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

• tibo

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

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “tibio”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tibio”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

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^[1]:

     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

• cera tibia
• descubrir el agua tibia
• entibiar
• tibiamente
• tibieza

Further reading

• “tibio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10