Borrowed fromHindi मैना ( mainā ) /Urdu مینا ( mainā ) , fromSanskrit मदन ( madana ) .
mina (plural minas )
Alternative spelling ofmyna .Borrowed fromLatin mina , fromAncient Greek μνᾶ ( mnâ ,“ mna ” ) . Comparemaneh , fromBiblical Hebrew מָנֶה ( māne ) , as well asmaund .
mina (plural minas or minae )
( historical ) A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina ofsilver .[From 15th C.] 1989 , C. D. C Reeve,Socrates in the Apology: An Essay on Plato′s Apology of Socrates ,page174 :What then of the actual fine of thirtyminae Socrates proposes? Thirtyminae was a large sum, “the equivalent of approximately eight-and-one-half years′ wages," according to one recent estimate (Brickhouse and Smith 1988, 227); enough to buy a library of three thousand philosophy books, if the price of Anaxogoras′ book is any guide (26d6-e2).
( historical ) Aunit ofweight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especiallyBabylonia ,Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of atalent , approximately 400-700 grams.[From 16th C.] 1999 , Andrew George, transl.,Gilgamesh , section VI:Thirtyminas of lapis lazuli in a solid block, twominas each their rims, six kor of oil, the capacity of both.
Iman ,amin ,NIMA ,NAMI ,Main ,iman ,main ,mani ,mnai ,Naim ,Mani ,Mian ,Amin FromProto-Great Andamanese *muən .
mina
brains dirt matter pus mina f (plural mines )
mine (e.g. diamond mine)mine (explosive)lead (of pencil)mina
eye Borrowed fromSpanish mina ( “ mine ” ) , fromFrench mine .
mina inan
lead ( of a pencil ) mine ( device intended to explode when stepped on ) mina
Short form ofminatu ( “ to mine ” ) . IPA (key ) : ( Navarro-Lapurdian ) /mina/ [mi.na] IPA (key ) : ( Southern ) /miɲa/ [mi.ɲa] Rhymes:-ina ,-a Rhymes:-iɲa ,-a Hyphenation:mi‧na mina
absolutive singular ofmin ( “ dear ” ) mina
absolutive singular ofmin ( “ pain ” ) “mina ”, inEuskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy ] (in Basque),Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language ] “mina ”, inOrotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary ],Euskaltzaindia ,1987–2005 Borrowed fromLatin mina .
mina f (plural mines )
mine ( excavation from which ore is taken ) mine ( device intended to explode when stepped on ) lead (of a pencil)mina
inflection ofminar : third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative Inherited fromSpanish mina .
mina
mine ( excavation from which ore is taken ) mina
always habitually mīna
( transitive ) toshoot arrows, topierce somethingBorrowed fromFrench mine .
mina
mine ( explosive device ) (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
mina
enamel ,painting Synonym: emal Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002 )Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary ][1] , Simferopol: Dolya,→ISBN “mina ”, inLuğatçıq (in Russian) IPA (key ) : [ˈmɪna] Hyphenation:mi‧na mina f
( explosive ) : mine Declension ofmina (hard feminine )
“mina ”, inPříruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech),1935–1957 “mina ”, inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech),1960–1971, 1989 mina
size FromProto-Finnic *minä , fromProto-Uralic *minä .
IPA (key ) : /ˈminɑ/ Hyphenation:mi‧na mina (genitive minu ,partitive mind )
I ( 1st person singular personal pronoun ) Used stressed in a sentence; when the pronoun is unstressed, the short formma is used. Singular short forms of cases other than nominative, genitive and the locative cases exist, but they are considered nonstandard and dialectal, e.g.muga for the singularcomitative . mina inSõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)“mina ”, in[ EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language ] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation),2009 “mina ”, in[ÕS]Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary ] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation),2018 ,→ISBN FromZulu mina .
mina
I ,me ;first-person singular pronoun. From aclipping ofminuutti .
mina
( slang ) minute mina
feminine singular ofmin mina
third-person singular past historic ofminer Mina da Perxubeira megalithFromLate Latin mina , fromGaulish *mēnā ( “ ore, mine ” ) .
