[Tenlein]

I don’t think I’ve ever heard “medieval” pronounced with four syllables, or with an “ee” in the first syllable.

I work at a university and a staff member came to me once and said there was a student asking about a course and she gave me a sticky with “Mid-Evil History” written on it (by the staff member). I wonder how many people thinks that’s actually what it is?

[Boogieman]

“I don’t think I’ve ever heard “medieval” pronounced with four syllables, or with an “ee” in the first syllable.”

I’ve heard it, but oddly enough, only from Brits and Canadians, not Americans.

[trisham]

I don’t think I’ve ever heard “medieval” pronounced with four syllables, or with an “ee” in the first syllable.

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I have, many times.

[trisham]

32. medieval – The word has four syllables. The first E may be pronounced either short [med] or long [meed]. Say /MED-EE-EEVAL/ or /MEE-DEE-EEVAL/, not /meed-eval/.

I apologize. What I have heard is Med_ ih -eeval. Usually while watching a show about someone involved in the study of medieval history.