midden

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English midding, myddyng, from Old Danish mykdyngja, (a compound of Old Norse myk, myki (“muck, manure”) and dyngja (“dung, dungpile”)), whence also Danish møgdynge and mødding, Norwegian mødding, dialectal Swedish mödding. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɪdən/ Rhymes: -ɪdən === Noun === midden (plural middens) A dung heap. A refuse heap usually near a dwelling. (archaeology) An accumulation, deposit, or soil derived from occupation debris, rubbish, or other by-products of human activity, such as bone, shell, ash, or decayed organic materials; or a pile or mound of such materials, often prehistoric. (zoology) A shelter made of vegetation and other materials by packrats. (zoology) An accumulation of dried urine and fecal deposits made by hyraxes. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === minded == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch midden, from Old Dutch *middi, from Proto-West Germanic *midi, from Proto-Germanic *midjaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɪdə(n)/ Hyphenation: mid‧den Rhymes: -ɪdən === Noun === midden n (plural middens, no diminutive) middle, centre in het midden van het dorp staat de kerk ― in the middle of the village stands the church === Adverb === midden in the middle ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== middel ==== Descendants ==== → Aukan: mindii → Saramaccan: míndi === References === “midden” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] == Luxembourgish == === Adjective === midden inflection of midd: strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular weak dative masculine/neuter singular strong/weak dative plural == West Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian midde, from Proto-West Germanic *midi. === Noun === midden c or n (no plural) middle (part between beginning and end) ==== Further reading ==== “midden (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011