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.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.o/ [ˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒjo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.dju/ [ˈmɛ.ðju]

(Caipira Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.di.u/, /ˈmɛ.dju/, /ˈmɛ.diw/
Hyphenation: mé‧di‧o

Adjective

médio (feminine média, masculine plural médios, feminine plural médias)

average (constituting or relating to the average)
medium (intermediate size, degree, amount etc.)
Synonyms: intermediário, mediano

Antonym: extremo
middle (being in the middle)
Synonyms: central, intermediário, intermédio, interposto

Antonym: marginal
medieval (of the Middle Ages)
Synonyms: medieval, mediévico, medievo

Coordinate terms

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

Derived terms

idade média
latim médio
mediopalato

Related terms

Noun

médio m (plural médios)

(usually in the plural) dipped headlight (main light on a motor vehicle)
(sports) midfielder

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