tímido

See also: timido

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeo (“to fear”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃĩ.mi.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.mi.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈti.mi.du/ [ˈti.mi.ðu]

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtĩ.mi.dʊ/
  • Hyphenation: tí‧mi‧do

Adjective

tímido (feminine tímida, masculine plural tímidos, feminine plural tímidas, comparable, comparative mais tímido, superlative o mais tímido or timidíssimo)

  1. lacking courage or confidence; timid, shy

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “tímido” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin timidus. Cognate with English timid.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtimido/ [ˈt̪i.mi.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -imido
  • Syllabification: tí‧mi‧do

Adjective

tímido (feminine tímida, masculine plural tímidos, feminine plural tímidas)

  1. shy, timid, bashful, diffident
  2. coy

Derived terms

Further reading
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