meðalstór

Meðalstór is an Icelandic adjective meaning "of medium size" or "medium-sized." It is used to describe objects, animals, or measurements that are between small and large, and it can be applied across various contexts such as products, inventories, and everyday speech.

Etymology: The word is a compound formed from meijal meaning middle or average and stór meaning big. The combination denotes a size that is neither small nor large.

Usage and examples: Meijalstór is commonly found in product descriptions, packaging, agriculture, and horticulture, where precise size categories matter. Examples include indicating a median dimension in a catalog or labeling livestock by size. In Icelandic, adjectives decline to agree with the noun in gender and number. Examples: meijalstort hús means “a medium-sized house” (neuter singular), and meijalstórir hestar means “medium-sized horses” (masculine plural). The form of the adjective can vary depending on definiteness and grammatical case, but the underlying meaning remains the same.

Notes: While meijalstór literally translates to medium-sized, it is one of several size-related descriptors in Icelandic. It sits between lítill (small) and stór (big) and is chosen when a more precise category than small or large is useful.

See also: Icelandic adjectives, size descriptors such as lítill and stór, and related terms used in product labeling and classification.