μία

Etymology

From *sm-ia, zero grade of Proto-Indo-European root *sem.

Numeral

μία • (mía)

1. feminine nominative of εἷς (heîs)

References

• 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’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Alternative forms

• μια (mia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈa/ (compare to μια)
• Hyphenation: μί‧α

Article

μία • (mía)

1. (indefinite) nominative feminine of ένας (énas), (a, an)
2. (indefinite) accusative feminine of ένας (énas), (a, an)

Numeral

μία • (mía) f

1. (cardinal) nominative feminine of ένας (énas), (one)
2. (cardinal) accusative feminine of ένας (énas)

Usage notes

• The stressed form of μια (mia), which is used to emphasise number.

  Μία μπίρα; Θέλαμε δύο!

  One beer? We wanted two!

See also

• Greek number and measurement