tio

Signification (Anglais)

1. (masculine) uncle (brother of someone's father or mother, or an aunt's husband)
2. (Brazil, colloquial, diminutive, masculine, usually) uncle (term of address for any adult)
3. (Brazil, colloquial, masculine) uncle (term of address for any adult)
4. (Brazil, colloquial, masculine) an informal form of address for males of any age; bro
5. (masculine) an informal form of address for older people
6. (Portugal, colloquial, masculine) a posh, usually snobby, person

Concepts

oncle

tonton

oncle maternel

mec

tante

tata

tatie

tantine

oncle paternel

gars

homme

👨

chat

😺

Synonymes

tia

tio materno

cara

rapaz

👦

tio paterno

Traductions

uncle

zio

tío

Onkel

oom

θείος

oncle

patruus

Oheim

avunculus

nonkel

oncle

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃi.u/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à italien: zio

Appartenant à sarde: tiu

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tio, from Late Latin thīus, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos). Compare Galician and Spanish tío, Italian zio, Sardinian tiu.

Phrases

O tio Jack e eu vamos sentir sua falta .

Oncle Jack et moi vous manquerez.