min

Symbol

min

1. (mathematics) minimum function
2. minute in International System of Units

Etymology 1

From minute.

Etymology 2

From Middle English min, from Old English min (“less; small, mean”), from Proto-Germanic *minniz (“less”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small, little”). Cognate with Scots min (“less, lesser”), West Frisian min (“small, bad”), Dutch min (“less, small”), Low German minn (“small, low, lean”), German minder (“less”), Icelandic minna (“less”), Latin minus (“less”).

Etymology 3

From Middle English min, minne, from Old Norse minni (“memory”), from Proto-Germanic *gaminþiją (“memory, remembrance”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Related to Icelandic minni (“memory”), German Minne (“love”). More at mine.

Etymology 4

From Middle English minnen, mynnen, from Old Norse minna (“to bring to mind”), from minni (“memory”). See above.

Etymology 5

Abbreviation of minimum.

Anagrams

• INM, NMI, nim

Pronoun

min

1. me, first person singular pronoun, as object

References

• B. Oshodi, The HTS (High Tone Syllable) in Arigidi: An Introduction, in the Nordic Journal of African Studies 20(4): 263–275 (2011)

Pronoun

min

1. me (as the object of a preposition)

Noun

min

1. pain

Alternative forms

• mìn
• mynn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɪn]

Noun

min f (singulative minen)

1. kids (young goats)

Noun

min

1. defect, fault

Abbreviation

min or min.

1. abbreviation of minimal
2. abbreviation of minimum
3. abbreviation of minut

Etymology

From Old Norse mínn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz (“my”), genitive of *ek (“I”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miːn/, [miːˀn]

Pronoun

min (neuter mit, plural mine)

1. mine (1.st person singular possessive pronoun)
2. my (1.st person singular possessive adjective)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪn/

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• Hyphenation: min
• Rhymes: -ɪn

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch minne, from minnemoeder.

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch min, from Old Dutch min.

Etymology 3

See etymology on the main entry.

Preposition

min

1. with

Etymology

Esperanto first person singular pronoun mi + accusative/objective case ending -n

Pronoun

min

1. accusative of mi

   Li batis min!

   He hit me!

2. myself

   Mi vidas min.

   I see myself.

Pronoun

min

1. oblique of eu

Noun

min

1. water

References

• Randall Q. Huber, Robert B. Reed, Comparative vocabulary (1992), page 48; also ASJP (min); contrast Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 149, which has minta

Etymology

mi +‎ -n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmin]

Pronoun

min

1. superessive singular of mi

   Min dolgozol? ― What are you working on?

Adverb

min

1. less

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʲɪnʲ/

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Mutation

Romanization

min

1. Rōmaji transcription of みん

Pronoun

min

1. I
2. me
3. my, mine

Noun

min

1. water

Further reading

• Roger Blench, The Kwaŋ Language of Central Nigeria and its affinities (2007), page 4

Verb

min

1. 3rd person singular present indicative form of minēt
2. 3rd person plural present indicative form of minēt
3. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of minēt
4. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of minēt

Verb

min

1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of mīt
2. 3rd person singular present indicative form of mīt
3. 3rd person plural present indicative form of mīt
4. 2nd person singular imperative form of mīt
5. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of mīt
6. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of mīt

Pronoun

min

1. singular genitive form of minā
2. singular dative form of minā

Noun

min

1. comb

Etymology

From Arabic مَن‎ (man), dialectal Arabic مِين‎ (mīn)

Pronoun

min

1. who (interrogative)

Romanization

min (Zhuyin ˙ㄇㄧㄣ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 厸

min

1. Nonstandard spelling of mín.
2. Nonstandard spelling of mǐn.

Etymology

From Cantonese 麵 (min)

Noun

min

1. noodle

Reference

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Etymology

From Old Dutch min, from Proto-Germanic *minniz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪn/

Pronoun

min

1. less

   Antonym: mêe

Adverb

min

1. less, to a smaller degree

   Antonym: mêe

Further reading

• “min (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “min (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “min (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Alternative forms

• mine, minne, myn, myne, mynne, mein, meyne

Etymology

From Old English mīn (“my, mine”), from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz (“my, mine”, pron.) (genitive of *ek (“I”)), from Proto-Indo-European *méynos (“my; mine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Determiner

min (nominative I)

1. First-person singular genitive determiner: my.

Pronoun

min (nominative I)

1. First-person singular genitive pronoun: mine.

References

• “min, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 May 2018.

Etymology

From Old High German mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz.

Determiner

mîn

1. my, mine

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmiːn/

Pronoun

mīn

1. accusative and genitive of mii (“we”)

Etymology

From Old Norse minn.

Determiner

min m (feminine mi, neuter mitt, plural mine)

1. my, mine

See also

References

• “min” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology 1

From Old Norse minn. Akin to English mine.

Etymology 2

References

• “min” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Adverb

min

1. less

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mīnaz.

Determiner

mīn

1. my
2. mine

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méynos, from *mei (locative form of *me- (“me”)) + *-no- (“adjectival suffix”). Cognate with Old Frisian mīn, Old Saxon mīn (Dutch mijn), Old High German mīn (German mein), Old Norse mínn (Swedish min), Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (meins).

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *minniz (“small”), from Proto-Indo-European *min- (“small”). Akin to Old High German minniro (“smaller”) (German minder), Old Norse minni (“smaller”) (Icelandic minni, minnr), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌶𐌰 (minniza, “younger”), 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 (mins, “young”), Latin minor (“smaller”).

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mīnaz, whence also Old English mīn, Old Norse mínn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miːn/

Pronoun

mīn

1. my
2. mine

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mīnaz.

Determiner

mīn

1. my
2. mine

See also

Pronoun

min m

1. my

Noun

min

1. Abbreviation of minuto.
   1. Used to indicate time in relation to an hour on a 24-hour clock.

      O evento é hoje, às 20h30min - The event is today at 8:30 p.m.

   2. Used to indicate any sequence of time in minutes.

      O atleta completou a corrida em 1h20min45s - The athlete completed the race in 1 hour, 21 minutes and 45 seconds

Noun

min f (genitive singular mine, plural minean)

1. flour

Etymology

From Cantonese 麵 (min)

Noun

min

1. noodle

Reference

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Etymology 1

From minut.

Etymology 2

From minimum.

Etymology 3

From Old Norse mínn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méynos.

Etymology 4

Borrowed from German Miene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /min/

Noun

min

1. berry, huckleberry, currant; seed

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [min˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [min˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɨ̞̠n˧˧]

Etymology 1

Etymology 2