mion

See also: mión and mion-

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish min (small), from Proto-Celtic *menus, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (small).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mʲɨn̪ˠ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈmʲinˠ/, /ˈmʲunˠ/

Adjective

mion (genitive singular masculine min, genitive singular feminine mine, plural miona, comparative mine)

  1. small, tiny
  2. fine
  3. detailed

Declension

Declension of mion
Positive singular plural
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.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of mion
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.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish millón and Portuguese milhão and Kabuverdianu milion.

Numeral

mion

  1. million (1.000.000)

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔn
  • Syllabification: mion

Noun

mion m inan

  1. (physics) muon

Declension

Derived terms

  • mionowy

Further reading

  • mion in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish min (small), from Proto-Celtic *menus, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (small).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /min/

Adjective

mion

  1. minute, small
    Synonyms: beag, mean, meanbh
  2. minute, detailed

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of mion
radical lenition
mion mhion

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.