From Old Irish min (“small”), from Proto-Celtic *minus (compare Latin minor (“smaller”)), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small”).
mion (genitive singular masculine min, genitive singular feminine mine, plural miona, comparative mine)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | mion | mhion | miona; mhiona2 | |
vocative | mhin | miona | ||
genitive | mine | miona | mion | |
dative | mion; mhion1 |
mhion; mhin (archaic) |
miona; mhiona2 | |
Comparative | níos mine | |||
Superlative | is mine |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
mion | mhion | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
From Spanish millón and Portuguese milhão and Kabuverdianu milion.
mion
mion m inan
From Old Irish min (“small”), from Proto-Celtic *minus (compare Latin minor (“smaller”)), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small”).
mion