mittelgroßer

Mittelgroßer is the attributive masculine singular form of the German adjective mittelgroß, which means "medium-sized." The term combines mittel ("middle, medium") with groß ("big"), and is used to describe size in a neutral, non-extreme sense.

In ordinary German, mittelgroß is declined like a regular adjective when it modifies a noun. Examples in the singular include ein mittelgroßer Hund (a medium-sized dog), eine mittelgroße Tasche (a medium-sized bag), and ein mittelgroßes Auto (a medium-sized car). In the plural it appears as mittelgroße Hunde, mittelgroße Taschen, etc. In predicative position, as in Der Hund ist mittelgroß, the adjective takes the expected ending pattern without the definite article.

There is no separate, widely used comparative form of the compound adjective mittelgroß. To express that something is larger or smaller than medium size, German typically uses phrases such as größer als mittelgroß (larger than medium-sized) or von mittlerer Größe (of middle size). The term is common in everyday language as well as in technical or product descriptions, where precise but non-extreme sizing is relevant.

Related concepts include synonyms like von mittlerer Größe and mittlere Größe, and contrasts with antonyms such as klein (small) and groß (large). The usage of mittelgroßer thus primarily serves to position an object's size within a spectrum that lies between small and large.