mina f (plural minas )
mine barrow Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “mina ”, inDicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández ,Ernesto Xosé González Seoane ,María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “mina ”, inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “mina ”, inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega ,→ISSN FromProto-Polynesian *mina , fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian *minat (compare withMalay minat ).
mina
( transitive ) toregret , besorry ,deplore ; togrieve for something that is lostMina au i kona puka ʻole ʻana mai ke kula mai.Iregret she did not graduate from school. ( transitive ) toprize greatly,value greatly, especially of something in danger of being lostHe meamina ʻia ke keiki. A child is to beprized . Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986 ) “mina”, inHawaiian Dictionary , Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press mina
only Synonym: aja IPA (key ) : [ˈmina] Hyphenation:mi‧na FromEnglish myna , fromHindi मैना ( mainā ) /Urdu مینا ( mainā ) , fromSanskrit मदन ( madana ) .
mina (plural mina -mina )
myna (Sturnidae )Synonyms: beo ,jalak FromSanskrit मीन ( mīna ) .
mina (plural mina -mina )
fish Synonym: ikan FromArabic مِينَاء ( mīnāʔ ,“ port, harbour ” ) .
mina (plural mina -mina )
port ,harbor Synonym: pelabuhan FromLate Latin mina , fromGaulish [Term?] , fromProto-Celtic *meinis ( “ ore, metal ” ) .
mina f (plural mine )
mine ,land mine lead in pencilsmine which produces ore mina
( Banawá ) morning mina
Rōmaji transcription ofみな mina
Romanization ofꦩꦶꦤ mina
toswallow mina
toswallow FromAncient Greek μνᾶ ( mnâ ) .
mina f (genitive minae ) ;first declension
A Greekweight equal to 100drachmas A Greek silvercoin equal to 100 drachmas Borrowed fromGaulish *mēnā ( “ ore, mine ” ) , fromProto-Celtic *meinis ( “ ore, mine ” ) .
mina f (genitive minae ) ;first declension
( Late Latin , Medieval Latin ) ore ,mine Clipping ofhemina , fromAncient Greek ἡμίνα ( hēmína ) .
mina f (genitive minae ) ;first declension
( Medieval Latin ) Adry measure equivalent to twobushels Fromminor ( “ threaten ” ) .
mina f (genitive minae ) ;first declension
( Medieval Latin ) ambush First-declension noun.
minae ( “ battlements, peaks, threats ” ) "mina ", inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 )A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press "mina ", inCharlton T. Lewis (1891 )An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers "mina ", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) "mina " inHarry Thurston Peck, editor (1898 ),Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities , New York: Harper & Brothers “mina ”, inWilliam Smith et al., editor (1890 ),A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities , London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin R. E. Latham , D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013 ), “mina ”, inDictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources [2] , London:Oxford University Press for theBritish Academy ,→ISBN ,→OCLC Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976 ) “mina”, inMediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus ,Leiden ,Boston :E. J. Brill , page682/1 mina
third-person singular / plural past indicative ofmīt FromProto-Finnic *minä .
mina
I (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
mina f (plural mini )
tunnel FromProto-Polynesian *mina , fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian *minat (compare withMalay minat ).
mina
desire ;wish aspiration longing appetite mina (passive minatia or minahia or minaia )
todesire to feel aninclination towish to have acraving for “mina ” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index , 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011,→ISBN . mina
foot FromProto-Nguni *miná .
miná
I ,me ;first-person singular absolute pronoun. mina m or f
definite feminine singular ofmine Frommine .
mina (present tense minar /miner ,past tense mina /minte ,past participle mina /mint ,passive infinitive minast ,present participle minande ,imperative mina /min )
tomine mina f
definite singular ofmine “mina” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .FromVulgar Latin *mīna orVulgar Latin *mēna .
mina f (plural minas )
mine -mina
toroll up , tofold up This verb needs aninflection-table template .
