μία
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *sm-ih₂, zero grade of *sḗm.[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /mí.a/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈmi.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈmi.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈmi.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈmi.a/
Numeral
μῐ́ᾰ • (mĭ́ă)
- feminine nominative/vocative singular of εἷς (heîs)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “μία”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 950
Further reading
- “μία”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “μία”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- μία in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- μία in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- G3391 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Greek
Alternative forms
- μια (mia)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmi.a/ (compare to μια)
- Hyphenation: μί‧α
Article
μία • (mía)
Numeral
μία • (mía) f
Declension
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ένας (énas) | μια (mia) μία1 (mía1) |
ένα (éna) |
| genitive | ενός (enós) | μιας (mias) μίας1 (mías1) |
ενός (enós) |
| accusative | ένα (éna) έναν2 (énan2) |
μια (mia) μιαν2 (mian2) μία1 (mía1) μίαν1+2 (mían1+2) |
ένα (éna) |
1. Emphatic forms that stress singularity.
2. Optional alternatives used before vowels or the consonants π, μπ, τ, ντ, κ, γγ and γκ.
Usage notes
- The stressed form of μια (mia), which is used to emphasise numbers.
- Μία μπίρα; Θέλαμε δύο! ― Mía bíra? Thélame dýo! ― One beer? We wanted two!
See also
- Greek number and measurement