μία
See also: μια, μιᾷ, and Appendix:Variations of "mia"
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *sm-ih₂, zero grade of *sḗm.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /mí.a/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈmi.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈmi.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈmi.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈmi.a/
Numeral
μίᾰ • (mía)
- feminine nominative of εἷς (heîs)
Further reading
- μία in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- μία in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- μία in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- μία in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- G3391 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
Greek
Alternative forms
- μια (mia)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈa/(compare to μια)
- Hyphenation: μί‧α
Article
μία • (mía)
- (indefinite) nominative feminine of ένας (énas), (a, an)
- (indefinite) accusative feminine of ένας (énas), (a, an)
Numeral
μία • (mía) f
- (cardinal) nominative feminine of ένας (énas), (one)
- (cardinal) accusative feminine of ένας (énas)
Declension
The numeral one
gender | m | f | n |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | ένας | μια, μία1 | ένα |
genitive | ενός | μιας, μίας 1 | ενός |
accusative | ένα, έναν2 | μια, μία1, μιαν2, μίαν1+2 | ένα |
1. These are emphatic forms that stress singularity. 2. These forms are optional alternatives used before vowels or the consonants: π, μπ, τ, ντ, κ, γγ, γκ. |
Usage notes
- The stressed form of μια (mia), which is used to emphasise number.
- Μία μπίρα; Θέλαμε δύο!
- One beer? We wanted two!
- Μία μπίρα; Θέλαμε δύο!
See also
- Greek number and measurement