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

Adjective

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

1. average (constituting or relating to the average)
2. medium (intermediate size, degree, amount etc.)

   Synonyms: intermediário, mediano

3. middle (being in the middle)

   Synonyms: central, intermediário, intermédio, interposto

4. medieval (of the Middle Ages)

   Synonyms: 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

• mediocre
• médium
• meia
• meio
• mídia