médio

See also: medio, medió, mediò, and medio-

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• medio (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin medium, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Doublet of meio, which was inherited.

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]

• Hyphenation: mé‧di‧o

Adjective

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

1. average (constituting or relating to the average)

   Coordinate terms: mediano, modal

   • 1920 January 4, “A associação dos constructores civis do Rio de Janeiro ao público [The civil engineering association of Rio de Janeiro to the public]”, in Correio da Manhã, volume XIX, number 7615, Rio de Janeiro, page 4:

     Houve, portanto, um augmento medio nos salarios de 40 °|° […]

     There was, thus an average increase in pay of 40% […]

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: antigo, contemporâneo, moderno, pré-histórico

Derived terms

• Idade Média
• latim médio
• médio-palato

Related terms

• medíocre
• 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