# meu
## English
### Etymology 1

From Latin mēum (“umbelliferous plant, Meum athamanticum”), from Ancient Greek μῆον (mêon), probably from μεῖον (meîon, “lesser”) for its small size. The English form came perhaps via Middle French meu, a word with a single isolated attestation from the 14th century which only began to appear consistently from 1568, by which time the word was established in English.

#### Alternative forms

* (rare) mew

#### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈmjuː/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˈmju/
* Rhymes: -uː

#### Noun

meu (uncountable)
* Meum athamanticum, a European herb.
    Synonyms: meon, meum, baldmoney, spignel, bearwort

##### Translations
#### References

* Meum athamanticum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Meum athamanticum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Meum athamanticum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Fon mɛ̀wú (“meu”).

#### Alternative forms

* Meu
* mehu, Mehu

#### Noun

meu (plural meus)
* (historical) The second minister of the Kingdom of Dahomey.
    Coordinate term: migan

#### References

* ↑ “meu, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

### Anagrams

* EMU, UME, Ume, emu, mue, ume

## Aromanian
### Alternative forms

* a meu
* (a) njeu

### Etymology

From Latin meus, from Proto-Italic *meos. Compare Romanian meu.

### Pronoun

meu m (feminine mea or meaea, masculine plural mei, feminine plural meali or meale)
* my; first-person masculine singular possessive pronoun

#### Usage notes

Always preceded by 'a'- "a meu".

#### Related terms

* miui
* nju

#### See also

* (a) tãu
* (a) lui, (a) ljei
* (a) nostru
* (a) vostru
* (a) lor

## Catalan
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan meu, from Latin meum, from Proto-Italic *meos. The feminine form was mia in Old Catalan, but this was extended to meva or meua by analogy with the masculine form. This happened because the -u was not understood as a masculine ending anymore, having been lost in nouns (unlike Spanish, Portuguese and Italian -o).
The weak possessive mon is also from Latin meum, but as an unstressed monosyllabic form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmew]
* Audio (Catalonia):(file)

#### Pronoun

meu (feminine meva or meua, masculine plural meus, feminine plural meves or meues)
* my, mine

##### Usage notes

* When preceding a noun, meu is always preceded by the appropriate definite article.
    el meu gos ― my dog
* Also used after some prepositions:
    dins meu ― inside me
    davant meu ― in front of me

##### Declension

| | strong/subject | weak (direct object) | weak (direct object) | weak (indirect object) | weak (indirect object) | possessive |
| singular | | proclitic | enclitic | proclitic | enclitic | |
| 1st person | jo, mi$^3$ | em, m’ | -me, ’m | em, m’ | -me, ’m | meu |
| 1st person majestic$^1$ | nós | ens | -nos, ’ns | ens | -nos, ’ns | nostre |
| 2nd person | tu | et, t’ | -te, ’t | et, t’ | -te, ’t | teu |
| 2nd person formal$^1$ | vós | us | -vos, -us | us | -vos, -us | vostre |
| 2nd person very formal$^2$ | vostè | el, l’ | -lo, ’l | li | -li | seu |
| 3rd person masculine | ell | el, l’ | -lo, ’l | li | -li | seu |
| 3rd person feminine | ella | la, l’$^4$ | -la | li | -li | seu |
| 3rd person neuter | | ho | -ho | li | -li | seu |
| 3rd person reflexive | si | es, s’ | -se, ’s | es, s’ | -se, ’s | seu |
| plural | | | | | | |
| 1st person | nosaltres | ens | -nos, ’ns | ens | -nos, ’ns | nostre |
| 2nd person | vosaltres | us | -vos, -us | us | -vos, -us | vostre |
| 2nd person formal$^2$ | vostès | els | -los, ’ls | els | -los, ’ls | seu |
| 3rd person masculine | ells | els | -los, ’ls | els | -los, ’ls | seu |
| 3rd person feminine | elles | les | -les | els | -los, ’ls | seu |
| 3rd person reflexive | si | es, s’ | -se, ’s | es, s’ | -se, ’s | seu |
| adverbial | | | | | | |
| ablative/genitive | | en, n’ | -ne, ’n | | | |
| locative | | hi | -hi | | | |
| $^{1)}$ Behaves grammatically as plural. $^{2)}$ Behaves grammatically as third person. | $^{1)}$ Behaves grammatically as plural. $^{2)}$ Behaves grammatically as third person. | $^{1)}$ Behaves grammatically as plural. $^{2)}$ Behaves grammatically as third person. | $^{3)}$ Only as object of a preposition. $^{4)}$ Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-. | $^{3)}$ Only as object of a preposition. $^{4)}$ Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-. | $^{3)}$ Only as object of a preposition. $^{4)}$ Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-. | $^{3)}$ Only as object of a preposition. $^{4)}$ Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-. |

##### See also

* mon

### Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

#### Alternative forms

* mèu (pre-2016 spelling)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmɛw]

#### Interjection

meu
* meow

#### Noun

meu m (plural meus)
* meow
    Synonym: miol

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin mēum.

