mio
See also: Mio, mío, mió, mio-, mi'o, and Mio.
Asturian
Alternative forms
- míu
Adjective
mio
- my, mine
Istriot
Pronoun
mio
- Alternative form of meîo
- 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 29:
- Ti son la manduleîna del mio core;
- You are the almond of my heart;
- Ti son la manduleîna del mio core;
- 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 29:
Italian
Etymology
From Old Italian meo, from Latin meus, from Proto-Italic *meos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmi.o/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -io
- Hyphenation: mì‧o
Determiner
mio (feminine mia, masculine plural miei, feminine plural mie)
- my; of mine (used attributively)
- casa mia ― my house
- i miei figli ― my children
- le mie macchine ― my cars
Pronoun
mio (feminine mia, masculine plural miei, feminine plural mie)
- mine (used predicatively)
- Sono i miei. ― They are mine.
- mine; the thing belonging to me (used substantively)
- Il mio è.... ― Mine is....
Usage notes
- (attributively): When used before most nouns, the forms of mio take the corresponding definite or indefinite article (a form of il or of un). When used after the modified noun or before a noun denoting a singular close family member, articles are not used.
- il mio cane — “my dog”
- la mia foto — “my photo”
- i miei figli — “my children”
- le mie macchine — “my cars”
- ... mio — “...of mine”
- ... mia — “...of mine”
- ... miei — “...of mine”
- ... mie — “...of mine”
- mio zio — “my uncle”
- mia madre — “my mother”
- (predicatively): When used predicatively, the definite article is not used.
- (substantively): When used substantively, the definite article is used.
See also
- loro
- nostro
- suo
- tuo
- vostro
Anagrams
- imo
Japanese
Romanization
mio
- Rōmaji transcription of みお
Neapolitan
Etymology
From Latin meus. Compare Italian mio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmi(ə)/
- Homophone: mia
Adjective
mìo (first-person singular possessive of masculine singular, of feminine singular mìa, of masculine plural mìeje, of feminine plural mèje or mèe)
- my
- ’O sole mio ― “Sun of Mine”
Coordinate terms
- tùjo
- sùjo
- nuósto
- vuósto
- llòro
Pronoun
mìo (first-person singular possessive of masculine singular, of feminine singular mìa, of masculine plural mìeje, of feminine plural mèje or mèe)
- mine (possessive)
Coordinate terms
Number | Person | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Reflexive | Possessive | Prepositional |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | first-person | io (i') | me | mìo, mìa, mieje, meje | me, méne | ||
second-person, familiar | tu | te | tùjo, tòja, tùoje, tòje | te, téne | |||
second-person, formal | vuje | ve | vuósto, vósta, vuóste, vóste | vuje | |||
third-person, masculine | ìsso | 'o, 'u (lo, lu) | 'i, 'e (li, le) | se | sùjo, sòja, sùoje, sòje | ìsso | |
third-person, feminine | éssa | 'a (la) | 'e (le) | éssa | |||
plural | first-person | nuje | ce | nuósto, nòsta, nuóste, nòste | nuje | ||
second-person, plural | vuje | ve | vuósto, vòsta, vuóste, vòste | vuje | |||
third-person, masculine | ìsse | 'i, 'e (li, le) | llòro | se | llòro (invariable) | llòro | |
third-person, feminine | llòro | 'e (le) |
Old Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmio/, /mjo/
Determiner
mio
- (masculine) Alternative form of mi
Portuguese
Verb
mio
- first-person singular present indicative of miar
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *milъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mîo/
- Hyphenation: mi‧o
Adjective
mȉo (definite mȉlī, comparative miliji, Cyrillic spelling ми̏о)
- dear
- kind
Declension
positive indefinite forms
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | mio | mila | milo | |
genitive | mila | mile | mila | |
dative | milu | miloj | milu | |
accusative | inanimate animate | mio mila | milu | milo |
vocative | mio | mila | milo | |
locative | milu | miloj | milu | |
instrumental | milim | milom | milim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | mili | mile | mila | |
genitive | milih | milih | milih | |
dative | milim(a) | milim(a) | milim(a) | |
accusative | mile | mile | mila | |
vocative | mili | mile | mila | |
locative | milim(a) | milim(a) | milim(a) | |
instrumental | milim(a) | milim(a) | milim(a) |
positive definite forms
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | mili | mila | milo | |
genitive | milog(a) | mile | milog(a) | |
dative | milom(u/e) | miloj | milom(u/e) | |
accusative | inanimate animate | mili milog(a) | milu | milo |
vocative | mili | mila | milo | |
locative | milom(e/u) | miloj | milom(e/u) | |
instrumental | milim | milom | milim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | mili | mile | mila | |
genitive | milih | milih | milih | |
dative | milim(a) | milim(a) | milim(a) | |
accusative | mile | mile | mila | |
vocative | mili | mile | mila | |
locative | milim(a) | milim(a) | milim(a) | |
instrumental | milim(a) | milim(a) | milim(a) |
comparative forms
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | miliji | milija | milije | |
genitive | milijeg(a) | milije | milijeg(a) | |
dative | milijem(u) | milijoj | milijem(u) | |
accusative | inanimate animate | miliji milijeg(a) | miliju | milije |
vocative | miliji | milija | milije | |
locative | milijem(u) | milijoj | milijem(u) | |
instrumental | milijim | milijom | milijim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | miliji | milije | milija | |
genitive | milijih | milijih | milijih | |
dative | milijim(a) | milijim(a) | milijim(a) | |
accusative | milije | milije | milija | |
vocative | miliji | milije | milija | |
locative | milijim(a) | milijim(a) | milijim(a) | |
instrumental | milijim(a) | milijim(a) | milijim(a) |
superlative forms
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | najmiliji | najmilija | najmilije | |
genitive | najmilijeg(a) | najmilije | najmilijeg(a) | |
dative | najmilijem(u) | najmilijoj | najmilijem(u) | |
accusative | inanimate animate | najmiliji najmilijeg(a) | najmiliju | najmilije |
vocative | najmiliji | najmilija | najmilije | |
locative | najmilijem(u) | najmilijoj | najmilijem(u) | |
instrumental | najmilijim | najmilijom | najmilijim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | najmiliji | najmilije | najmilija | |
genitive | najmilijih | najmilijih | najmilijih | |
dative | najmilijim(a) | najmilijim(a) | najmilijim(a) | |
accusative | najmilije | najmilije | najmilija | |
vocative | najmiliji | najmilije | najmilija | |
locative | najmilijim(a) | najmilijim(a) | najmilijim(a) | |
instrumental | najmilijim(a) | najmilijim(a) | najmilijim(a) |
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmjo/ [ˈmjo]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: mio
Pronoun
mio
- Misspelling of mío.
Interjection
mio
- meow (sound of a cat)
Further reading
- “mio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014