medio

Meaning

Frequency

A1
Hyphenated as
me‧dio
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmedjo/
Etymology

Borrowed directly from Latin medius (“half”) rather than inherited through an Old Spanish form, possibly because the likely forms *meo and *meyo would have closely resembled mear (“to piss”), ultimately from Proto-Italic *meðjos, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Compare Portuguese meio, which retained its original inherited form. In reference to spiritual mediums, calqued from Latin medium. Doublet of media. Cognate with English medium.

New
mediar

  1. to mediate
  2. to center, to give a central, medium or average value

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Sentences
An user
La   velocidad del sonido   varía   en   función   del   medio   por   el que   se   transmite .

The speed of sound varies depending on the medium through which it is transmitted.

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En medio   de   estas   condiciones la   balacera   se   generalizó .

In the midst of these conditions, the shooting became widespread.