miar

See also: mi-ar

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German mir, from Old High German mir, from Proto-Germanic *miz (“me”). Cognate with German mir, English me.

Pronoun

miar

1. (Sette Comuni) dative of ich: me, to me

See also

Cimbrian personal pronouns

		nominative	accusative	dative
1st person singular		ich	mich	miar
2nd person singular	familiar	du	dich	diar
	polite	iart	ach	òich
3rd person singular	m	èar, ar	in, en	iime
	f	zi, ze		iar
	n	es, is	es, 's	iime
1st person plural		bar, bandare	zich	izàndarn
2nd person plural		iart, iartàndare, artàndare	òich, ach	ogàndarn
3rd person plural		ze, zòi, zandare	zich	innàndarn

References

• “miar” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from miau (“meow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈaɾ/

Verb

miar (first-person singular present mío, first-person singular preterite miei, past participle miado)
miar (first-person singular present mio, first-person singular preterite miei, past participle miado, reintegrationist norm)

1. to meow

   Synonym: miañar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of miar (i becomes í when stressed)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	miar
Personal	miar	miares	miar	miarmos	miardes	miaren
Gerund
	miando
Past participle
Masculine	miado			miados
Feminine	miada			miadas
Indicative
Present	mío	mías	mía	miamos	miades	mían
Imperfect	miaba	miabas	miaba	miabamos	miabades	miaban
Preterite	miei	miaches	miou	miamos	miastes	miaron
Pluperfect	miara	miaras	miara	miaramos	miarades	miaran
Future	miarei	miarás	miará	miaremos	miaredes	miarán
Conditional	miaría	miarías	miaría	miariamos	miariades	miarían
Subjunctive
Present	míe	míes	míe	miemos	miedes	míen
Imperfect	miase	miases	miase	miásemos	miásedes	miasen
Future	miar	miares	miar	miarmos	miardes	miaren
Imperative
Affirmative		mía	míe	miemos	miade	míen
Negative (non)		non míes	non míe	non miemos	non miedes	non míen

    Reintegrated conjugation of miar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	miar
Personal	miar	miares	miar	miarmos	miardes	miarem
Gerund
	miando
Past participle
Masculine	miado			miados
Feminine	miada			miadas
Indicative
Present	mio	mias	mia	miamos	miades, miais	miam
Imperfect	miava	miavas	miava	miávamos	miávades, miáveis, miávais1	miavam
Preterite	miei	miaste, miache1	miou	miamos	miastes	miárom, miaram
Pluperfect	miara	miaras	miara	miáramos	miárades, miáreis, miárais1	miaram
Future	miarei	miarás	miará	miaremos	miaredes, miareis	miarám, miarão
Conditional	miaria	miarias	miaria	miaríamos	miaríades, miaríeis, miaríais1	miariam
Subjunctive
Present	mie	mies	mie	miemos	miedes, mieis	miem
Imperfect	miasse	miasses	miasse	miássemos	miássedes, miásseis	miassem
Future	miar	miares	miar	miarmos	miardes	miarem
Imperative
Affirmative		mia	mie	miemos	miade, miai	miem
Negative (nom)		nom mies	nom mie	nom miemos	nom miedes, nom mieis	nom miem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• miañar
• miau

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “miar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “miar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “miar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjar/
• Rhymes: -ar
• Syllabification: miar
• Homophone: Miar

Noun

miar f

1. genitive plural of miara

Portuguese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic: miau +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /miˈa(ʁ)/ [mɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmja(ʁ)/ [ˈmja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /miˈa(ʁ)/ [mɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmja(ʁ)/ [ˈmja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /miˈa(ɾ)/ [mɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /miˈa(ʁ)/ [mɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmja(ʁ)/ [ˈmja(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /miˈa(ɻ)/ [mɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmja(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmja.ɾi/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Homophone: mear (Portugal)
• Hyphenation: mi‧ar

Verb

miar (first-person singular present mio, first-person singular preterite miei, past participle miado)

1. (intransitive) to meow
2. (intransitive, slang, figurative) to fall through, to fail

Conjugation

    Conjugation of miar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	miar
Personal	miar	miares	miar	miarmos	miardes	miarem
Gerund
	miando
Past participle
Masculine	miado			miados
Feminine	miada			miadas
Indicative
Present	mio	mias	mia	miamos	miais	miam
Imperfect	miava	miavas	miava	miávamos	miáveis	miavam
Preterite	miei	miaste	miou	miamos1, miámos2	miastes	miaram
Pluperfect	miara	miaras	miara	miáramos	miáreis	miaram
Future	miarei	miarás	miará	miaremos	miareis	miarão
Conditional	miaria	miarias	miaria	miaríamos	miaríeis	miariam
Subjunctive
Present	mie	mies	mie	miemos	mieis	miem
Imperfect	miasse	miasses	miasse	miássemos	miásseis	miassem
Future	miar	miares	miar	miarmos	miardes	miarem
Imperative
Affirmative		mia	mie	miemos	miai	miem
Negative (não)		não mies	não mie	não miemos	não mieis	não miem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

See also

• balir
• coachar
• latir
• rugir

Further reading

• “miar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “miar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “miar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “miar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “miar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “miar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Romanian

Etymology

From mie +‎ -ar.

Noun

miar n (plural miare)

1. thousand lei banknote

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	miar	miarul		miare	miarele
genitive-dative	miar	miarului		miare	miarelor
vocative	miarule			miarelor