mies

== Catalan == === Pronoun === mies (archaic, poetic, Northern, Alghero) feminine plural of meu ==== Usage notes ==== Outside of poetry, certain dialects and sayings, proverbs and set phrases, this form is archaic and is normally supplanted by meves and meues. ==== Further reading ==== “mies”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “mies”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “mies” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “mies”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Dutch == === Etymology === From Yiddish מיאוס (mies). === Pronunciation === === Adjective === mies (not comparable) (Amsterdam) mean (clarification of this definition is needed) (Amsterdam) unwell (Amsterdam) scared ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “mies”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001 == Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *mees (compare Estonian mees, Livonian mīez), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *mēgaz (compare Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌲𐍃 (mēgs)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmie̯s/, [ˈmie̞̯s̠] Rhymes: -ies Syllabification(key): mies Hyphenation(key): mies === Noun === mies man (adult male human being) husband (married man) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (man): heppu, jätkä, kaveri, kundi, mieshenkilö, miesoletettu, setä, tyyppi, ukko (husband): aviomies, ukko ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “man”): nainen (antonym(s) of “husband”): vaimo (antonym(s) of “married”): poikamies, naimaton ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === nainen tyttö poika === References === === Further reading === “mies”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Anagrams === esim., mesi == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mi/ === Noun === mies f plural of mie == Galician == === Verb === mies (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular present subjunctive of miar == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Yiddish מיאוס (mies, “ugly”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /miːs/ Rhymes: -iːs === Adjective === mies (strong nominative masculine singular mieser, comparative mieser, superlative am miesesten) (sometimes somewhat jocular) mean, wretched Synonyms: fies, gemein ein mieser Kater ― a horrible hangover ein mieser Kerl ― a mean guy appalling, poor Synonyms: fies, schlecht miese Qualität ― poor quality mieses Wetter ― bad weather ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === mies (colloqial, regional, western Germany) very, severely, extremely, insanely Das war doch mies lustig ― Wasn't that extremely funny? === Further reading === “mies” in Duden online “mies”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German) == Livvi == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *mees. Cognates include Finnish mies and Estonian mees. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmie̯s/ Hyphenation: mies === Noun === mies (genitive miehen, partitive miesty) man human husband === References === N. Gilojeva; S. Rudakova (2009), Karjalan kielen Livvin murdehen algukursu [Beginners' course of Karelian language's Livvi dialect]‎[4] (in Livvi), Petrozavodsk, →ISBN, page 12 Tatjana Boiko (2019), Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 165 == Old Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin meās. === Adjective === mies feminine plural of meu == Old Spanish == === Alternative forms === myes === Etymology === From Latin messem, singular accusative of messis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmjes/ === Noun === mies f (plural miesses) a harvest of grain ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: mies == Portuguese == === Verb === mies second-person singular present subjunctive of miar == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmjes/ [ˈmjes] Rhymes: -es Syllabification: mies === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish mies, from Latin messem (“harvest”). ==== Noun ==== mies f (plural mieses) cereal seed (for making bread) seed, grain harvest time Area of cropfields === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== mies (nonstandard) second-person singular present subjunctive of mear (standard form is mees) === Further reading === “mies”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025