*mīnaz
Runic: ᛗᛁᚾᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈmiː.nɑz/determiner
Meanings
my, mine; 1st person singular possessive
Etymology
From pre-Proto-Germanic *mey-no-s, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂ ~ *h₁mey, whence also *miz (‘me’), + *-nos (adjectival suffix).
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acc. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gen. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dat. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inst. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acc. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gen. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dat. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inst. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Descendants
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*mīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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mīn (Old Dutch)
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mijn (Middle Dutch)
- mijn (Dutch)
- mien (Limburgish)
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mijn (Middle Dutch)
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mīn (Old Dutch)
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*mīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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mīn (Old English)
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min (Middle English)
- mine (English)
- mine (Scots)
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min (Middle English)
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mīn (Old English)
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*mīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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mīn (Old English)
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min (Middle English)
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mi, me, mie, my (Middle English)
- my (English)
- my, maw (Geordie)
- my, ma, me (Scots)
- mee (Yola)
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mi, me, mie, my (Middle English)
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min (Middle English)
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mīn (Old English)
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*mīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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mīn (Old Frisian)
- man (North Frisian)
- min, mien (Saterland Frisian)
- myn (West Frisian)
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mīn (Old Frisian)
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*mīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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mīn (Old High German)
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mīn (Middle High German)
- miin, myn (Alemannic German)
- mei (Bavarian)
- mein (German)
- mein (Hunsrik)
- mäin (Luxembourgish)
- maj (Vilamovian)
- מײַן (mayn) (Yiddish)
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mīn (Middle High German)
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mīn (Old High German)
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*mīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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mīn (Old Saxon)
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mīn (Middle Low German)
- mien (German Low German)
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mīn (Middle Low German)
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mīn (Old Saxon)
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*ᛗᛁᚾᚨᛉ (*minaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
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mínn, minn (Old Norse)
- min (Danish)
- mín (Faroese)
- minn (Icelandic)
- min (Norwegian)
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mínn, minn (Old Norse)
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*ᛗᛁᚾᚨᛉ (*minaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
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mínn, minn (Old Norse)
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mīn (Old Swedish)
- min (Swedish)
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mīn (Old Swedish)
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mínn, minn (Old Norse)
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(attested forms: ᛗᛁᚾᛁᚾᛟ (minino)
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mínn, minn (Old Norse)
- min (Danish)
- mín (Faroese)
- minn (Icelandic)
- min (Norwegian)
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mínn, minn (Old Norse)
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(attested forms: ᛗᛁᚾᛁᚾᛟ (minino)
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mínn, minn (Old Norse)
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mīn (Old Swedish)
- min (Swedish)
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mīn (Old Swedish)
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mínn, minn (Old Norse)
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(attested forms: ᛗᛁᚾᚨᛊ (minas)
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mínn, minn (Old Norse)
- min (Danish)
- mín (Faroese)
- minn (Icelandic)
- min (Norwegian)
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mínn, minn (Old Norse)
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(attested forms: ᛗᛁᚾᚨᛊ (minas)
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mínn, minn (Old Norse)
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mīn (Old Swedish)
- min (Swedish)
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mīn (Old Swedish)
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mínn, minn (Old Norse)
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(attested forms: ᛗᛁᚾᚢ (minu)
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mínn, minn (Old Norse)
- min (Danish)
- mín (Faroese)
- minn (Icelandic)
- min (Norwegian)
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mínn, minn (Old Norse)
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(attested forms: ᛗᛁᚾᚢ (minu)
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mínn, minn (Old Norse)
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mīn (Old Swedish)
- min (Swedish)
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mīn (Old Swedish)
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mínn, minn (Old Norse)
- 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (meins) (Gothic)
- mine (Crimean Gothic)