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Aragonese
Etymology
From Latin metus.
Noun
miedo m (plural miedos)
- fear
References
Old Spanish
- myedo (alternative spelling)
Etymology
From Latin metus.
Pronunciation
Noun
miedo m (usually uncountable)
- 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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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish miedo, from Latin metus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmjedo/
- Rhymes: -edo
- Syllabification: mie‧do
Noun
miedo m (plural miedos)
- fear
- Synonyms: temor, pavor, pánico
Tengo miedo.- I'm afraid.
- (literally, “I have fear”)
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