mittelalterlich
German, adjective/ˈmɪtəlˌaltərlɪç/
mittelalterlich is spelled M-I-T-T-E-L-A-L-T-E-R-L-I-C-H (15 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 50,363rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mittelalterlich is a German adjective meaning “medieval” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Mittelalter betreffend; aus dem Mittelalter stammend”.
What does mittelalterlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
medieval
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. das Mittelalter betreffend; aus dem Mittelalter stammend 2. rückständig, nicht zeitgemäß
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mittelalterlich
- mittelalterlicher masculine nominative singular
- am mittelalterlichsten superlative
- mittelalterliche feminine nominative singular
- mittelalterliches neuter nominative singular
- mittelalterlichen genitive masculine singular
- mittelalterlichem dative masculine singular
- der mittelalterliche definite includes-article masculine
- die mittelalterliche definite feminine includes-article
- das mittelalterliche definite includes-article neuter
- die mittelalterlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des mittelalterlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der mittelalterlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem mittelalterlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mittelalterlich?
- /ˈmɪtəlˌaltərlɪç/
- [ˈmɪ.tl̩ˌʔal.tɐ.lɪç]
- [ˈmɪtl̩ˌʔaltɐlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mittelalterlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mittelalterlich in German?
mittelalterlich appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).