tibio

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See also: tíbio and tibio-

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tibia. Doublet of tigo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Hyphenation: ti‧bi‧o

Noun

tibio (accusative singular tibion, plural tibioj, accusative plural tibiojn)

  1. (anatomy) shinbone, tibia

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin tepidus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tibio (feminine tibia, masculine plural tibios, feminine plural tibias)

  1. (archaic) lukewarm
    Synonyms: morno, tépedo

Derived terms

  • atibiar
  • Tibo (placename, from Rio Tibo, "Lukewarm river")

References

  • tibio” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • tibio” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tepidus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtibjo/
  • Rhymes: -ibjo
  • Syllabification: ti‧bio

Adjective

tibio (feminine tibia, masculine plural tibios, feminine plural tibias)

  1. warm, lukewarm
    Synonym: templado
  2. (figurative) indifferent, unenthusiastic
    • 2022 March 11, Miguel González, “Vox, ocho años de travesía ultra hasta lograr tocar poder”, in El País:
      Vox había sido fundado en diciembre de 2013 por descontentos del PP, que consideraban demasiado tibio a Mariano Rajoy.
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