mittel

Etymology
From.

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1)  middle, in the middle
 * in mitt(e)ler Nacht, in mitteler Zeit, zum mittlen (Segen-)Tau
 * 1)  average, middling
 * 2)  mid
 * 1)  mid

Usage notes
The positive form mittel has largely fallen out of usage in modern German, occurring mostly in compound terms such as, ,. The superlative is also uncommon. , which originated as the comparative form, is now used in places where one would expect the positive form.