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)

1. month
2. (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]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN