tío
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tio"
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese tio, from Late Latin thīum, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos). Compare Portuguese tio.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tío m (plural tíos, feminine tía, feminine plural tías)
- uncle
- Synonym: titío
- O meu tío é o irmán da miña nai ou do meu pai.
- My uncle is my mother’s or father’s brother.
- (colloquial) unknown male person, dude, guy
- E ese tío gritoume.
- And that guy yelled at me.
- mister (title conferred on an adult male)
- Synonym: señor
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tío” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “tío” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish tio, from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos). Compare Italian zio, Galician tío and Portuguese tio, Sardinian tiu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tío m (plural tíos, feminine tía, feminine plural tías)
- uncle (the brother, brother-in-law, or male cousin or cousin-in-law of either parent)
- (colloquial, Spain) unknown or any male person, dude, guy
- Synonyms: tipo, (Chile) gallo; see also Thesaurus:tío
- Y ese tío me gritó. ― And that guy yelled at me.
- (colloquial, Spain) friend, mate, pal, man, bro
- Synonym: (Mexico) cuate
- Tío, ¿me puedes ayudar por un momento?
- Can you help me for a moment, mate?
- mister (title conferred on an adult male)
- Synonym: señor
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Catalan: tio
Further reading edit
- “tío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014