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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tio"
Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese tio, from Late Latin thīum, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos). Compare Portuguese tio.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tío m (plural tíos, feminine tía, feminine plural tías)
- uncle
- Synonym: titío
- O meu tío é o irmán da miña nai ou do meu pai.
- My uncle is my mother’s or father’s brother.
- (colloquial) unknown male person, dude, guy
- E ese tío gritoume.
- And that guy yelled at me.
- mister (title conferred on an adult male)
- Synonym: señor
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “with regard to gender”): tía
- (antonym(s) of “with regard to ancestry”): sobriño, sobriña
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “tío”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “tío”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Spanish tio, from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos). Compare Italian zio, Galician tío and Portuguese tio, Sardinian tiu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tío m (plural tíos, feminine tía, feminine plural tías)
- uncle (the brother, brother-in-law, or male cousin or cousin-in-law of either parent)
- (colloquial, Spain) unknown or any male person, dude, guy
- Synonyms: tipo, (Chile) gallo; see also Thesaurus:tío
- Y ese tío me gritó. ― And that guy yelled at me.
- (colloquial, Spain) friend, mate, pal, man, bro
- Synonym: (Mexico) cuate
- Tío, ¿me puedes ayudar por un momento?
- Can you help me for a moment, mate?
- mister (title conferred on an adult male)
- Synonym: señor
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Catalan: tio
Further reading
[edit]- “tío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16
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