médio

See also: medio, medió, mediò, and medio-

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin medius, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Compare meio (an inherited doublet).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.u/, /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒju/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.o/, /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒjo/
(Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.di.u/, /ˈmɛ.dju/

Adjective

médio m (feminine singular média, masculine plural médios, feminine plural médias, comparable)

average (constituting or relating to the average)
medium (intermediate size, degree, amount etc.)
middle (being in the middle)
medieval (of the Middle Ages)

Synonyms

(medium): intermediário, mediano
(middle): central, intermediário, intermédio, interposto
(medieval): medieval, mediévico, medievo

Antonyms

(medium): extremo
(middle): marginal

Coordinate terms

(medieval): antigo, contemporâneo, moderno, pre-histórico

Derived terms

idade média
latim médio
mediopalato

Related terms

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