medio

See also: medio-, médio, medió, and mediò

English

Etymology

From Spanish medio (“half, half-celemin, half-real, &c.”), from Latin medius (“half”), from Proto-Italic *meðjos, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Doublet of medium, media, and mediate.

Noun

medio (plural medios)

(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 2.3 L.
(historical) Any of various former Spanish and Latin American half-pieces, particularly the half-real both as a coin and a notional unit of account.

Synonyms

maquila (Spain), copin (Asturias), copino

Coordinate terms

(unit of dry volume): cuartillo (½ medio), celemin (2 medios), cuartilla (6 medios), hemina (10 medios), cuarto or media (12 medios), fanega (24 medios), saco (48 medios), carga (96 medios), cahiz (288 medios)
(currency): real (2 medios), peso (16 medios) (some contexts)

Esperanto

Etymology

Likely a clipping of various Romance terms; compare Spanish medio ambiente, Portuguese meio ambiente, Catalan medi ambient. Ultimately from Latin medius. Doublet of mediano and mezo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [meˈdio]
Audio:
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Rhymes: -io
Hyphenation: me‧di‧o

Noun

medio (accusative singular medion, plural medioj, accusative plural mediojn)

environment (natural world or ecosystem)

Derived terms

medioprotektado

Galician

Etymology

13th century. From Old Galician medio, medeo, a learned borrowing from Latin medius.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmeðjo̝/, /ˈmeðio̝/

Adjective

medio m (feminine singular media, masculine plural medios, feminine plural medias)

half
average, typical
(figuratively) the greater part
central, at the midpoint

Synonyms

(average, typical): mediano

Derived terms

media

Adverb

medio

partly, somewhat, not completely
É medio parvo. — "He is somewhat stupid."

References

“medio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“medea” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
“medio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“medio” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Interlingua

Noun

medio (plural medios)

means
medium (material in/through which certain wave phenomena operate)

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.djo/
Rhymes: -ɛdjo
Hyphenation: mè‧dio

Noun

medio m (plural medi)

(anatomy) middle finger, tall man
Synonym: dito medio

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin medius, whence also Italian mezzo (an inherited doublet).

Adjective

medio (feminine media, masculine plural medi, feminine plural medie)

mean, average

Derived terms

mediamente

Related terms

terms related to "medio"

media
mediale
medianico
mediano
mediare
Medioevo
mediocre
mediocredito
medioleggero
mediomassimo
mediopalatale
mediorientale

Verb

medio

first-person singular present indicative of mediare

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.di.oː/, [ˈmɛd̪ioː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.di.o/, [ˈmɛːd̪io]

Etymology 1

Found in Late and Vulgar Latin. From medius.

Verb

mediō (present infinitive mediāre, perfect active mediāvī, supine mediātum); first conjugation

I halve, divide in the middle.
I am in the middle.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mediō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	mediō	mediās	mediat	mediāmus	mediātis	mediant
	imperfect	mediābam	mediābās	mediābat	mediābāmus	mediābātis	mediābant
	future	mediābō	mediābis	mediābit	mediābimus	mediābitis	mediābunt
	perfect	mediāvī	mediāvistī	mediāvit	mediāvimus	mediāvistis	mediāvērunt, mediāvēre
	pluperfect	mediāveram	mediāverās	mediāverat	mediāverāmus	mediāverātis	mediāverant
	future perfect	mediāverō	mediāveris	mediāverit	mediāverimus	mediāveritis	mediāverint
passive	present	medior	mediāris, mediāre	mediātur	mediāmur	mediāminī	mediantur
	imperfect	mediābar	mediābāris, mediābāre	mediābātur	mediābāmur	mediābāminī	mediābantur
	future	mediābor	mediāberis, mediābere	mediābitur	mediābimur	mediābiminī	mediābuntur
	perfect	mediātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	mediātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	mediātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	mediem	mediēs	mediet	mediēmus	mediētis	medient
	imperfect	mediārem	mediārēs	mediāret	mediārēmus	mediārētis	mediārent
	perfect	mediāverim	mediāverīs	mediāverit	mediāverīmus	mediāverītis	mediāverint
	pluperfect	mediāvissem	mediāvissēs	mediāvisset	mediāvissēmus	mediāvissētis	mediāvissent
passive	present	medier	mediēris, mediēre	mediētur	mediēmur	mediēminī	medientur
	imperfect	mediārer	mediārēris, mediārēre	mediārētur	mediārēmur	mediārēminī	mediārentur
	perfect	mediātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	mediātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	mediā	—	—	mediāte	—
active	future	—	mediātō	mediātō	—	mediātōte	mediantō
passive	present	—	mediāre	—	—	mediāminī	—
passive	future	—	mediātor	mediātor	—	—	mediantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		mediāre	mediāvisse	mediātūrum esse	mediārī	mediātum esse	mediātum īrī
participles		mediāns	—	mediātūrus	—	mediātus	mediandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		mediandī	mediandō	mediandum	mediandō	mediātum	mediātū

