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mijlociu

medium /miʒloˈtʃiu/

adjective#5215 most common

Also: middle, average, intermediate

Example sentences

Casa mea este de mărime mijlocie.
My house is medium-sized.
Vreau o cafea de tărie mijlocie.
I want a medium-strength coffee.
El are o statură mijlocie, nici înalt, nici scund.
He has a medium build, neither tall nor short.
Familia noastră face parte din clasa mijlocie a orașului.
Our family belongs to the city's middle class.
Compania a raportat un profit mijlociu în acest trimestru, sub așteptările analiștilor.
The company reported an average profit this quarter, below analysts' expectations.
Nivelul mijlociu de trai din regiune a stagnat în ultimul deceniu, în ciuda creșterii economice generale.
The average standard of living in the region has stagnated over the last decade, despite overall economic growth.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativemijlociu (m) / mijlocie (f)mijlocii
Genitivemijlociu (m) / mijlocii (f)mijlocii
Accusativemijlociu (m) / mijlocie (f)mijlocii
Vocativemijlociu (m) / mijlocie (f)mijlocii

Word family

mijlocmiddle, means
mijlocașmidfielder (football)
a mijlocito mediate, to bring about
mijlociremediation, intervention
nemijlocitdirect, immediate

Etymology

Mijlociu is built from the Romanian noun mijloc, meaning middle or means, plus the adjectival suffix -iu, the same ending seen in argintiu (silvery) or auriu (golden). Mijloc itself descends from Latin medius (middle) combined with locus (place). The word has stayed close to its root sense for over a thousand years: something standing in the middle, hence average or medium.

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