μία
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *sm-ih₂, zero grade of *sḗm.
Pronunciation edit
- (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 edit
μίᾰ • (mía)
- feminine nominative singular of εἷς (heîs)
Further reading edit
- “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 edit
Alternative forms edit
- μια (mia)
Pronunciation edit
Article edit
μία • (mía)
- (indefinite) Nominative and accusative form of ένας (énas, “a, an”).
Numeral edit
μία • (mía) f
- (cardinal numbers) Nominative and accusative form of ένας (énas, “one”).
Declension edit
The numeral one
Usage notes edit
- The stressed form of μια (mia), which is used to emphasise number.
- Μία μπίρα; Θέλαμε δύο! ― Mía bíra? Thélame dýo! ― One beer? We wanted two!