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Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tibia. Doublet of tigo.
Pronunciation
Noun
tibio (accusative singular tibion, plural tibioj, accusative plural tibiojn)
- (anatomy) shinbone, tibia
Galician
Etymology
From Latin tepidus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tibio (feminine tibia, masculine plural tibios, feminine plural tibias)
- (archaic) lukewarm
- Synonyms: morno, tépedo
Derived terms
- atibiar
- Tibo (placename, from Rio Tibo, "Lukewarm river")
References
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)
- warm, lukewarm
- Synonym: templado
- (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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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