miks

See also: Miks and mikš

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiks/, [ˈmiks]

Pronoun

miks

1. why

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiks/, [ˈmiks̠]
• Rhymes: -iks
• Syllabification^(key): miks

Adverb

miks

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of miksi (“why”)

See also

• mikskä

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Ingrian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiks/
• Hyphenation: miks

Adverb

miks

1. why? (as a result of what?)
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 56:

     Timo, miks siä makkaat taas?

     Timo, why are you sleeping again?

2. why (as a result of which)
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:

     Miks möö öksyimmä.

     [The reason] why we got lost.

Synonyms

• minen peräst

Pronoun

miks

1. translative of mikä

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 100

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb mikse.

Noun

miks m (definite singular miksen, indefinite plural mikser, definite plural miksene)
miks n (definite singular mikset, indefinite plural miks, definite plural miksa or miksene)

1. a mix

Etymology 2

Verb

miks

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of mikse

References

• “miks” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb mikse.

Noun

miks m (definite singular miksen, indefinite plural miksar, definite plural miksane)
miks n (definite singular mikset, indefinite plural miks, definite plural miksa)

1. a mix

References

• “miks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mix, from Middle English mixen, from Old English *mixian, miscian, from Proto-Germanic *miskijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *meyǵ-, *meyḱ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miks/

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• Rhymes: -iks
• Syllabification: miks

Noun

miks m inan

1. (colloquial) mix (result of mixing two or more substances)
2. (music) mix (result of mixing several tracks)
3. (music) mix (finished version of a recording)

Declension

Declension of miks

	singular	plural
nominative	miks	miksy
genitive	miksu	miksów
dative	miksowi	miksom
accusative	miks	miksy
instrumental	miksem	miksami
locative	miksie	miksach
vocative	miksie	miksy

Derived terms

verbs

• miksować
• zmiksować

 

Related terms

noun

• remiks

 

Further reading

• miks in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• miks in Polish dictionaries at PWN