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.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.u/ [ˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.o/ [ˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.dju/ [ˈmɛ.ðju]

• (Caipira Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.di.u/, /ˈmɛ.dju/, /ˈmɛ.diw/
• Hyphenation: mé‧di‧o

Adjective

médio (feminine média, masculine plural médios, feminine plural médias)

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

   Synonyms: intermediário, mediano

   Antonym: extremo

3. middle (being in the middle)

   Synonyms: central, intermediário, intermédio, interposto

   Antonym: marginal

4. medieval (of the Middle Ages)

   Synonyms: medieval, mediévico, medievo

Coordinate terms

• (medieval): antigo, contemporâneo, moderno, pre-histórico

Derived terms

• idade média
• latim médio
• mediopalato

Related terms

• mediocre
• médium
• meia
• meio
• mídia

Noun

médio m (plural médios)

1. (usually in the plural) dipped headlight (main light on a motor vehicle)
2. (sports) midfielder