mí

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mi"

Bassa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mí]

Noun

mí

1. (anatomy) hair

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Bibaali

Noun

mí

1. water

References

• The Maya [Yendang] languages: Wordlists collected by Barau Kato and Zachariah Yoder: Analysis by Roger Blench

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Czech

Noun

mí n

1. mu (Greek letter)

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Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪ/

Pronoun

mí

1. we, us

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miː/
• Rhymes: -iː

  Homophones: mý

Noun

mí n (genitive singular mís, nominative plural mí)

1. (music) mi (note in solfège)

Declension

declension of mí

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mí	míið	mí	míin
accusative	mí	míið	mí	míin
dative	míi	míinu	míum	míunum
genitive	mís	mísins	mía	míanna

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʲiː/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish mí, from Proto-Celtic *mīns, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.

Noun

mí f (genitive singular míosa, nominative plural míonna)

1. month

Declension

Declension of mí

Irregular

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative mí míonna Vocative a mhí a mhíonna Genitive míosa míonna Dative mí mís (archaic, dialectal) míonna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mhí na míonna Genitive na míosa na míonna Dative leis an mí leis an mís (archaic, dialectal) don mhí don mhís (archaic, dialectal) leis na míonna

Alternative forms:

• genitive singular: mí
• nominative plural: míosa
• genitive plural: míos
• dative plural: míosa, míosaibh, míonnaibh

Derived terms

• mí na meala (“honeymoon”)
• Mí na Nollag

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mí f (genitive singular mí)

1. middle

Declension

Declension of mí

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative mí Vocative a mhí Genitive mí Dative mí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an mhí Genitive na mí Dative leis an mí don mhí

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mí m (genitive singular mí)

1. (music) mi, me

Declension

Declension of mí

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative mí Vocative a mhí Genitive mí Dative mí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an mí Genitive an mhí Dative leis an mí don mhí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mí	mhí	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “mí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “mí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.}

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Kpasam

Noun

mí

1. water

References

• The Maya [Yendang] languages: Wordlists collected by Barau Kato and Zachariah Yoder: Analysis by Roger Blench

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Mandarin

Romanization

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *mīns, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʲiː/

Noun

mí m (genitive mís, nominative plural mís)

1. month

Declension

Masculine s-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	míH	míL	mís
Vocative	míH	míL	mísaH
Accusative	mísN	míL	mísaH
Genitive	mís	míL	mísN
Dative	mísL	mísaib	mísaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: mí
• Manx: mee
• Scottish Gaelic: mìos

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
mí also mmí after a proclitic	mí pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin mihi, dative of ego.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi/ [ˈmi]
• Rhymes: -i

Pronoun

mí

1. me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)

See also

Spanish personal pronouns

				nominative	dative	accusative	disjunctive
first person	singular			yo	me		mí1
	plural	masculine2		nosotros	nos		nosotros
		feminine		nosotras			nosotras
second person	singular	tuteo		tú	te		ti1
		voseo		vos			vos
		formal3		usted	le, se4	lo/la5	usted
	plural	familiar6	masculine2	vosotros	os		vosotros
			feminine	vosotras			vosotras
		formal/general3		ustedes	les, se4	los/las5	ustedes
third person	singular	masculine2		él	le, se4	lo	él
		feminine		ella		la	ella
		neuter		ello7		lo	ello
	plural	masculine2		ellos	les, se4	los	ellos
		feminine		ellas		las	ellas
	reflexive			—	se		sí1

1. Not used with con; conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively
2. Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown or when the subject is plural and of mixed gender.
3. Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity
4. If le or les precedes lo, la, los, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (e.g., Se lo dije instead of Le lo dije)
5. Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to
6. Used primarily in Spain
7. Used only in rare circumstances

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-piːl or *ɓiːlʔ (“eyelid”), a cognate with mi (“eyelashes”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɪj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɪj˦˥]

Noun

mí • (睸, 𥈢, 𦝺)

1. eyelid