], miðjum [dative, strong], miðra [genitive, strong]
  1. middle (referring to the middle of the thing modified by the adjective)
    Sense id: en-miður-is-adj-Gro5iv44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb [Icelandic]

IPA: [ˈmɪːðʏr] Forms: of lítt [comparative, error-unknown-tag]
Rhymes: -ɪːðʏr Etymology: From Old Norse miðr, from earlier minnr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“little, small”), cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 (mins), Latin minus. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|miðr}} Old Norse miðr, {{der|is|ine-pro|*mey-||little, small}} Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“little, small”), {{cog|got|𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃}} Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 (mins), {{cog|la|minus}} Latin minus Head templates: {{head|is|adverbs|||||||head=}} miður, {{is-adv}} miður
  1. less Synonyms: minna
    Sense id: en-miður-is-adv-T907YgGi Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic links with redundant target parameters, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 27 41 32 Disambiguation of Icelandic links with redundant target parameters: 28 41 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 42 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 67 18
  2. worse, less well Synonyms: verr
    Sense id: en-miður-is-adv-7Za-IVxG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: miður sín, því miður, þykja miður (english: to be sorry)
Etymology number: 2
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      "form": "mið",
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        "strong"
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    },
    {
      "form": "miðjum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "strong"
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    },
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      "form": "miðjum",
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      "form": "miðra",
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          "text": "miður dagur",
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}

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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse miðr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*mey-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "little, small"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“little, small”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 (mins)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "minus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin minus",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse miðr, from earlier minnr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“little, small”), cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 (mins), Latin minus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "of lítt",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "error-unknown-tag"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "adverbs",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "miður",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "miður",
      "name": "is-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              8,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              11
            ],
            [
              15,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "This was unfortunate.",
          "text": "Það var miður heppilegt.",
          "translation": "This was unfortunate.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "less"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "less",
          "less"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "minna"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "worse, less well"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "worse",
          "worse"
        ],
        [
          "less",
          "less"
        ],
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "verr"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɪːðʏr]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪːðʏr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "miður"
}

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