Mittelalter
dasNounMiddle Ages
English translations
- 01
Middle Ages
Word details
- German meaning
- Die Epoche der europäischen Geschichte zwischen Antike und Neuzeit (ca. 500 bis 1500 n. Chr.).
- English meaning
- Middle Ages
- Synonym
- None
- German example
- Das Mittelalter war eine Zeit der Ritter und Burgen.
- English example
- The Middle Ages was a time of knights and castles.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Mittelalter
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- mittelalterlich
medieval
- Mittelaltermarkt
Medieval market
- frühmittelalterlich
Early Medieval
- Spätmittelalter
Late Middle Ages
- nachmittelalterlich
postmedieval
- mittelalterlich
medieval
- mittelalterig
medieval-like
- Mittelaltermarkt
Medieval market
- frühmittelalterlich
Early medieval
- hochmittelalterlich
high medieval
- nachmittelalterlich
post-medieval
- Spätmittelalter
Late Middle Ages
- Frühmittelalter
The Early Middle Ages is the earliest period of the Middle Ages, lasting from about the 6th to the 10th century.
- Hochmittelalter
High Middle Ages
- Kemenate
A Kemenate was a heated room in a castle or house in the Middle Ages, often reserved for women.
- Retabel
Reredos
- Altarretabel
An altarpiece is an often richly decorated image or sculpture placed behind the altar in a church.
- Ganerbe
Co-heir
- Ganerbschaft
Joint inheritance
- Judengasse
Jewish quarter
- Flügelaltar
Winged altar
- Textologin
A textologist is a scholar who deals with the analysis, interpretation, and edition of texts.
- Brünne
Mail shirt
- Halsberge
Gorget
- Buhurt
A Buhurt is a form of medieval combat sport in which two groups of fighters compete against each other with blunt weapons.
- Hexenverfolgung
Witch hunt
- henken
To hang (execute)
- köpfen
to behead
- zurückverfolgen
To trace back means to determine the origin or development of something by looking for traces or evidence in the past.
- feudal
Relating to feudalism, a social system of the Middle Ages.
- altkatalanisch
Old Catalan
- anglonormannisch
Anglo-Norman
- altnordisch
Old Norse
- altprovenzalisch
Old Occitan
- anglofranzösisch
Anglo-French
- mediäval
medieval None
- mittelgriechisch
Medieval Greek
- mentalitätsgeschichtlich
Relating to the history of mentalities, which studies the evolution of thoughts, feelings, and attitudes.
- gebbar
Tributary farmer
- antiquarisch
Antiquarian
- Lyssa
Rabies
- Völkerwanderung
The Migration Period refers to the migratory movements of various Germanic, Slavic, and other peoples in Europe during late antiquity and the early Middle Ages.
- Incubus
Incubus
- Pest
Plague
- Renaissance
Renaissance
- christianisieren
To Christianize means to convert someone to Christianity or to make an area Christian.
- Ablaß
Indulgence
- Ablass
Indulgence
Example sentences with “Mittelalter”
Das Mittelalter war eine lange Epoche. (The Middle Ages were a long epoch.)
Frequently asked questions
What gender is 'Mittelalter'?
It is neuter: 'das Mittelalter'.