Derived terms

mediātus
mediātor

Descendants

French: moyer; → médier
Galician: meada
→ Italian: mediare
Portuguese: mear, meado; → mediar
→ Romanian: media
→ Spanish: mediar
→ English: mediate

Adjective

mediō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of medius

References

“medio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
medio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
medio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to remove a person: e or de medio tollere
- (ambiguous) to leave a thing undecided: aliquid in medio, in dubio relinquere (Cael. 20. 48)
- (ambiguous) to publish, make public: in medio ponere (proponere)
- (ambiguous) let us leave that undecided: hoc in medio relinquamus

Spanish

**Spanish numbers ^(edit)**
	20^{[a], [b]}
	2	3 →
Cardinal: dos Ordinal: segundo Ordinal abbreviation: 2.º Multiplier: doble Collective: ambos Fractional: medio, mitad
Spanish Wikipedia article on 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmedjo/ [ˈme.ð̞jo]
Rhymes: -edjo
Syllabification: me‧dio

Etymology 1

Uncertain in exact derivation but probably borrowed in a semilearned form directly from Latin medius (“half”) rather than inherited through an Old Spanish form, possibly because the likely forms *meo and *meyo would have closely resembled mear (“to piss”),[1][2] ultimately from Proto-Italic *meðjos, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Compare Portuguese meio, which retained its original inherited form. In reference to spiritual mediums, calqued from Latin medium. Doublet of media. Cognate with English medium.

Adjective

medio (feminine media, masculine plural medios, feminine plural medias)

half, of or related to one of two equal divisions of a whole
media hora ― half hour
media manzana ― half an apple
(inexact) half, of or related to any large proportion of a whole
Medio Nueva York fue a los toros. ― Half of New York went to the bullfight.
middle, placed more or less halfway between two positions, times, or alternatives
clase media ― middle class
average, of or related to the arithmatic middle in a set of values
velocidad media ― average speed
average, of or related to a representative example of a group
el español medio ― the average Spaniard... your typical Spaniard...
(art) tasteful, bourgeois, well decorated or executed but not sublime
(linguistics) mid, of or related to the position of vowel articulation between open and closed
(grammar) middle, mediopassive, of or related to grammatical voices neither active nor passive
(Chile, slang, ironic, intensifier) impressive, extremely large or good
¡Media bolsa! ― Such a huge bag! What an awesome bag! Whatta bag!

Adverb

medio

half, incompletely, indicating an action interrupted or only partially done
medio vestido ― half-dressed
half, kind of, particularly used to partially soften negative descriptions
Synonym: un poco
Es medio idiota. ― He’s a bit of an idiot... He’s kind of an idiot...

Noun

medio m (plural medios)

half, one of two equal parts of any whole
Synonym: mitad
1. (mathematics) half, any fraction with a denominator of 2
2. (historical) medio, half-celemin, a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L
3. (historical) medio, the usual container used to measure medios
4. (historical, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela) medio, half-real, a former coin
5. (historical, Dominican Republic) medio, half-peso, a former coin
6. (historical, Ecuador) medio, half-sucre, a former coin
7. (historical, Panama) medio, half-balboa, a former coin
8. (historical, Bolivia) medio, half-boliviano, a former coin
9. (historical, Mexico) medio, half-octavo, a former coin equal to 1/16 real
10. (slang, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Peru) medio, following decimalization, the notional amount of 6¼ centavos as half of the notional amount of a ⅛-peseta real and later by extension any 5 centavo coin
middle, the part of anything located halfway between its ends or extremes in time or along one dimension in space
Se despertó en medio de la noche. ― She awoke in the middle of the night.
1. (sports) midfielder, halfback, a person forming part of the middle or central defensive or offensive line, especially in soccer
2. (spiritualism) Synonym of médium, medium, a person claiming to the ability to communicate with the dead
3. (politics, business) cut, the payment demanded to permit or facilitate some action, especially as a bribe
4. (philosophy) middle term, the general category that appears in both premises and disappears in the conclusion
5. (mathematics, usually in the plural) mean, the second and third terms of a proportion
(inexact) center, heart, the innermost part of anything with regard to all dimensions
Alemania está en medio de Europa. ― Germany is in the middle of Europe.
en medio de la nada ― in the middle of nowhere
(often in the plural) method, way, means, the actions or things by which some goal is achieved or intended to be achieved, something serving some purpose
El fin justifica los medios. ― The end justifies the means.
por todos los medios ― by any means
Se mejoraron los medios de transporte. ― Means of transport were improved.
1. Synonym of diligencia, hard work, as the generally effective means to achieve any goal
2. (usually in the plural) medium, a means of communication, especially mass communication
(physics) medium, the physical space and substance through which some phenomenon occurs
La velocidad de la luz depende del medio. ― The speed of light depends on the medium.
1. (art) medium, the physical substances with which art is made
  ¿Cuál es tu medio de pintura favorito?
  What's your favorite painting medium?
2. environment, the circumstances that affect a person or animal's development
  Synonyms: ambiente, medio ambiente
3. society, the circumstances in which a person or group of people lives
4. (usually in the plural) circle(s), a particular segment of society
  medios aristocráticos ― aristocratic circles... the aristocracy...
5. habitat, the circumstances in which an animal or group of animals lives

