medo

From Old Portuguese medo, from Old Portuguese metus.

medo m (uncountable)

1. fear

• Medo

From Latin Mēdus, from Ancient Greek Μῆδος (Mêdos), from an Iranian language.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.do/, [ˈmɛːd̪o]
• Rhymes: -ɛdo
• Stress: mèdo
• Hyphenation: me‧do

medo (feminine singular meda, masculine plural medi, feminine plural mede)

1. (historical) Median (pertaining to Media or Medes)

medo m (plural medi, feminine meda)

1. (historical) Mede, Median (person from Media)

(il) medo m (uncountable)

1. Median (language)

• medo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

medo

1. Rōmaji transcription of めど

• mêdo (obsolete)

From Old Portuguese medo, from Latin metus (“fear”). Compare Spanish miedo.

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈme.du/

medo m (plural medos)

1. fear (emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

   Não tenho medo.

   I'm not afraid.

   Estamos com medo.

   We are afraid.

   • 2007, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte, Rocco, page 317:

     Desculpe, acho que dá mais medo se for meia-noite!

     I'm sorry, I thought that it would be more fearsome if it were midnight!

• medroso

Derived from medved

medo n (Cyrillic spelling медо)

1. bear

1. teddy bear