mio

See also Mio, mio-, and mío

Italian

Etymology

From Latin meus.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

mio (first-person singular possessive of masculine singular, of feminine singular mia, of masculine plural miei, of feminine plural mie)

1. (used attributively) my; of mine

   ‘O Sole Mio — “Sun of Mine” (title of an aria)

   casa mia — “my house”

   i miei figli — “my children”

   le mie macchine — “my cars”

2. (used predicatively) mine

   Sono i miei. — “They are mine.”

3. (used substantively) mine; the thing belonging to me

   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 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

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Portuguese

Verb

mio

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of verb miar.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *milъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mîo/
• Hyphenation: mi‧o

Adjective

mȉo (definite mȉlī, comparative miliji, Cyrillic spelling ми̏о)

1. dear
2. 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)

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Spanish

Pronoun

mio

1. Common misspelling of mío.

Interjection

mio

1. meow (sound of a cat)