Synonyms

(unit of dry volume): maquila (Spain), copín (Asturias), copino

Coordinate terms

(unit of dry volume): cuartillo (½ medio), celemín (2 medios), cuartilla (6 medios), hemina (10 medios), cuarto or media (12 medios), fanega (24 medios), saco (48 medios), carga (96 medios), cahíz (288 medios)

Derived terms

alfarda media
alto alemán medio
a media asta
a medias
a media voz
a medio gas
a medio plazo
arco de medio punto
clase media
clavo de media chilla
coger en medio
columna de media caña
córnico medio
corto, ta de medios
dedo de en medio
dedo medio
de medio a medio
de medio pelo
de por medio
dueña de medias tocas
echar por en medio
Edad Media
el fin justifica los medios
en este medio
en medio
enseñanza media
entrar de por medio
entre medias
escoplo de media alfarjía
estar de por medio
francés medio
grabado a media tinta
guardia de media
hierro medio tocho
hija del medio
hijo del medio
Imperio medio
indio medio
inglés medio
ir a medias
iranio medio
justo medio
las siete y media
línea media
media agua
media águila
media alfarjía
media anata
media aritmética
media bata
media cadenilla
media china
media coleta
media colonia
media con limpio
media cruz
media cuadrática
media cuchara
media espada
media etiqueta
media firma
media gamarra
media geométrica
media granaína
media hermana
media hora
media lanza
media lengua
media luna
media luz
media mesa
media naranja
mediano
media noche
medianoche
media onza
media paleta
media parte
media pasta
media pensión
media ponderada
media proporcional
media punta
media r
media rima
medias calzas
medias palabras
medias tintas
media suela
media talla
media tinta
media vara
media vecindad
media vida
media vuelta
medio aderezo
medio ambiente
medioambiente
medio baño
medio bocel
medio campo
medio cielo
medio de apertura
medio de comunicación
medio de proporción
medio de transporte
mediodía
mediodía medio
medio doblero
medio farol
medio galope
medio hermano
medio internado
medio interno
medio jaez
medio luto
medio madero
medio mundo
medio mutis
Medio Oriente
medio perfil
medio pespunte
medio punto
medio pupilo
medio queso
medio racionero
medio relieve
medio revés
medio rostrillo
medio rostrillo grueso
medio rostrillo mejor
medios de comunicación
medios sociales
medios términos
medio tajo
medio término
medio tiempo
medio tío
medio vecino
medio viento
meterse de por medio
meterse en medio
necesidad de medio
oído medio
onda media
Oriente Medio
parir a medias
parte de por medio
partir por en medio
partir por medio
persa medio
piano de media cola
plano medio
plano medio largo
poner los medios
por en medio
por medio
por medio de
por término medio
por todos los medios
quitar de en medio a alguien
quitarse alguien de en medio
seda medio conchal
siglos medios
sol medio
sombrero de medio queso
temporada media
tercio medio
término medio
tiempo medio
tomar el medio
tomar los medios
vida media
voz media
y medio

Related terms

mitade
a medias
mediar
mediatamente
mediocridad
medioeval
promedio

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

medio

first-person singular present indicative of mediar

References

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Anagrams

miedo

[1] Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

[2] Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

medio

English

Etymology

Noun

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Esperanto

Etymology

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Noun

Derived terms

Galician

Etymology

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Adverb

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Interlingua

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Italian

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Noun

Etymology 2

Adjective

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Related terms

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

Adjective

References

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

Adverb

Noun

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Related terms

Etymology 2

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