macio
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Latin macies (“leanness”), which is from macer (“thin”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
macio (feminine macia, masculine plural macios, feminine plural macias)
References edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From earlier *matiō, *mattiō, borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *mattjō (“someone who cuts, stonecutter”).
Noun edit
maciō m (genitive maciōnis); third declension (Early Medieval Latin)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | maciō | maciōnēs |
Genitive | maciōnis | maciōnum |
Dative | maciōnī | maciōnibus |
Accusative | maciōnem | maciōnēs |
Ablative | maciōne | maciōnibus |
Vocative | maciō | maciōnēs |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- macio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Possibly from massa (“dough”) + -io. Or, from Arabic ماسي (masi). Also compare Italian and Latin malacia, from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”). Cognates with Proto-Slavic *mękъkъ (“soft”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ma‧ci‧o
Adjective edit
macio (feminine macia, masculine plural macios, feminine plural macias, comparable, comparative mais macio, superlative o mais macio or maciíssimo)
Wutunhua edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Mandarin 麻雀 (máquè, “sparrow”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
macio