Vidutinio

Vidutinio is a grammatical form in Lithuanian, serving as the genitive singular of the adjective vidutinis, which means average, middle, or of medium degree. It is used to modify masculine nouns in phrases that express that something is of average size, level, or extent. In compound modifiers, vidutinio often appears in contexts where the noun it accompanies is understood to have an intermediate or typical value.

Common usages include phrases such as vidutinio dydžio, meaning medium-sized; vidutinio sunkumo, meaning of moderate severity or intensity; and vidutinio ilgio, meaning of medium length. These expressions are frequent in everyday language, designating objects or qualities that are not extreme. Vidutinio lygio is another common construction, indicating an average or middle level of quality or performance. In mathematical or statistical contexts, the concept of average is typically rendered with vidurkis (mean), while vidutinio can appear in phrases like vidutinio dydžio imtis (a sample of medium size) or vidutinio intensyvumo analizė (an analysis of moderate intensity).

Etymology and related forms: vidutinio derives from the root vidur-, meaning middle. Related words include vidutinis (the base adjective), vidurinis (alternative form referring to the middle), and other compounds describing size, degree, or quality with a sense of middle value.

See also: vidutinis, vidurkis, vidutinė reikšmė, vidutinio dydžio.