mìos

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish mí, from Proto-Celtic *mīns, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s. The -s is taken over from the Old Irish genitive (singular and plural) mís and vocative/accusative plural mísa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /miəs̪/, [mĩə̃s̪]
(Argyll) IPA^(key): /miːs̪/

Noun

mìos m or f (genitive singular mìosa, plural mìosan)

month
(rarely) moon

Derived terms

fuil-mhìos f (“menstruation”)
mìosachan m (“calendar”)
mìos nam pòg m or f (“honeymoon”)

References

Edward Dwelly (1911) “mìos”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

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