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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

Old English mīn.

[edit] Pronoun

mine

  1. Non-premodifying possessive case of I. My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me.
[edit] 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 the form mine is used:
  • 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 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:
[edit] Translations
that which belongs to me

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English personal pronouns
Number Person Gender Subject Objective Reflexive Possessive Possessive Pronoun
Singular First — I me myself my mine
Second — you,
thou (archaic)		 you,
thee (archaic)		 yourself,
thyself (archaic)
theeself (archaic)		 your,
thy (archaic)		 yours,
thine (archaic)
Third Masculine he him himself his
Feminine she her herself her hers
Neuter it itself its its (rare)
Plural First — we us ourselves our ours
Second — you,
ye (archaic)		 you yourselves your yours
Third — they them themselves their theirs
Indefinite Third — one oneself one's —

[edit] 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'.

[edit] Noun

mine (plural mines)

Entrance to a gold mine in Victoria, Australia
Cutaway view of an anti-tank landmine
  1. An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
    This diamond comes from a mine in South Africa.
    He came out of the coal mine with a face covered in black.
  2. (military) A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.
  3. (military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.
    His left leg was blown off after he stepped on a mine.
    The warship was destroyed by floating mines.
  4. (pyrotechnics) A type of firework that explodes on the ground, shooting sparks upward.
  5. (entomology) The cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.
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Terms derived from mine (noun)
[edit] Translations
place from which ore is extracted
tunnel packed with explosives
exploding device
firework
entomology: cavity

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mine (third-person singular simple present mines, present participle mining, simple past and past participle mined)

  1. (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.
  2. (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.
  3. (transitive) To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).
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[edit] Translations
remove from the ground
sow mines in
damage with a mine
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[edit] Danish

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  • IPA: /miːnə/, [ˈmiːnə], [ˈmiːn̩]

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mine c. (singular definite minen, plural indefinite miner)

  1. look, air, mien
  2. mine
  3. pit

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    Inflection of mine
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative mine minen miner minerne
genitive mines minens miners minernes

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mine

  1. (possessive) Plural form of min

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Danish personal pronouns
Number Person Inflection Nominative Accusative Possessive Reflexive Reflexive possessive
Singular First common jeg mig min
neuter mit
plural mine
Second common du dig din
neuter dit
plural dine
polite form De Dem Deres
Third masculine han ham hans sig sin
feminine hun hende hendes
common den den dens
neuter det det dets sit
plural sine
Plural First — vi os vores
common vor
neuter vort
plural vore
Second – I jer jeres
polite form De Dem Deres
Third – de dem deres sig

[edit] French

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  • IPA: /min/
  • audio (une mine)
    		(file)

[edit] Etymology 1

Vulgar Latin *mina, from Celtic *meina.

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mine f. (plural mines)

  1. mine (excavation or explosive)

[edit] Etymology 2

From Breton min (“beak, muzzle”).

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mine f. (plural mines)

  1. appearance, physical aspect; expression
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[edit] Etymology 3

From miner

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mine

  1. first-person singular present indicative of miner
  2. third-person singular present indicative of miner
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of miner
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of miner
  5. second-person singular imperative of miner

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mine f.

  1. Plural form of mina.

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[edit] Japanese

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mine (hiragana みね)

  1. 峰, 峯, 嶺: a peak; the back (of a sword)
  2. 美禰: name of an area located in Yamaguchi, Japan.

[edit] Norwegian

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From Old Norse mínir.

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mine plural

  1. plural of min

[edit] References

  • “mine” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

[edit] Romanian

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mine f. pl.

  1. Plural form of mină.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin mē, possibly through a root *mēne, or through analogy with cine, from *quene, from quem. It also possibly acquired this ending through adopting the common Latin accusative inflection -inem. Cf. tine, sine.

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mine (stressed accusative form of eu)

  1. me
    mă iubești pe mine? - Do you love me?
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  • mă (unstressed form)
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[edit] Scots

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mine

  1. mine

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mine

  1. genitive singular form of min

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mine (infinitive minar)

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of minar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of minar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of minar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of minar.
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