Latin

Verb

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

1. I urinate.

Inflection

Derived terms

• caldum mēiere et frigidum pōtāre

Descendants

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “meio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• meyo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese meio, meo, from Latin medius, from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo- ‎(“between”). 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 usage examples of this term, see Citations:meio.

Derived terms

• meio-dia
• meia-noite
• meia hora

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.

2. almost

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:meio.

Synonyms

• (a little bit): um pouco

Noun

meio m (plural meios)

1. middle, center
2. half
3. way, mean (method by which something is done)
4. environment
5. (in the plural) resources; means

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:meio.

Synonyms

• (half): metade
• (environment): ambiente

Derived terms

• meio ambiente
• meio social