tibio

See also: tíbio and tibio-

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tibia. Doublet of tigo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tiˈbio]
  • 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

  • IPA(key): [ˈtiβjʊ]

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/ [ˈt̪i.β̞jo]
  • 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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Derived terms

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