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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mion | mhion | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| mion | mhion |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |