médio

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin medius, from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo- (“between”). Compare meio.

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 média plural médios feminine plural médias; comparable)

1. average (constituting or relating to the average)
2. medium (intermediate size, degree, amount etc.)
3. middle (being in the middle)
4. 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

• mediocre
• médium
• meia
• meio
• mídia