mik

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Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Dutch mikken, from Middle Dutch micken, from Old Dutch *mikken, from Proto-Germanic *mikjaną.

Verb

mik (present mik, present participle mikkende, past participle gemik)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to aim, to target
    • 1980, "Herinneringe van Genl Christiaan Ludolph de Wet du Toit DSO.", part 1, Militaria, vol. 10, issue 2, page 18.
      Eensklaps tref 'n kartets die grond langs ons, vermoedelik gemik na die pantserkar voor.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mik (plural mikke)

  1. A forked branch or stick.
    • 2016, Alma Carstens, Ver anderkant Wiesenhof:
      Die pophuis in die een hoek was LizeMari se geskenk op haar sesde verjaarsdag, en die boomhuis in die groot mik van die akkerboom het hy vir hulle gebou toe Kara hoërskool toe is.
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  2. (informal) A groin, a crotch.
    • 1997, Johann de Lange, editor, Soort soek soort. 'n Versameling alternatiewe ervarings, page 127:
      Sy, wat 'n paar uur tevore in die nag nog met 'n gulsige, nat mond oor haar bene en tot in haar mik gesoen het.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin amīcus (“friend”).

Noun

mik m (plural miq, definite miku, definite plural miqtë); feminine equivalent mike

  1. friend
    Ky është miku im. (Tosk)
    Qiky âsht miki jêm. (Gheg)
    This is my friend.
    • 2010, Nora Istrefi, Dy shokë, Entermedia, pages:
      Si një mik, si një shokë e jo me shumë
      Like a friend, like a friend no longer

Declension

Declension of mik
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative mik miq miku miqtë
accusative mikun
dative miku miqve mikut miqvet
ablative miqsh

Derived terms

Related terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mik”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 266

Further reading

  • Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 4: “amicus — mich”

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: mik
  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin mīcha, from Latin mīca (“crumb”).

Noun

mik m (plural mikken, diminutive mikje n)

  1. loaf of bread
  2. (informal) mouth, mug
  3. (informal) stomach (organ)
    Synonym: maag
  4. (nautical) pump-cheek
Descendants
  • → Russian: мик (mik)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mik

  1. inflection of mikken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

Garo

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mik ~ mjak.

Usage notes

-mik- is a bound lemma and cannot be used on its own.

Noun

mik

  1. (anatomy) eye, face
  2. sight, vision

Derived terms

References

  • Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎, Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 137
  • Mason, M.C. (1904) , English-Garo Dictionary, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, India
  • Garo-Hindi-English Learners' Dictionary, North-Eastern Hill University Publications, Shillong

Gothic

Romanization

mik

  1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌹𐌺

Hungarian

Etymology

mi (“what”) +‎ -k (plural suffix)

Pronunciation

Pronoun

mik

  1. nominative plural of mi
    Mik ezek? ― What are these?

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mek (“me”), accusative of *ek (“I”). Cognate with Old English meċ, Old Saxon mik, Old High German mih, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺 (mik).

Pronoun

mik

  1. me (first-person accusative singular personal pronoun)

Declension

Old Norse personal pronouns
number first person second person reflexive third person
case singular singular masculine singular feminine singular neuter
nominative ek þú hann hón, hǫ́n þat
accusative mik þik sik hann hana, hána þat
dative mér þér sér hánum, hónum, hǫ́num henni því
genitive mín þín sín hans hennar þess
case dual
nominative vit it, þit
accusative okkr ykkr sik
dative okkr ykkr sér
genitive okkar ykkar sín
case plural plural masculine plural feminine plural neuter
nominative vér ér, þér þeir þær þau
accusative oss yðr sik þá þær þau
dative oss yðr sér þeim þeim þeim
genitive vár yðar, yðvar sín þeira, þeirra þeira, þeirra þeira, þeirra


Descendants

  • Icelandic: mig
  • Faroese: meg
  • Norwegian: meg
  • Jamtish: meg
  • Old Swedish: mik
    • Swedish: mig, mek (Värmland, Västergötland)
  • Danish: mig

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *miz.

Pronoun

mik

  1. (accusative) me

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronouns
Personal pronouns
Singular 1. 2. 3. m 3. f 3. n
Nominative ik thū hē siu it
Accusative mī, me, mik thī, thik ina sia
Dative mī thī imu iru it
Genitive mīn thīn is ira is
Dual 1. 2. - - -
Nominative wit git - - -
Accusative unk ink - - -
Dative
Genitive unkero, unka

inker, inka

- - -
Plural 1. 2. 3. m 3. f 3. n
Nominative wī, we gī, ge sia sia siu
Accusative ūs, unsik eu, iu, iuu
Dative ūs im
Genitive ūser euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera iro

Descendants

  • German Low German: mik

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse mik.

Pronoun

mik

  1. me (first-person accusative/dative singular personal pronoun)

Declension

Old Swedish personal pronouns
first person second person reflexive third person
masculine feminine neuter
singular
nominative iak, iæk þū — han hōn þæt
accusative mik, mek þik sik han hana, hōna þæt
dative mǣ(r), mik þǣ(r), þik sǣ(r), sik hōnum, hānum hænni þȳ, þī
genitive mīn þīn sīn hans hænna(r) þæs
dual
nominative vit it — — — —
accusative oker *iker sik — — —
dative oker *iker sǣr, sik — — —
genitive okar *ikar sīn — — —
plural
nominative vī(r) ī(r) — þē(r) þā(r) þø̄n, þē(n)
accusative os, ōs iþer sik þā þā(r) þø̄n, þē(n)
dative os, ōs iþer sǣr, sik þēm, þø̄m, þom þēm, þø̄m, þom þēm, þø̄m, þom
genitive vār iþar sīn þēra þēra þēra

Ottawa

Etymology

cf. Ojibwe amik

Noun

mik anim

  1. beaver

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 482

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