medio

See also medio-, médio, medió, and mediò

Esperanto

Noun

medio (plural medioj, accusative singular medion, accusative plural mediojn)

1. environment

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Galician

Adjective

medio m (feminine media, masculine plural medios, feminine plural medias)

1. half
2. average, typical
3. (figuratively) the greater part
4. central, at the midpoint

Synonyms

• (average, typical): mediano

Derived terms

• media

See also

• metade

Adverb

medio

1. partly, somewhat, not completely

   É medio parvo. — "He is somewhat small."

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Italian

Etymology 1

Noun

medio m (plural medi)

1. (anatomy) middle finger, tall man

Synonyms

• dito medio

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin medium, whence also Italian mezzo (an inherited doublet).

Adjective

medio m (feminine media, masculine plural medi, feminine plural medie)

1. mean, average

Related terms

terms related to "medio"

media mediale medianico mediano mediare Medioevo

mediocre mediocredito medioleggero mediomassimo mediopalatale mediorientale

Etymology 3

Verb

medio

1. {{form of|first-person singular|First-person singular]] [[present tense|mediare}}

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Latin

Etymology

Found in Late and Vulgar Latin. From medius.

Verb

present active mediō, present infinitive mediāre, perfect active mediāvī, supine mediātum.

1. I halve, divide in the middle.
2. I am in the middle.

Derived terms

• mediātus
• mediātor

Descendants

• English: mediate
• French: moyer
• Italian: mediare

• Portuguese: mediar
• Romanian: media
• Spanish: mediar

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Spanish

Etymology

Probably partly borrowed from Latin medius as a semi-learned form or modified from an existing Old Spanish equivalent. Compare Portuguese meio.

Adjective

medio m (feminine media, masculine plural medios, feminine plural medias)

1. half, half a/an

   media hora — half an hour

   media manzana — half an apple

2. middle, mid

   clase media — middle class

3. mid, in the middle of
4. mean, average

   velocidad media — average speed

5. a bit of a, somewhat of a

   Es medio idiota. — He’s a bit of an idiot.

Noun

medio m (plural medios)

1. middle, center
2. half
3. medium (spiritualism)
4. method, way
5. (in the plural) means
6. channel, vehicle, medium
7. (in the plural) media
8. (in the plural) resources, funds, means
9. environment, surroundings, medium, milieu
10. society
11. habitat
12. (soccer) halfback
13. middle course
14. (Mexico) medio (an ancient coin)
15. (Peru, Cuba) five cents

Adverb

medio

1. half, partly

   medio vestido — half-dressed

Verb

medio (infinitive mediar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of mediar.

Related terms

• a medias
• mediar
• mediatamente
• mediocridad
• medioeval
• promedio

Derived terms

• mediano
• medianoche
• mediodía

Anagrams

• miedo