"meio" meaning in Portuguese

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmej.u/ [Brazil], [ˈmeɪ̯.u] [Brazil], /ˈmej.u/ [Brazil], [ˈmeɪ̯.u] [Brazil], /ˈmej.o/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈmeɪ̯.o] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈmɐj.u/ [Portugal], /ˈmɐj.u/ [Portugal], /ˈmej.u/ [Northern, Portugal], /ˈmej.u/ [Central, Portugal], /ˈme.u/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: meia [feminine], meios [masculine, plural], meias [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -eju, -ɐju Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese meio, meo, from Latin medius, from Proto-Italic *meðios, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Compare the borrowed doublets médio and médium. Sense of "way" or "mean" from Latin medium. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|meio}} Old Galician-Portuguese meio, {{m|roa-opt|meo}} meo, {{inh|pt|la|medius}} Latin medius, {{inh|pt|itc-pro|*meðios}} Proto-Italic *meðios, {{inh|pt|ine-pro|*médʰyos||between}} Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”), {{doublet|pt|médio|médium|notext=1}} médio and médium, {{cog|la|medium}} Latin medium Head templates: {{pt-adj|hascomp=no}} meio (feminine meia, masculine plural meios, feminine plural meias, not comparable)
  1. half Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: meia hora, meia-noite, meio-dia Related terms: meão, mear
    Sense id: en-meio-pt-adj-oRrgZGnG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: meyo [obsolete]
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: /ˈmej.u/ [Brazil], [ˈmeɪ̯.u] [Brazil], /ˈmej.u/ [Brazil], [ˈmeɪ̯.u] [Brazil], /ˈmej.o/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈmeɪ̯.o] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈmɐj.u/ [Portugal], /ˈmɐj.u/ [Portugal], /ˈmej.u/ [Northern, Portugal], /ˈmej.u/ [Central, Portugal], /ˈme.u/ [Portugal, Southern]
Rhymes: -eju, -ɐju Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese meio, meo, from Latin medius, from Proto-Italic *meðios, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Compare the borrowed doublets médio and médium. Sense of "way" or "mean" from Latin medium. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|meio}} Old Galician-Portuguese meio, {{m|roa-opt|meo}} meo, {{inh|pt|la|medius}} Latin medius, {{inh|pt|itc-pro|*meðios}} Proto-Italic *meðios, {{inh|pt|ine-pro|*médʰyos||between}} Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”), {{doublet|pt|médio|médium|notext=1}} médio and médium, {{cog|la|medium}} Latin medium Head templates: {{pt-adv}} meio
  1. a little bit, somewhat Synonyms: um pouco
    Sense id: en-meio-pt-adv-0EGKjBSR Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 12 36 12 1 1 1 8 9 21
  2. almost
    Sense id: en-meio-pt-adv-lgLuyMoa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: meyo [obsolete]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmej.u/ [Brazil], [ˈmeɪ̯.u] [Brazil], /ˈmej.u/ [Brazil], [ˈmeɪ̯.u] [Brazil], /ˈmej.o/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈmeɪ̯.o] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈmɐj.u/ [Portugal], /ˈmɐj.u/ [Portugal], /ˈmej.u/ [Northern, Portugal], /ˈmej.u/ [Central, Portugal], /ˈme.u/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: meios [plural]
Rhymes: -eju, -ɐju Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese meio, meo, from Latin medius, from Proto-Italic *meðios, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Compare the borrowed doublets médio and médium. Sense of "way" or "mean" from Latin medium. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|meio}} Old Galician-Portuguese meio, {{m|roa-opt|meo}} meo, {{inh|pt|la|medius}} Latin medius, {{inh|pt|itc-pro|*meðios}} Proto-Italic *meðios, {{inh|pt|ine-pro|*médʰyos||between}} Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”), {{doublet|pt|médio|médium|notext=1}} médio and médium, {{cog|la|medium}} Latin medium Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} meio m (plural meios)
  1. middle, center Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-meio-pt-noun-hB9ZxNnF
  2. half Tags: masculine Synonyms: metade
    Sense id: en-meio-pt-noun-oRrgZGnG
  3. way, mean (method by which something is done) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-meio-pt-noun-3TmbvAyi
  4. environment Tags: masculine Synonyms: ambiente
    Sense id: en-meio-pt-noun-ulKFFhum
  5. (in the plural) resources; means Tags: in-plural, masculine
    Sense id: en-meio-pt-noun-EZBAC52z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: meyo [obsolete] Derived forms: meio ambiente, meio social
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈmej.u/ [Brazil], [ˈmeɪ̯.u] [Brazil], /ˈmej.u/ [Brazil], [ˈmeɪ̯.u] [Brazil], /ˈmej.o/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈmeɪ̯.o] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈmɐj.u/ [Portugal], /ˈmɐj.u/ [Portugal], /ˈmej.u/ [Northern, Portugal], /ˈmej.u/ [Central, Portugal], /ˈme.u/ [Portugal, Southern]
Rhymes: -eju, -ɐju Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} meio
  1. first-person singular present indicative of mear Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: mear
    Sense id: en-meio-pt-verb-4kKUvr~s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.u/",
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    {
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        "Southern-Brazil"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɐj.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɐj.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.u/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.u/",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "english": "I'm a little bit tired.",
          "text": "Estou meio cansado.",
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          "almost"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmeɪ̯.u]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.o/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmeɪ̯.o]",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɐj.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɐj.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Central",
        "Portugal"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.u/",
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        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
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        }
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        "masculine"
      ]
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        "way, mean (method by which something is done)"
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          "mean"
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
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          "word": "ambiente"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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          "resources"
        ],
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          "means",
          "means"
        ]
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        "(in the plural) resources; means"
      ],
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      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈmeɪ̯.u]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmeɪ̯.u]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.o/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmeɪ̯.o]",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɐj.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɐj.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Central",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eju"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɐju"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "meyo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meio"
}

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  "lang_code": "pt",
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      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "mear"
        }
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        "first-person singular present indicative of mear"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmeɪ̯.u]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.o/",
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        "Southern-Brazil"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmeɪ̯.o]",
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        "Southern-Brazil"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɐj.u/",
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        "Portugal"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɐj.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.u/",
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        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.u/",
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        "Central",
        "Portugal"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.u/",
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        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
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      "tags": [
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    }
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}

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          "word": "metade"
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          "word": "ambiente"
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      "ipa": "[ˈmeɪ̯.u]",
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      "tags": [
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        "Brazil"
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      "ipa": "[ˈmeɪ̯.o]",
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        "Southern-Brazil"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɐj.u/",
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        "Portugal"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɐj.u/",
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        "Portugal"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmej.u/",
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        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmej.u/",
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      "word": "meyo"
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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      "ipa": "[ˈmeɪ̯.u]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmej.o/",
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      "ipa": "[ˈmeɪ̯.o]",
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        "Southern-Brazil"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɐj.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɐj.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈmej.u/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.u/",
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        "Central",
        "Portugal"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.u/",
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        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eju"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɐju"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meio"
}

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