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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /meˈdjan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: me‧diàn‧te

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin mediante, from the ablative singular of Late Latin mediantem, present active participle of mediō (to be in the middle).

Preposition

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mediante

  1. by, through, by means of, using
    Synonyms: attraverso, con, grazie a, (literary) mercé, per mezzo di, tramite
  2. (archaic or literary) because of, as a result of
    Synonym: a causa di

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Late Latin mediantem (being in the middle), present active participle of mediō (to be in the middle).

Noun

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mediante f (plural medianti)

  1. (music) mediant

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

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mediante (plural medianti)

  1. present participle of mediare

Further reading

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  • mediante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Latin

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Participle

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mediante

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of mediāns

Spanish

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Etymology

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From the Latin mediantem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /meˈdjante/ [meˈð̞jãn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: me‧dian‧te

Preposition

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mediante

  1. by means of, through, using

Usage notes

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  • Mediante is mostly restricted to formal use, being replaced by por medio de in informal use.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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