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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

Etymologically, mía derives from the Latin meus, meaning “my,” and is part of the system of Spanish

As a given name, Mía can appear with capitalization and is used in some Spanish-speaking contexts as

See also: mío, tuyo, nuestro.

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.).
possessive
pronouns
that
include
both
stressed
forms
and
their
feminine/masculine
variants.
These
forms
help
distinguish
ownership
without
repeating
the
noun.
a
feminine
given
name,
often
as
a
stylized
form
of
Mia.
Pronunciation
and
usage
can
vary
by
country
and
language
influence.