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mina
water rain waterhole Thisetymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
mina
nest IPA (key ) : /ˈmi.na/ Rhymes:-ina Syllabification:mi‧na Borrowed fromGerman Miene , fromFrench mine , fromLate Latin mina , fromGaulish *mēnā , fromProto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis .
mina f
( military ) mine ( device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person ) Borrowed fromFrench mine , fromBreton min , fromGaulish *mēnā , fromProto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis .
mina f (diminutive minka )
face ,facial expression ( expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person or animal's face, resulting from specific use of that person's facial muscles ) mina inWielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PANmina in Polish dictionaries at PWNmina in PWN's encyclopediamina
FromLate Latin mina , fromGaulish *mēnā ( “ ore, mine ” ) .
mina f (plural minas )
mine (place from which ore is extracted)( figuratively ) fount mine (explosive)Either borrowed fromLunfardo or a short form ofmenina .
mina f (plural minas )
( slang , Brazil ) girl ,gal 2007 , “Mina do Condomínio”, performed bySeu Jorge :Tô namorando aquelamina Mas não sei se ela me namora I'm dating thatgirl But I don't know if she's dating me mina
inflection ofminar : third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative FromProto-Polynesian *mina , fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian *minat .
mina
tolike ,love ; befond of,delight inAntonym: veia Komina au i te tupu o te tamāwine ia. Ilove that girl's face. tofavour ,prefer Namina au i te manatunga a te tama ia. Iprefer that man's suggestion. Borrowed fromFrench miner .
a mina (third-person singular present minează ,past participle minat ) 1st conjugation
tomine toundermine mȋna f
mine ( exploding device ) “mina ”, inSlovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene),2014–2025 IPA (key ) : /ˈmina/ [ˈmi.na] Rhymes:-ina Syllabification:mi‧na Borrowed fromFrench mine .
mina f (plural minas )
mine ( excavation from which ore is taken ) mine ( device intended to explode when stepped on ) lead ( of a pencil ) Borrowed fromLunfardo , probably a contraction ofGalician meniña ( “ girl ” ) or a contraction ofItalian femmina ( “ woman ” ) .
mina f (plural minas )
( Cono Sur , Bolivia , colloquial ) woman ( Argentina , Venezuela , Bolivia , slang ) prostitute mina
inflection ofminar : third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative mina
( possessive ) Plural ofmin Swedish personal pronouns Number Person nominative oblique possessive common neuter plural singular first — jag mig ,mej 3 min mitt mina second — du dig ,dej 3 din ditt dina third masculine (person)han honom ,han 2 ,en 5 hans feminine (person)hon henne ,na 5 hennes gender-neutral (person)1 hen hen ,henom 7 hens common (noun)den den dess neuter (noun)det det dess indefinite man or en 4 en ens reflexive — sig ,sej 3 sin sitt sina plural first — vi oss vår ,våran 2 vårt ,vårat 2 våra second — ni er er ,eran 2 ,ers 6 ert ,erat 2 era archaic I eder eder ,eders 6 edert edra third — de ,dom 3 dem ,dom 3 deras reflexive — sig ,sej 3 sin sitt sina
1 Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, though it remains limited.
2 Informal
4 Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative toman , to avoid association to the male gender.
5 Informal, somewhat dialectal
6 Formal address
mina c
mine ; a device intended to explode when stepped upon, touched, or in proximity to a ship or vehicle.mina (subject clitic mo ,possessive prefix mi ,Jawi مين )
( feminine ) third-person singular pronoun ,she Ternate personal pronouns independent subject proclitic possessive informal formal singular 1st person ngori fangare m ,fajaru f to ri 2nd person ngana ngoni ,jou ngoni no ni 3rd person una m ,mina f o m ,mo f ,i nh i m ,mi f ,ma nh plural 1st person inclusive ngone fo na ,nga 1st person exclusive ngomi fangare ngomi m ,fajaru ngomi f ,fara ngomi 1 mi mi ,mia 2nd person ngoni ni na ,nia 3rd person ana h ,ena nh i h, nh ,yo h, † ,ya nh, † na h ,nga h ,ma nh
unmarked pronouns are gender non-specific m - masculine,f - feminine,h - human,nh - non-human1 - for mixed-gender groups † - archaic Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890 )Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate , E.J. Brill Rika Hayami-Allen (2001 )A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia , University of Pittsburgh FromProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *miñak , fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian *miñak . CompareMalay minyak .
mina
oil ( petroleum-based liquid ) fat ,grease mina
I ,me ;first-person singular pronoun. mina
nest FromProto-Nguni *miná .
miná
I ,me ;first-person singular absolute pronoun.