Mía

Mía is the feminine singular form of the Spanish stressed possessive pronoun that corresponds to the English word “mine.” It is used to indicate that something belongs to the speaker when the noun is understood from context or previously mentioned. For example, La casa es mía means “The house is mine.” The form can also appear with a preceding noun in a noun phrase, as in la casa mía, which translates to “my house,” but with emphasis on possession.

In Spanish, possessive pronouns have gender and number. The corresponding masculine singular form is mío, and the plural forms are míos (masculine) and mías (feminine). The unstressed possessive adjective that accompanies a noun before the noun is mi (not mía) and is invariable for gender and number. When mía is used as a pronoun, it stands in for the noun phrase (for example, la mía, el mío, las tuyas, etc.).

Etymologically, mía derives from the Latin meus, meaning “my,” and is part of the system of Spanish possessive pronouns that include both stressed forms and their feminine/masculine variants. These forms help distinguish ownership without repeating the noun.

As a given name, Mía can appear with capitalization and is used in some Spanish-speaking contexts as a feminine given name, often as a stylized form of Mia. Pronunciation and usage can vary by country and language influence.

See also: mío, tuyo, nuestro.