# middelmannetjie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmanəki/

## Definitions
1. A ridge between ruts made by wheels in a dirt or gravel road.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans middelmannetjie (“little man in the middle”) (analysable as middel (“middle”) + man (“man”) + -etjie (“diminutive suffix”)), from Dutch middel (“middle”) + mannetje (“a short man”) (from man (“man”) + -etje, a variant of -tje (diminutive suffix)).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/middelmannetjie