міна
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сумна міна (Etymology 1) 
протитанкова міна (Etymology 2, 1) 
артилерійська міна (Etymology 2, 2)
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
мі́на • (mína) f inan (genitive мі́ни, nominative plural мі́ни, genitive plural мін)
- facial expression, expression, face
- Synonym: ви́раз обли́ччя m (výraz oblýččja)
- Hyponym: грима́са f (hrymása)
- ки́сла мі́на ― kýsla mína ― sour expression, sour face
Declension
Declension of мі́на (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
Derived terms
- роби́ти до́бру мі́ну при пога́ній грі impf (robýty dóbru mínu pry pohánij hri, “to put on a brave face”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Mine, from French mine.
Noun
мі́на • (mína) f inan (genitive мі́ни, nominative plural мі́ни, genitive plural мін)
- (military) mine (device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person)
- протита́нкова мі́на ― protytánkova mína ― antitank mine
- протипіхо́тна мі́на ― protypixótna mína ― antipersonnel mine (literally, “anti-infantry mine”)
- (military) mortar round
Declension
Declension of мі́на (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
Hypernyms
- снаря́д m (snarjád)
Derived terms
- міноме́т m (minomét)
- мінува́ти impf (minuváty)
- морська́ мі́на f (morsʹká mína)
- назе́мна мі́на f (nazémna mína)
Related terms
- міне́р m (minér)
Etymology 3
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měna.
Noun
мі́на • (mína) f inan (genitive мі́ни, uncountable)
Declension
Declension of мі́на (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
Related terms
- міня́ти impf (minjáty)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “міна”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “міна”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “міна”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “міна”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “міна”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “міна”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “міна”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)