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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish mí, from Proto-Celtic *mīns, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s. The -s is taken over from the Old Irish genitive (singular and plural) mís and vocative/accusative plural mísa.
Pronunciation
Noun
mìos m or f (genitive singular mìosa, plural mìosan)
- month
- (rarely) moon
Derived terms
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “mìos”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN