mio

See also: Mio, mío, mió, mio-, mi'o, and Mio.

Asturian

Alternative forms

• míu

Adjective

mio

1. my, mine

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Istriot

Pronoun

mio

1. 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;

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Italian

Etymology

From Old Italian meo, from Latin meus, from Proto-Italic *meos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.o/, [ˈmiːo]

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• Hyphenation: mìo

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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

   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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Japanese

Romanization

mio

1. Rōmaji transcription of みお

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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)

1. 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)

1. 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)

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Portuguese

Verb

mio

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

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *milъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjo/, [ˈmjo]

Pronoun

mio

1. Misspelling of mío.

Interjection

mio

1. meow (sound of a cat)