Medelstor

Medelstor is a Swedish adjective meaning “of medium size” or “intermediate in size.” It is used to describe a noun that is neither small nor large, and appears in everyday language as well as in technical or descriptive contexts, such as product specifications, housing descriptions, or inventory classifications.

Etymology and form: Medelstor is a compound formed from medel (middle, average) and stor (large). Like other Swedish adjectives, it agrees with the noun it modifies in number, gender, and definiteness. Examples include en medelstor bil (a medium-sized car), ett medelstort hus (a medium-sized house). In definite form: den medelstora bilen, det medelstora huset. In plural: medelstora bilar; de medelstora bilarna.

Usage notes: Medelstor is typically used when a precise size is not required or when categorizing objects by size (small, medium, large). It can describe physical dimensions as well as figurative size or extent. While medelstor is standard, some contexts may prefer mellanstor in certain dialects or older texts, but mellanstor is less common in contemporary usage.

Relation to related terms: The term sits between små (small) and stora (large) in size hierarchies. For more general descriptions of size, other modifiers such as "liten," "stor," or scale-based terms may be used alongside or instead of medelstor, depending on specificity and tone.

In translation, medelstor often corresponds to “medium-sized” or “medium” in English, but exact nuance depends on context and the noun described.