# miar
## 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
* (Sette Comuni) dative of ich: me, to me

### 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: /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)
* to meow
    Synonym: miañar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* miañar
* miau

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “miar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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: /ˈmjar/
* Rhymes: -ar
* Syllabification: miar
* Homophone: Miar

### Noun

miar f
* genitive plural of miara

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic: miau +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /miˈa(ʁ)/ [mɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmja(ʁ)/ [ˈmja(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /miˈa(ʁ)/ [mɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmja(ʁ)/ [ˈmja(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /miˈa(ɾ)/ [mɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmja(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /miˈa(ʁ)/ [mɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmja(ʁ)/ [ˈmja(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /miˈa(ɻ)/ [mɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmja(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmjaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmjaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ˈmja.ɾi/
* Homophone: mear (Portugal)
* Hyphenation: mi‧ar

### Verb

miar (first-person singular present mio, first-person singular preterite miei, past participle miado)
* (intransitive) to meow
* (intransitive, slang, figurative) to fall through, to fail

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### See also

* balir
* coachar
* latir
* rugir

### Further reading

* “miar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
* “miar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
* “miar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “miar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
* “miar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
* “miar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

## Romanian
### Etymology

From mie +‎ -ar.

### Noun

miar n (plural miare)
* thousand lei banknote