mediaeval
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Englisch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɛd.i.ˈiː.vəl/, /ˌmiː.di.ˈiː.vəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɛdi.ˈi.vəl/
- Rhymes: -iːvəl
Adjective
[edit]mediaeval (comparative more mediaeval, superlative most mediaeval)
- Alternative spelling of medieval
- 1939 September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 165:
- Standing on the mountain above Caerphilly, one may reflect upon the gap where once stood Llanbradach Viaduct, and look near at hand upon the restored ruins of Caerphilly Castle; man labours to rebuild the mediaeval whilst he ruthlessly scraps the modern.
Usage notes
[edit]- An older spelling, still sometimes, but less commonly, used in scholarly publications.
Translations
[edit]medieval — see medieval
Nomen
[edit]mediaeval (plural mediaevals)
- Alternative spelling of medieval