What does mediō mean in Latin?

mediō, a verb, means “to halve, divide in the middle; to be in the middle”.

What are the principal parts of mediō?

mediō, mediāre, mediāvī, mediātum (first conjugation).

In classical Latin, [ˈmɛ.di.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɛː.di.o].

verbfirst conjugation

mediō (present infinitive mediāre, perfect active mediāvī, supine mediātum)

Classical[ˈmɛ.di.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛː.di.o]

active indicative
form	present	imperfect	future	perfect	pluperfect	fut. perfect
1st sg.	mediō	mediābam	mediābō	mediāvī	mediāveram	mediāverō
2nd sg.	mediās	mediābās	mediābis	mediāvistī	mediāverās	mediāveris
3rd sg.	mediat	mediābat	mediābit	mediāvit	mediāverat	mediāverit
1st pl.	mediāmus	mediābāmus	mediābimus	mediāvimus	mediāverāmus	mediāverimus
2nd pl.	mediātis	mediābātis	mediābitis	mediāvistis	mediāverātis	mediāveritis
3rd pl.	mediant	mediābant	mediābunt	mediāvērunt mediāvēre	mediāverant	mediāverint

active subjunctive

active subjunctive
form	present	imperfect	perfect	pluperfect
1st sg.	mediem	mediārem	mediāverim	mediāvissem
2nd sg.	mediēs	mediārēs	mediāverīs	mediāvissēs
3rd sg.	mediet	mediāret	mediāverit	mediāvisset
1st pl.	mediēmus	mediārēmus	mediāverīmus	mediāvissēmus
2nd pl.	mediētis	mediārētis	mediāverītis	mediāvissētis
3rd pl.	medient	mediārent	mediāverint	mediāvissent

passive indicative

passive indicative
form	present	imperfect	future
1st sg.	medior	mediābar	mediābor
2nd sg.	mediāris mediāre	mediābāris mediābāre	mediāberis mediābere
3rd sg.	mediātur	mediābātur	mediābitur
1st pl.	mediāmur	mediābāmur	mediābimur
2nd pl.	mediāminī	mediābāminī	mediābiminī
3rd pl.	mediantur	mediābantur	mediābuntur

passive subjunctive

imperative

infinitives & participles

gerundmediandī, mediandō, mediandumsupinemediātum, mediātū

mĕdĭo, 1, v. a. medius,

I. to halve, divide in the middle (post-class.), Apic. 3, 9. —

B. Neutr., to be in the middle: melius Juno mediante, Pall. Mart. 10, 32.

Found in Late and Vulgar Latin. From medius + -iō.

Descendants