мис

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mis"

Kalmyk

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mis/

Noun

мис • (mis)

1. cat

Mariupol Greek

Etymology

Contraction of эми́с (emís), from Ancient Greek ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs). Cognate with Greek εμείς (emeís) (contracted μεις (meis)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmʲis]
• Hyphenation: мис

Pronoun

мис • (mis) (emphatic form эми́с)

1. we

Declension

Mariupol Greek personal pronouns

	singular					plural
	1st	2nd	3rd m	3rd f	3rd n	1st	2nd	3rd
nominative	го (ho)	сы (sy)	тос (tos)	ты (ty)	то (to)	мис (mis)	сыс (sys)	тын (tyn)
oblique	мэ́на (ména)	сэ́на (séna)	то́на (tóna)	ты́на (týna)		мас (mas)	сас (sas)	тынц (tync)
clitic	-ми (-mi)	-сы (-sy)	-тун (-tun)	-тын (-tyn)	-ту (-tu)	-мас (-mas)	-сас (-sas)	-ц (-c)

References

• G. A. Animica; M. P. Galikbarova (2013), Румеку глоса‎^[1], Donetsk, page 4

Northern Altai

Etymology

Front Proto-Turkic *bińŕ. Cognate to Khakas пис (pis), etc.

Noun

мис • (mis)

1. blade
2. edge

References

• N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “мис”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN, page 232

Northern Khanty

Мис.

Etymology

Borrowed from Komi-Zyrian мӧс (mös), ultimately from Proto-Permic *mäs. Cognates include Eastern Khanty мӓс (mäs) and Northern Mansi мис (mis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mis]

Noun

мис (mis) (Kazym)

1. cow

References

• Solovar, V. N. (2014), “мис”, in Хантыйско-русский Словарь (казымский диалект) [Khanty-Russian Dictionary (Kazym Dialect)]‎^[2], 2nd edition, Khanty-Mansiysk: ООО «ФОРМАТ», →ISBN, page 179

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bińŕ (“awl”). Cognate with Kazakh бiз (biz), Nogai биз (biz), Kyrgyz миз (miz, “blade”), Bashkir беҙ (beź), Tatar без (bez), Uzbek bigiz, Uyghur بېگىز (bëgiz, “awl”), Khakas піс (pìs), Tuvan бис (bis), etc.

Noun

мис • (mis)

1. blade
2. awl

Declension

Inflection of мис

	singular	plural
absolute	мис (mis)	мистер (mister)
definite genitive	мистиҥ (mistiŋ)	мистердиҥ (misterdiŋ)
dative	миске (miske)	мистерге (misterge)
definite accusative	мисти (misti)	мистерди (misterdi)
locative	мисте (miste)	мистерде (misterde)
ablative	мистеҥ (misteŋ)	мистердеҥ (misterdeŋ)

References

• N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “мис”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
• Sevortjan, E. V. (1978), Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Nauka, pages 130, 131 pages
• Räsänen, Martti (1969), Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 75

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian مِس (mis), see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mis/, [mis]

Noun

мис • (mis) (Persian spelling مس)

1. copper (metal and its corresponding element)

Inflection

Inflection of мис

		singular	plural
sound	broken1	or broken1
bare		мис (mis)	мисҳо (misho)	[Term?]	[Term?]
definite object		мисро (misro)	мисҳоро (mishoro)	ро (ro)	ро (ro)
izofa		миси (mis-i)	мисҳои (misho-yi)	и (i)	и (i)
indefinite, definite relative	bare	мисе (mise)	—	—	—
	object	мисеро (misero)	—	—	—

Possessive forms of мис

		singular	plural
sound	broken1	broken1
bare	1st singular	мисам (misam)	мисҳоям (mishoyam)	ам (am)	ам (am)
	2nd singular	мисат (misat)	мисҳоят (mishoyat)	ат (at)	ат (at)
	3rd singular	мисаш (misaš)	мисҳояш (mishoyaš)	аш (aš)	аш (aš)
	1st plural	мисамон (misamon)	мисҳоямон (mishoyamon)	амон (amon)	амон (amon)
	2nd plural	мисатон (misaton)	мисҳоятон (mishoyaton)	атон (aton)	атон (aton)
	3rd plural	мисашон (misašon)	мисҳояшон (mishoyašon)	ашон (ašon)	ашон (ašon)
		singular	plural
sound	broken1	broken1
definite object	1st singular	мисамро (misamro)	мисҳоямро (mishoyamro)	амро (amro)	амро (amro)
	2nd singular	мисатро (misatro)	мисҳоятро (mishoyatro)	атро (atro)	атро (atro)
	3rd singular	мисашро (misašro)	мисҳояшро (mishoyašro)	ашро (ašro)	ашро (ašro)
	1st plural	мисамонро (misamonro)	мисҳоямонро (mishoyamonro)	амонро (amonro)	амонро (amonro)
	2nd plural	мисатонро (misatonro)	мисҳоятонро (mishoyatonro)	атонро (atonro)	атонро (atonro)
	3rd plural	мисашонро (misašonro)	мисҳояшонро (mishoyašonro)	ашонро (ašonro)	ашонро (ašonro)

Further reading

• мис on the Tajik Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tg
• “мис”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2026
• Jilani, Jon (2009), Tajik-English/English-Tajik practical dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 65

Ukrainian

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with Belarusian мыс (mys), Russian мыс (mys), Czech mys, Slovak mys.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɪs]

Audio:

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Noun

мис • (mys) m inan (genitive ми́су, nominative plural ми́си, genitive plural ми́сів)

1. (geography) cape, headland, promontory

Declension

Declension of мис
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	мис mys	ми́си mýsy
genitive	ми́су mýsu	ми́сів mýsiv
dative	ми́сові, ми́су mýsovi, mýsu	ми́сам mýsam
accusative	мис mys	ми́си mýsy
instrumental	ми́сом mýsom	ми́сами mýsamy
locative	ми́сі mýsi	ми́сах mýsax
vocative	ми́се mýse	ми́си mýsy