miks

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiks/,
• Rhymes: -iks
• Hyphenation: miks

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Etymology 1

An archaic translative singular form of mis (“what”) (the modern form is milleks). Compare Finnish miksi, Ingrian miks and Votic missi.

Adverb

miks (not comparable)

1. why
   1. Interrogative.

      Miks see küll nii on, et alati peab keegi kannatama? ― Why is it that someone always has to suffer?

   2. Relative, after a comma.

      Peeter teab, miks maakera pöörleb. ― Peter knows why the Earth spins.

   3. In rhetoric questions, expressing regret, reproach or repentance.

      Miks ma küll pidin nii ütlema! ― Why did I have to say that!

   4. (with a negative pronoun or verb) Expressing acquiescence, agreement, possibility.

      Kas sa mind mäletad? – Miks ei mäleta. ― Do you remember me? – Of course I do. (literally, “Why don't remember?”)

   5. (with the verb teadma (“to know”)) Expressing the ambiguity of a situation.

      Jooksis kes teab miks minema. ― (S)he ran away for whatever reason. (literally, “ who knows why.”)

Noun

miks (genitive miksi, partitive miksi)

1. the question why

   Laps tuleb ikka oma miksidega ema juurde. ― The kid still goes to his mum with his why's.

Declension

Etymology 2

From English mix.

Noun

miks (genitive miksi, partitive miksi)

1. (music) mix

Declension

References

• miks in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “miks”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiks/,
• Rhymes: -iks
• Syllabification^(key): miks

Adverb

miks (colloquial)

1. Alternative form of miksi (“why”)

See also

• mikskä

Ingrian

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmikse/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmiks/,
• Rhymes: -iks
• Hyphenation: miks

Adverb

miks

1. why? (as a result of what?)
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 56:

     Timo, miks siä makkaat taas?

     Timo, why are you sleeping again?

2. why (as a result of which)
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:

     Miks möö öksyimmä.

     why we got lost.

Synonyms

• minen peräst

Pronoun

miks

1. translative of mikä

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 100

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb mikse.

Noun

miks m (definite singular miksen, indefinite plural mikser, definite plural miksene)
miks n (definite singular mikset, indefinite plural miks, definite plural miksa or miksene)

1. a mix

Etymology 2

Verb

miks

1. imperative of mikse

References

• “miks” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb mikse.

Noun

miks m (definite singular miksen, indefinite plural miksar, definite plural miksane)
miks n (definite singular mikset, indefinite plural miks, definite plural miksa)

1. a mix

References

• “miks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

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miks

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from English mix, from Middle English mixen, from Old English *mixian, miscian, from Proto-Germanic *miskijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *meyǵ-, *meyḱ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miks/

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• Rhymes: -iks
• Syllabification: miks

Noun

miks m inan

1. (colloquial) mix (result of mixing two or more substances)
2. (music) mix (result of mixing several tracks)
3. (music) mix (finished version of a recording)

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• miks in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• miks in Polish dictionaries at PWN