my

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English my, apocopated form of min, myn, from Old English mīn (“my, mine”), from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz (“my, mine”, pron.), genitive of Proto-Germanic *ek (“I”). Cognate with West Frisian myn (“my”), Afrikaans my (“my”), Dutch mijn (“my”), German mein (“my”). More at me.

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my possessive pronoun

  1. (attributive) Belonging to me.
    Don't you know my name?
    I recognised him because he had attended my school.
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terms derived using my
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belonging 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 —

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An abbreviation of an oath such as my word or my lord

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my

  1. (dated) Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
    My, what big teeth you have!
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my

  1. me
  2. my

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my

  1. I

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From Proto-Slavic *my, from Proto-Indo-European *nos

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my

  1. we

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my (n)

  1. The Greek letter μ (mu)

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my (c)

  1. micron

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Hieroglyphic signage
W19 M17 M17

W19-M17-M17

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my

  1. accordingly

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my

  1. Letteral for m.

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From Proto-Slavic *my, from Proto-Indo-European *nos

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my

  1. we

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my

  1. if

[edit] Polish

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From Proto-Slavic *my, from Proto-Indo-European *nos

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my

  1. we (first person pl.)

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Plural only
Nominative my
Genitive nas
Dative nam
Accusative nas
Instrumental nami
Locative nas
Vocative –

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[edit] Slovak

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From Proto-Slavic *my, from Proto-Indo-European *nos

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my

  1. we

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my n.

  1. The Greek letter μ (mu)

[edit] Upper Sorbian

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From Proto-Slavic *my, from Proto-Indo-European *nos

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my

  1. we

[edit] West Frisian

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  • IPA: /mɛɪ/
  • IPA: /mi/ (Eastern)

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my

  1. me
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