adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
mediānus
mediānus (feminine mediāna, neuter mediānum)
Classical[mɛ.diˈaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[me.diˈaː.nus]
mediānum sg. nom. n.; sg. acc. m.; sg. acc. n.; sg. voc. n.
Meaning
- adjectivemiddle, central
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mediānus | mediāna | mediānum |
| genitive | mediānī | mediānae | mediānī |
| dative | mediānō | mediānae | mediānō |
| accusative | mediānum | mediānam | mediānum |
| ablative | mediānō | mediānā | mediānō |
| vocative | mediāne | mediāna | mediānum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mediānī | mediānae | mediāna |
| genitive | mediānōrum | mediānārum | mediānōrum |
| dative | mediānīs | mediānīs | mediānīs |
| accusative | mediānōs | mediānās | mediāna |
| ablative | mediānīs | mediānīs | mediānīs |
| vocative | mediānī | mediānae | mediāna |
mĕdĭānus, a, um, adj. medius,
I. that is in the middle, middle (except Vitr., only post-class.):
columnae, Vitr. 3, 2, 6: acroteria, id. 3, 5, 12: capita leonina, id. 3, 5, 15: digitus, Veg. Vet. 2, 40, 3: filius, Hier. Ep. 73, 3: porta, Inscr. Fabr. 463, 95.— Subst.: mĕdĭānum, i, n., the middle part, the middle: ex mediano coenaculi, Dig. 9, 3, 5, § 2.—Plur.: mediana malvarum, Apic. 4, 2, 133.Origins
From medi- (the stem of medius) + -anus.
Italo-Romance
- Italianmezzano
- Italianmezzana
- Catalanmessanafrom Italian mezzana
- GermanBesanfrom Italian mezzana
- Portuguesemezanafrom Italian mezzana
- Portuguesemezenafrom Italian mezzana
- Spanishmezanafrom Italian mezzana
- Spanishmesanafrom Italian mezzana
- Belarusianбіза́ньfrom Italian mezzana
- Polishbezanfrom Italian mezzana
Learned borrowings
- Catalanmediana
- Italianmediano
- Frenchmédianfrom Middle French median
- Englishmedianfrom Middle French median
- Portuguesemediano
- Romanianmedian
- Spanishmediano
- Indonesianmedianfrom Dutch mediaan
- Galicianmediano
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Occitanmejan
- Catalanmitjàfrom Old Catalan mijà
- Englishmizzenfrom Old Catalan mijà
- Spanishmejana
- Aragonesemeyano
- Aragonesemichano
- Aragoneseminchans
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Frenchmoyenfrom Old French meien
- Frenchmoyennefrom Old French meien
- Englishmeanfrom Old French meien
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesemeãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese meão
- Portuguesemeãfrom Old Galician-Portuguese meão
- Asturianmianu
- Asturianmexana
- Galicianmeánfrom Old Galician-Portuguese meão
- Galicianmeaofrom Old Galician-Portuguese meão
- Old Spanishmiano
Padanian
- Friulianmezan
- Ladinmesan
- Old Lombardmeçan
- Piedmontesemsan
- Piedmontesemesan
- Piedmontesemiana
- Romanshmezzaun
- Romanshmezdan
- Venetanmexan
Ancient borrowings
- Irishmeánfrom Old Irish medón
- Manxmeanfrom Old Irish medón
- Scottish Gaelicmeadhanfrom Old Irish medón
- Welshmewnfrom Old Irish medón
In English words that came into English from mediānus
- mezzaninemediānus
- medianmediānus
- mizzenmediānus