medianus

Latin

Etymology

From medi- (the stem of medius) + -anus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

mediānus (feminine mediāna, neuter mediānum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. middle, central

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mediānus mediāna mediānum mediānī mediānae mediāna
Genitive mediānī mediānae mediānī mediānōrum mediānārum mediānōrum
Dative mediānō mediānō mediānīs
Accusative mediānum mediānam mediānum mediānōs mediānās mediāna
Ablative mediānō mediānā mediānō mediānīs
Vocative mediāne mediāna mediānum mediānī mediānae mediāna

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: mezzano, mezzana
      • Catalan: messana
      • Portuguese: mezana (obsolete?), mezena
      • Spanish: mezana (obsolete), mesana
    • Sicilian: mizzanu, minzanu
  • Padanian:
  • Northern Gallo-Romance:
  • Southern Gallo-Romance:
    • Aragonese: meyano, michano (Ribagorçan), minchans (Belsetán, plural)
    • Occitan: mejan
    • Old Catalan: mijà
    • Spanish: mejana
  • Ibero-Romance:
  • Ancient borrowings:
  • Learned borrowings:

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