in medio

Latin

Etymology

From in (“in”) + mediō, the ablative of medium (“middle”). Literally meaning "in middle" or "in the middle".

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in ˈme.di.oː/, [ɪn ˈmɛd̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in ˈme.di.o/, [in ˈmɛːd̪io]

Adverb

in mediō (not comparable)

1. (literal) in the center
   • From De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres) by Nicolaus Copernicus.

     In medio uero omnium residet Sol.

     In the center of all rests the Sun.

2. being alive, in the midst of (us)
   • From Adelphoe (The Brothers) by Terence (Terentius).

     Mater virginis in medio est.

     The mother of the young woman is among us. (she is alive)

3. open to all