mion
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish min (“small”), from Proto-Celtic *minus (compare Latin minor (“smaller”)), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /mʲɨ̞n̪ˠ/
- IPA(key): /ˈmʲɪnˠ/, /ˈmʲʊnˠ/
Adjective
mion (genitive singular masculine min, genitive singular feminine mine, plural miona, comparative mine)
Declension
Declension of mion
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | mion | mhion | miona; mhiona² | |
| Vocative | mhin | miona | ||
| Genitive | mine | miona | mion | |
| Dative | mion; mhion¹ |
mhion; mhin (archaic) |
miona; mhiona² | |
| Comparative | níos mine | |||
| Superlative | is mine | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mion | mhion | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish millón and Portuguese milhão and Kabuverdianu milion.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mjɔn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔn
- Syllabification: mion
Declension
Derived terms
- mionowy
Further reading
- mion in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish min (“small”), from Proto-Celtic *minus (compare Latin minor (“smaller”)), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /min/
Derived terms
- mion-chànan (“minority language”)
- mion-chunntas (“detail”)
- mion-fhacal (“particle (grammar)”)
- mion-rannsachadh (“analysis”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| mion | mhion |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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