miedo

Aragonese

Etymology

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Noun

miedo m (plural miedos)

1. fear

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “miedo”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

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Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin metum, singular accusative of metus (“fear, dread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmje.ðo]

Noun

miedo m (plural miedos)

1. fear
   • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f 2va.

     la mugier / de loth torno la cabeça e [i]zos / ymagen de ſal. Loth ouo miedo / de ſeer en ſegor eſubio alas mõ / tãnas có ſus. ij. fijas.

     Lot's wife turned her head back and became a figure of salt. Lot was afraid of this and so he left for the mountains with his two daughters.

Synonyms

• temor m

Descendants

• Spanish: miedo

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish miedo, from Latin metus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjedo/ [ˈmje.ð̞o]
• Hyphenation: mie‧do

Noun

miedo m (plural miedos)

1. fear

   Synonyms: temor, pavor, pánico

   Tengo miedo.

   I'm afraid.

   (literally, “I have fear”)

Derived terms

• quitamiedos

Related terms

• medroso
• miedoso
• meticuloso

Anagrams

• medio