#### Alternative forms

* mèu (pre-2016 spelling)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈmɛw]
* IPA: (Balearic) unknown
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈmew]

#### Noun

meu m (plural meus)
* baldmoney, spignel

### Further reading

* “meu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “meu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Fala
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese medo, inherited from Latin metus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeu̯/
* Rhymes: -eu̯
* Syllabification: meu

### Noun

meu m (plural meus)
* fear

### References

* Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

## Galician
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese meu, from Latin meus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmew/, /ˈmɛw/

### Pronoun

meu m (masculine singular meu, masculine plural meus, feminine singular miña, feminine plural miñas)
* (possessive) my
    Este é o meu coche ― This is my car
* (possessive) mine
    Este coche é meu ― This car is mine

### Interjection

meu
* man; dude; pal; bro
    Éche o que hai, meu. Hai que roelo ― Things are like that, bro. You must face it
    Meu! Fixéchelo! ― Dude! You did it!

### See also

* Appendix:Galician pronouns

### References

* “meu”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “meu”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “meu”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “meu”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (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), “meu”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “meu”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Ligurian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῶλος (môlos), μόλος (mólos), itself from Latin mōlēs.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /møː/

### Noun

meu m (invariable)
* jetty, pier, mole
** 1984, “Sidón”, in Fabrizio De André (lyrics), Mauro Pagani (music), Crêuza de mâ [Muletrack by the sea], performed by Fabrizio De André:E dòpp'i færi in gôa, i færi da prixón / e 'nte ferîe a seménsa velenóza da deportaçión / perché de nòstro, da-a cianûa a-o meu / no peu ciù crésce ni èrbo, ni spîga, ni figeuAnd after the iron in the throat, the iron of the prison, and the poisonous seed of deportation inside the wounds, because no tree, or spike, or boy of ours is allowed to grow any longer, from the plain to the pier

## Old Catalan
### Etymology

From Latin meum.

### Adjective

meu (feminine mia, masculine plural meus, feminine plural mies)
* my, mine
    Synonym: mon

#### Descendants

* Catalan: meu

## Old French
### Alternative forms

* meü (diaereses not universally used in transcriptions of Old French)

### Verb

meu
* past participle of movoir

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese meu, from Latin meus, from Proto-Italic *meos.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /mew/ [meʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /mew/
* (Alentejo, Algarve, Azores, Madeira, unstressed) IPA: [me]
* Hyphenation: meu
* Audio (São Paulo):(file)

### Determiner

meu (feminine minha, masculine plural meus, feminine plural minhas)
* First-person singular possessive pronoun.
** pertaining or belonging to me; my
    o meu computador ― my computer
** that serves or interests me; my
    o meu carro ― my car
** introduced by me; my
    o herói da minha história ― the hero of my story
** merited by me; my
    ainda não recebi o meu dinheiro ― I still haven't received my money
** related to me; my
    O meu pai veio me visitar. ― My father came to visit me.

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:meu.

### Pronoun

meu (feminine minha, masculine plural meus, feminine plural minhas)
* mine (belonging to me, pertaining to me, serving me, relating to me, etc.; corresponding to any of the above definitions)

### Interjection

meu!
* (Portugal, Brazil, slang, chiefly São Paulo) hey; oi (used vocatively to draw someone’s attention)
* (Brazil, slang) whoa (used to express surprise)
* (Portugal, slang) dude

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:meu.

### See also

| | | | Possessee | Possessee | Possessee | Possessee |
| | | | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| | | | Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine |
| Possessor | Singular | First person | meu | minha | meus | minhas |
| Possessor | Singular | Second person | teu | tua | teus | tuas |
| Possessor | Singular | Third person | seu | sua | seus | suas |
| Possessor | Plural | First person | nosso | nossa | nossos | nossas |
| Possessor | Plural | Second person | vosso | vossa | vossos | vossas |
| Possessor | Plural | Third person | seu | sua | seus | suas |
| See also: Appendix:Possessive#Portuguese |||||||

## Romanian
### Alternative forms

* meŭ — old orthography

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin meus, from Proto-Italic *meos.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mew/
* Audio:(file)

### Determiner

meu m or n (feminine singular mea, masculine plural mei, feminine and neuter plural mele)
* (genitive form of eu used as a possessive determiner) my

#### Declension
### Pronoun

meu m or n
* (preceded by "al") mine

#### See also

* lor
* nostru
* său, lui
* tău
* vostru

## Sardinian
### Etymology

From Latin meus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeu/

### Pronoun

meu (plural meos, feminine mea, feminine plural meas)
* my, mine

#### Related terms

* tuu/tou/tuo
* suu/sou/suo
* nostru
* bostru/vostru
* issoro

## Sassarese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeu/

### Determiner

meu (feminine singular mea, plural mei)
* Alternative form of méiu
** 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Turrendi a bidda mea [Going back to my town]”, in La poesia di l'althri (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 89:E canti volthi, o bidda mea natiba, soggu giuntu a zirchà da te li cosi mei chi v’aggiu pessuAnd how many times, o native town of mine, have I come to you looking for the things that I have lost here
** 2020 March 25, Ignazio Sanna, “Di nomme fozzu Asdrubale [My name is Asdrubale]”, in Ignazio Sanna - Prosa e poesia in sassarese‎:Lu méu nascimèntu l’abìa dinunziaddu sóru in municipiuShe [my mother] declared my birth only at the register office

### Pronoun

meu m (feminine singular mea, masculine and feminine plural mei)
* Alternative form of méiu

### References

* Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

## Zou
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Khumi Chin mibawi and Chinese 貓 / 猫 (māo).

### Noun

meu
* cat (Felis catus)

### References

* Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 65