mittelgroß
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German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mittel- (“medium, average”) + groß (“large, tall”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]mittelgroß (strong nominative masculine singular mittelgroßer, not comparable)
- medium-sized
- 1884, Eduard Paulus, Beschreibung des Oberamts Crailsheim, Kohlhammer, page 346:
- Die Häuser sind meist mittelgroß, aber freundlich […]
- The houses are mostly medium-sized, but friendly […]
- (of a person) medium height
- 1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, page 93:
- Der Fremde war entschieden noch jung, mittelgroß und besaß einen kleinen blonden Schnurrbart […]
- The stranger was definitely still young, medium height and had a small blonde moustache […]
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of mittelgroß (uncomparable)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “mittelgroß” in Duden online
- “mittelgroß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache