das Mittelalter
Translation
the Middle Ages
Examples
Das Mittelalter war eine lange Epoche.
The Middle Ages was a long era.
Im Mittelalter gab es viele Ritter.
In the Middle Ages, there were many knights.
Grammar Patterns
im ((Mittelalter)) with a preposition, 'in the Middle Ages' Im Mittelalter gab es viele Ritter.
Similar Words
Antonyms: die Antike (antiquity), die Neuzeit (modern era)
Etymology
From 'Mittel' (middle) + 'Alter' (age). It literally means 'the middle age'.
Memory Tips
Remember it as the 'middle age' of European history, between antiquity and the modern period.