meio
See also: meîo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Italic *meiɣjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃meyǵʰ-. Cognate with Latin mingō, Ancient Greek ὀμείχω (omeíkhō), Sanskrit मेहति (mehati), Old Norse míga, Tocharian B miśo.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmeː.i̯oː/, [ˈmeːi̯oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.jo/, [ˈmɛːjo]
Verb edit
mēiō (present infinitive mēiere, perfect active mixī, supine mictum); third conjugation, no passive
Conjugation edit
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References edit
- “meio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “meio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- meio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese meio, meo, from Latin medius, from Proto-Italic *meðios, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Compare the borrowed doublets médio and médium. Sense of "way" or "mean" from Latin medium.
Alternative forms edit
- meyo (obsolete)
Adjective edit
meio (feminine meia, masculine plural meios, feminine plural meias, not comparable)
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Adverb edit
meio
Noun edit
meio m (plural meios)
- middle, center
- half
- Synonym: metade
- way, mean (method by which something is done)
- environment
- Synonym: ambiente
- (in the plural) resources; means
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Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
meio