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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German mīn, from Old High German mīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méynos.
Pronunciation
Determiner
מײַן • (mayn)
- my
ער איז מײַן ברודער.- er iz mayn bruder.
- He is my brother.
זי איז מײַן מאַמע.- zi iz mayn mame.
- She is my mom.
ער האָט געגעסן זײַן עפּל און מײַנעם אויך.- er hot gegesn zayn epl un maynem oykh.
- He ate his apple and mine also.
Declension
Declension of מײַן
| prepositive
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| case
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masculine
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neuter
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feminine
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plural
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| nominative
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מײַן
mayn
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מײַנע
mayne
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| accusative
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| dative
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| postpositive or nominalized
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| case
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masculine
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neuter
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feminine
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plural
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| nominative
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מײַנער
mayner
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מײַנס
mayns
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מײַנע
mayne
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מײַנע
mayne
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| accusative
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מײַנעם
maynem
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| dative
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מײַנעם
maynem
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מײַנער
mayner
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See also
Yiddish possessive pronouns