German

Abbreviation

Mio

1. Abbreviation of Million or Millionen

Synonyms

• Mio.

Japanese

Romanization

Mio

1. rōmaji reading of みお

Swedish

Etymology

From the children's book Mio, min Mio by Astrid Lindgren. The book title is word play on Italian mio ‎(“my”). The name can also be interpreted as a short form of names ending in -mio, such as Artemio, Eutimio, or as a masculine equivalent of the Swedish Mia.

Proper noun

Mio

1. A male given name.
   • 1954 Astrid Lindgren, Mio, min Mio, Rabén&Sjögren (2000), ISBN 9129647398, page 20:

     När allt kommer omkring heter jag inte alls Bosse.

     —Jag har sökt dig i nio långa år, säger min fader konungen. Jag har legat vaken om natten och tänkt: "Mio, min Mio". Då måtte jag väl veta, att du heter så.

References

Statistics Sweden: 1708 males with the given name Mio living in Sweden on December 31st, 2013, with the highest frequency so far in 2011. Accessed on 4 April 2014.

Asturian

Alternative forms

• míu

Adjective

mio

1. my, mine

Istriot

Pronoun

mio

1. Alternative form of meîo
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 29:

     Ti son la manduleîna del mio core;

     You are the almond of my heart;

Italian

Etymology

From Latin meus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.o/

Pronoun

mio ‎(first-person singular possessive of masculine singular, of feminine singular mia, of masculine plural miei, of feminine plural mie)

1. (used attributively) my; of mine

   casa mia — “my house”

   i miei figli — “my children”

   le mie macchine — “my cars”

2. (used predicatively) mine

   Sono i miei. — “They are mine.”

3. (used substantively) mine; the thing belonging to me

   Il mio è.... — “Mine is....”

Usage notes

• (attributively): When used before most nouns, the forms of mio take the corresponding definite or indefinite article (a form of il or of un). When used after the modified noun or before a noun denoting a close family member, articles are not used.

  il mio cane — “my dog”

  la mia foto — “my photo”

  i miei figli — “my children”

  le mie macchine — “my cars”

  ... mio — “...of mine”

  ... mia — “...of mine”

  ... miei — “...of mine”

  ... mie — “...of mine”

  mio zio — “my uncle”

  mia madre — “my mother”

• (predicatively): When used predicatively, the definite article is not used.
• (substantively): When used substantively, the definite article is used.

See also

• loro
• nostro
• suo
• tuo
• vostro

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin meus. Compare Italian mio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiə/
• Homophone: mia

Adjective

mìo ‎(first-person singular possessive of masculine singular, of feminine singular mìa, of masculine plural mìeje, of feminine plural mèje or mèe)

1. my

   ’O sole mio‎ ― “Sun of Mine”

Coordinate terms

• tùjo
• sùjo
• nuósto
• vuósto
• llòro

Pronoun

mìo ‎(first-person singular possessive of masculine singular, of feminine singular mìa, of masculine plural mìeje, of feminine plural mèje or mèe)

1. mine (possessive)

Coordinate terms

Portuguese

Verb

mio

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of miar

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *milъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mîo/
• Hyphenation: mi‧o

Adjective

mȉo ‎(definite mȉlī, comparative miliji, Cyrillic spelling ми̏о)

1. dear
2. kind

Declension

Spanish

Pronoun

mio

1. Misspelling of mío.

Interjection

mio

1. meow (sound of a cat)