miedo

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Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin metus.

Noun

miedo m (plural miedos)

  1. fear

References

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

  • myedo (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Latin metus.

Pronunciation

Noun

miedo m (usually uncountable)

  1. fear
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2v:
      la mugier de loth torno la cabeça e [fi]zos ymagen de ſal. Loth ouo miedo de ſeer ẽ ſegor eſubio alas mõtãnas cõ ſus .ij. fijas. eſtido en una cueua con ſus .ij. fijas.
      Lot's wife turned her head and she became a figure of salt. Lot was afraid of staying in Zoar and he went up to mountains with his two daughters, he settled in a cave with his two daughters.

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Descendants

  • Spanish: miedo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish miedo, from Latin metus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjedo/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -edo
  • Syllabification: mie‧do

Noun

miedo m (plural miedos)

  1. fear
    Synonyms: temor, pavor, pánico
    Tengo miedo.
    I'm afraid.
    (literally, “I have fear”)

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