mediu

Asturian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin medius. Compare Spanish medio.

Noun

mediu m (plural medios)

1. middle
2. half

Galician

Verb

mediu

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of medir

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈd͡ʒiw/ [meˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈdiw/ [mɨˈðiw]

• Rhymes: -iw
• Hyphenation: me‧diu

Verb

mediu

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of medir

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.dju/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin medius (18th century). Compare miez, an inherited doublet.

Adjective

mediu m or n (feminine singular medie, plural medii)

1. mean, medium, average
2. middle

Declension

Declension of mediu

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	mediu		medie	medii	medii
	definite	mediul		media	mediii	mediile
genitive/ dative	indefinite	mediu		medii	medii	medii
	definite	mediului		mediei	mediilor	mediilor

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin medium.

Noun

mediu n (plural medii)

1. environment, surroundings
2. society
3. mean
4. medium

Declension

Declension of mediu

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) mediu	mediul	(niște) medii	mediile
genitive/dative	(unui) mediu	mediului	(unor) medii	mediilor
vocative	mediule		mediilor

See also

• mijloc
• miez
• medie
• societate