meio

See also: meîo

Contents

Latin

Etymology

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

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːj.joː/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmej.jo/

Verb

mēiō (present infinitive mēiere, perfect active mixī, supine mictum); third conjugation iō-variant

1. (vulgar) I urinate, piss.

Inflection

Conjugation of meio (third conjugation, active only)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	mēiō	mēiis	mēiit	mēiimus	mēiitis	mēiunt
	imperfect	mēiēbam	mēiēbās	mēiēbat	mēiēbāmus	mēiēbātis	mēiēbant
	future	mēiam	mēiēs	mēiet	mēiēmus	mēiētis	mēient
	perfect	mixī	mixistī	mixit	miximus	mixistis	mixērunt, mixēre
	pluperfect	mixeram	mixerās	mixerat	mixerāmus	mixerātis	mixerant
	future perfect	mixerō	mixeris	mixerit	mixerimus	mixeritis	mixerint
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	mēiam	mēiās	mēiat	mēiāmus	mēiātis	mēiant
	imperfect	mēierem	mēierēs	mēieret	mēierēmus	mēierētis	mēierent
	perfect	mixerim	mixerīs	mixerit	mixerimus	mixeritis	mixerint
	pluperfect	mixissem	mixissēs	mixisset	mixissēmus	mixissētis	mixissent
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	mēie	—	—	mēiite	—
	future	—	mēiitō	mēiitō	—	mēiitōte	mēiuntō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		mēiere	mixisse	mictūrus esse	—	—	—
participles		mēiēns	—	mictūrus	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		mēiere	mēiendī	mēiendō	mēiendum	mictum	mictū

Synonyms

• mingō

Derived terms

• caldum mēiere et frigidum pōtāre

Descendants

• Asturian: mexar
• Dalmatian: miur
• English: micturate

• Galician: mexar
• Portuguese: mijar
• Spanish: mear

References

• 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

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• meyo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese meio, meo, from Latin medius, from Proto-Italic *meðios, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Compare médio (a borrowed doublet). Sense of "way" or "mean" from Latin medium.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐj.u/
• Rhymes: -eju

Adjective

meio m (feminine singular meia, masculine plural meios, feminine plural meias, not comparable)

1. half

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:meio.

Derived terms

• meia hora
• meia-noite
• meio-dia

 

Related terms

• mear

Adverb

meio (comparative mais meio superlative o mais meio)

1. a little bit

   Estou meio cansado. ― I'm a little bit tired.

   Synonym: um pouco

2. almost

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:meio.

Noun

meio m (plural meios)

1. middle, center
2. half

   Synonym: metade

3. way, mean (method by which something is done)
4. environment

   Synonym: ambiente

5. (in the plural) resources; means

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:meio.

Derived terms

• meio ambiente
• meio social

 

Verb

meio

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of mear