See also Mine
English[]
Pronunciation[]
Etymology 1[]
Old English mīn
Pronoun[]
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- Non-premodifying possessive case of I. My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me. (See usage notes below.)
Usage notes[]
- My and mine are essentially two forms of the same word, with my being used attributively before the noun, and mine being used in all other cases; hence:
- No, that's not my car. (attributive use)
- That car next to it isn't mine, either. (predicative use)
- Mine is the one over there, on the far right. (substantive use)
- Mine for only a week so far, it already feels like an old friend. (absolute use)
- In archaic use, this word is occasionally used attributively after the noun, in which case mine is used:
- a1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act V, Scene 1,
- […] Flesh and blood, / You, brother mine, that entertain'd ambition, / […]
- a1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act V, Scene 1,
- In the above respects, this word is analogous to most of the other possessive pronouns, as well as a number of other noun modifiers, such as lone/alone.
- Historically, my originally came to be used only before a consonant sound, and later came to be used regardless of the following sound. Nonetheless, mine still sees archaic pre-vocalic use:
- 1862 February, Julia Ward Howe, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", in The Atlantic Monthly, Volume IX, Number LII, page 10,
- Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: / […]
- 1862 February, Julia Ward Howe, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", in The Atlantic Monthly, Volume IX, Number LII, page 10,
Translations[]
that which belongs to me
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See also[]
Template:English personal pronouns
Etymology 2[]
From Middle English, from Old French mine, from Late Latin mina, from Gaulish *mēnā 'ore, mine', akin to Welsh mwyn, Irish míanach 'ore'.
Noun[]
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Mine ({{{1}}})
Cutaway view of an anti-tank landmine
- An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
- Template:Military A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.
- Template:Military A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.
- Template:Pyrotechnics A type of firework that explodes on the ground, shooting sparks upward.
- Template:Entomology The cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.
Derived terms[]
Terms derived from mine (noun)
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Translations[]
place from which ore is extracted
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tunnel packed with explosives
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exploding device
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firework
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entomology: cavity
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Verb[]
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to Mine (third-person singular simple present min, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)
Mining, removing ore from the ground
- (transitive) To remove (ore) from the ground.
- Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only place in the world where visitors can mine their own diamonds.
- (transitive) To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).
- We had to slow our advance after the enemy mined the road ahead of us.
- (transitive) To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).
Derived terms[]
Translations[]
remove from the ground
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sow mines in
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damage with a mine
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Anagrams[]
- eimn,
- mien, Mien
- nime
Danish[]
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /miːnə/, [ˈmiːnə], [ˈmiːn̩]
Noun[]
Mine c. (singular definite Minen, plural indefinite Miner)
Inflection[]
Inflection of Mine
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | Mine | Minen | Miner | Minerne |
| genitive | Mines | Minens | Miners | Minernes |
Pronoun[]
Mine
- Template:Possessive Plural form of min
French[]
Pronunciation[]
Etymology 1[]
Vulgar Latin *mina, from Template:Cel[[Category:fr:Template:Cel derivations|Mine]] *meina.
Noun[]
Mine f. (plural Mines)
- mine (excavation or explosive)
Etymology 2[]
From Template:Br[[Category:fr:Template:Br derivations|Mine]] [[min#Template:Br|min]] (“‘beak, muzzle’”).
Noun[]
Mine f. (plural Mines)
- appearance, physical aspect; expression
Etymology 3[]
From miner
Verb form[]
Mine
- first-person singular present indicative of miner.
- third-person singular present indicative of miner.
- first-person singular present subjunctive of miner.
- first-person singular present subjunctive of miner.
- second-person singular imperative of miner.
Anagrams[]
- eimn,
- mien
Italian[]
Noun[]
mine f.
- Plural form of mina.
Anagrams[]
- eimn,
- meni
Japanese[]
Noun[]
Mine (hiragana みね)
- 峰, 峯, 嶺: a peak; the back (of a sword)
- 美禰: name of an area located in Yamaguchi, Japan.
Norwegian[]
Etymology[]
From Old Norse mínir.
Pronoun[]
Mine plural
- Plural of min.
References[]
- “Mine” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
Romanian[]
Noun[]
mine f. pl.
- Plural form of mină. mines
Pronoun[]
Mine (stressed accusative form of eu)
Related terms[]
- mă (unstressed form)
- tine
Scots[]
Pronunciation[]
- [[w:Template:Sco phonology|IPA]]: /məin/
Pronoun[]
Mine [[Category:Template:Sco pronouns|Mine]]
Spanish[]
Verb[]
Mine (infinitive minar)
- formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of minar.
- first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of minar.
- formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of minar.
- third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of minar.
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