mín

See also: Appendix:Variations of "min"

Faroese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Pronoun

mín

me; genitive singular of eg (‘I’, the first person personal pronoun)

Declension

Faroese personal pronouns

Personal pronouns (Persónsfornøvn)
Singular (eintal)	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person masc.	3^rd person fem.	3^rd person neut.
Nominative (hvørfall)	eg, jeg	tú	hann	hon	tað
Accusative (hvønnfall)	meg, mjeg	teg, tjeg	hann	hana	tað
Dative (hvørjumfall)	mær	tær	honum	henni	tí
Genitive (hvørsfall)	mín	tín	hansara, hans^†	hennara, hennar^†	tess

Plural (fleirtal)	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person masc.	3^rd person fem.	3^rd person neut.
Nominative (hvørfall)	vit	tit	teir	tær	tey
Accusative (hvønnfall)	okkum	tykkum	teir	tær	tey
Dative (hvørjumfall)	okkum	tykkum	teimum, teim^†
Genitive (hvørsfall)	okkara	tykkara	teirra

Pronoun

mín

my, mine; the first person possessive pronoun

Declension

Possessive pronoun - ognarfornavn
Singular (eintal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	mín	mín	mítt
Accusative (hvønnfall)	mín	mína	mítt
Dative (hvørjumfall)	mínum	míni / mínari	mínum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(míns)	(mínar)	(míns)

Plural (fleirtal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	mínir	mínar	míni
Accusative (hvønnfall)	mínar	mínar	míni
Dative (hvørjumfall)	mínum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(mína)

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Pronoun

mín

(personal): genitive singular of ég meaning me
Þú ætlar að ganga til mín.
You are going to walk to me.

Hver er stysta leiðin til að fara heim til mín?
What is the shortest way to go home to me?

Declension

Icelandic personal pronouns

Icelandic personal pronouns
singular	first person	second person	third person masculine	third person feminine	third person neuter
nominative	ég, eg, ek^†	þú	hann	hún, hon^†, hón^†	það, þat^†
accusative	mig, mik^†	þig, þik^†	hann	hana	það, þat^†
dative	mér	þér	honum, hánum^†	henni	því
genitive	mín	þín	hans	hennar	þess

plural	first person	second person	third person masculine	third person feminine	third person neuter
nominative	við	þið, þit^†	þeir	þær	þau
accusative	okkur	ykkur	þá	þær	þau
dative	okkur	ykkur	þeim	þeim	þeim
genitive	okkar	ykkar	þeirra	þeirra	þeirra

Etymology 2

Pronoun

mín

(possessive): nominative feminine singular of minn
Þetta er mín eign.
This is my property.
(possessive): nominative neuter plural of minn
(possessive): accusative neuter plural of minn

Declension

possessive pronouns
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	minn	mín	mitt	mínir	mínar	mín
accusative	minn	mína	mitt	mína	mínar	mín
dative	mínum	minni	mínu	mínum	mínum	mínum
genitive	míns	minnar	míns	minna	minna	minna

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish mín (“smooth, level, calm; self-restrained, gentle, placid, courteous, docile, subdued, tame; digestible, palatable; soft”), from Proto-Celtic *mīnis (“soft, tender”), which is related to *mētos, from Proto-Indo-European *meyh₁- (“mild, soft”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mʲiːnʲ/^[1]

Adjective

mín (genitive singular masculine mín, genitive singular feminine míne, plural míne, comparative míne)

smooth
soft, dainty, tender
fine (of a comb, sieve, etc.)

Declension

Declension of *mín*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	mín	mhín	míne; mhíne²
vocative	mhín	mhín	míne
genitive	mhín	míne	míne	mín
dative	mín; mhín¹	mhín	míne; mhíne²
Comparative	níos míne
Superlative	is míne

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

abhras mín (“fine yarn”)
aiteann mín (“dwarf whin”)
bairneach mín (“blue-rayed limpit”)
chomh mín le síoda (“smooth as silk”)
cíor mhín (“fine-toothed comb”)
craiceann bog mín (“soft smooth skin”)
feochadán mín (“carline thistle”)
greabhán mín (“horsebane”)
leathóg mhín (“lemon sole”)
lus mín (“dill”)
meallach mín (“smooth and enticing”)
mín áilghean (“soft and mild”)
mín le do chneas (“soft next one's skin”)
mín marbh (“still and insensible”)
mín réidh (“smooth and even”)
mín síodúil (“smooth and silky”)
mínigh (“to smooth, polish; explain”)
mínscoth (“knapweed”)
míntír f (“mainland”)
olann mhín (“sheer wool”)
plána mín (“smoothing-plane”)
praiseach mhín (“orache”)
salann mín (“table salt”)
siúcra mín (“castor sugar”)
teanga mhín (“white dead-nettle”)
úir mhín (“fine soil, mould”)

Noun

mín f (genitive singular míne, nominative plural mínte)

smooth, fine thing or part
(geography) smooth, level land; tillable land; tract of grassland in mountain

Declension

Declension of mín (second declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	mín	mínte
vocative	a mhín	a mhínte
genitive	míne	mínte
dative	mín	mínte

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an mhín	na mínte
genitive	na míne	na mínte
dative	leis an mín don mhín	leis na mínte

Mutation

Mutated forms of *mín*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
mín	mhín	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 126, page 67

Mandarin

Alternative forms

min — nonstandard

Romanization

mín (min², Zhuyin ㄇㄧㄣˊ)

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Hanyu Pinyin reading of 敯
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 旻
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 旼
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 暉／晖
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 民
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 珉
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 琘
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Hanyu Pinyin reading of 緡／缗
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 缗
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Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鈱／𲇸
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 錉
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鍲
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 閔／闵
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 閺

Old Norse

Determiner

mín

inflection of mínn:
1. feminine nominative singular
2. neuter nominative/accusative plural

Pronoun

mín

genitive of ek

[1] Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 126, page 67

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mín

Contents

Faroese

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Declension

Pronoun

Declension

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Pronoun

Declension

Etymology 2

Pronoun

Declension

Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

Declension

Mutation

References

Further reading

Mandarin

Alternative forms

Romanization

Old Norse

Determiner

Pronoun

Wikious

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