meio

See also: meîo

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *meiɣjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃meyǵʰ-. Doublet of mingō. Cognate with Ancient Greek ὀμείχω (omeíkhō), Sanskrit मेहति (mehati), Old Norse míga, Tocharian B miśo.

Pronunciation

Verb

mēiō (present infinitive mēiere, perfect active mīxī or mēiī, supine mīctum); third conjugation

  1. (chiefly intransitive) to urinate
    Synonym: mingō
  2. (figurative) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of mēiō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present mēiō mēiis mēiit mēiimus mēiitis mēiunt
imperfect mēiēbam mēiēbās mēiēbat mēiēbāmus mēiēbātis mēiēbant
future mēiam mēiēs mēiet mēiēmus mēiētis mēient
perfect mīxī,
mēiī 		mīxistī,
mēiistī 		mīxit,
mēiit 		mīximus,
mēiimus 		mīxistis,
mēiistis 		mīxērunt,
mīxēre,
mēiērunt,
mēiēre
pluperfect mīxeram,
mēieram 		mīxerās,
mēierās 		mīxerat,
mēierat 		mīxerāmus,
mēierāmus 		mīxerātis,
mēierātis 		mīxerant,
mēierant
future perfect mīxerō,
mēierō 		mīxeris,
mēieris 		mīxerit,
mēierit 		mīxerimus,
mēierimus 		mīxeritis,
mēieritis 		mīxerint,
mēierint
passive present mēior mēieris,
mēiere 		mēiitur mēiimur mēiiminī mēiuntur
imperfect mēiēbar mēiēbāris,
mēiēbāre 		mēiēbātur mēiēbāmur mēiēbāminī mēiēbantur
future mēiar mēiēris,
mēiēre 		mēiētur mēiēmur mēiēminī mēientur
perfect mīctus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect mīctus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect mīctus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present mēiam mēiās mēiat mēiāmus mēiātis mēiant
imperfect mēierem mēierēs mēieret mēierēmus mēierētis mēierent
perfect mīxerim,
mēierim 		mīxerīs,
mēierīs 		mīxerit,
mēierit 		mīxerīmus,
mēierīmus 		mīxerītis,
mēierītis 		mīxerint,
mēierint
pluperfect mīxissem,
mēiissem 		mīxissēs,
mēiissēs 		mīxisset,
mēiisset 		mīxissēmus,
mēiissēmus 		mīxissētis,
mēiissētis 		mīxissent,
mēiissent
passive present mēiar mēiāris,
mēiāre 		mēiātur mēiāmur mēiāminī mēiantur
imperfect mēierer mēierēris,
mēierēre 		mēierētur mēierēmur mēierēminī mēierentur
perfect mīctus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect mīctus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — mēie — — mēiite —
future — mēiitō mēiitō — mēiitōte mēiuntō
passive present — mēiere — — mēiiminī —
future — mēiitor mēiitor — — mēiuntor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present mēiere mēiī mēiēns —
future mīctūrum esse mīctum īrī mīctūrus mēiendus,
mēiundus
perfect mīxisse,
mēiisse 		mīctum esse — mīctus
future perfect — mīctum fore — —
perfect potential mīctūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
mēiendī mēiendō mēiendum mēiendō mīctum mīctū

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Asturian: mexar
  • Dalmatian: miur
  • English: micturate
  • Galician: mexar
  • Portuguese: mijar
  • Spanish: mear

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
  • meio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Old High German

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin Maius.

    Noun

    meio m

    1. May

    Declension

    Declension of meio (masculine n-stem)
    case singular plural
    nominative meio meion, meiun
    accusative meion, meiun meion, meiun
    genitive meien, meiin meiōno
    dative meien, meiin meiōm, meiōn

    Descendants

    • Middle High German: meie, meige
      • Alemannic German: Mai
      • Bavarian: Moa
      • German: Mai
      • Kölsch: Meij
      • Luxembourgish: Mee
      • Pennsylvania German: Moin
      • Vilamovian: maj
      • Yiddish: מײַ (may)

    References

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmej.u/ [ˈmeɪ̯.u]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmej.o/ [ˈmeɪ̯.o]
     

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    • Rhymes: -eju, -ɐju
    • Hyphenation: mei‧o

    Etymology 1

    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.

    Alternative forms

    Adjective

    meio (feminine meia, masculine plural meios, feminine plural meias, not comparable)

    1. half
    Derived terms

    Adverb

    meio

    1. a little bit, somewhat
      Synonym: um pouco
      Estou meio cansado. ― I'm a little bit tired.
    2. almost

    Noun

    meio m (plural meios)

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

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    meio

    1. first-person singular present indicative of mear
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