mint
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin”), from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin monēta (“place for making coins, coined money”), from the temple of Juno Moneta (named for Monēta mother of the Muses), where coins were made. Doublet of money and manat.
The verb is from the noun; Old English mynetian (“to mint”) is a parallel formation.
Noun
mint (plural mints)
- A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- (informal) A vast sum of money; (by extension) a large amount of something.
- Synonyms: (informal) bundle, (slang) pile, (colloquial) small fortune
- That house is worth a mint.
- It must have cost a mint to produce!
- to make a mint
- (figuratively) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
- c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
- A mint of phrases in his brain.
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Verb
mint (third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)
- (transitive) To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
- To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
- a. 1627 (date written), Francis [Bacon], “Considerations Touching a VVarre vvith Spaine. […]”, in William Rawley, editor, Certaine Miscellany VVorks of the Right Honourable Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount S. Alban. […], London: […] I. Hauiland for Humphrey Robinson, […], published 1629, →OCLC, page 24:
- Titles […] as may appeare to be easily minted
- (transitive, cryptocurrencies) To create a crypto token.
- Coordinate term: mine
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Adjective
mint (not comparable)
- (with condition) Like new.
- in mint condition
- (numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
- (philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
- (Northern England, especially Manchester, Geordie) Very good.
- 2014, Holly Hagan, Not Quite a Geordie:
- And my God, what a house it was – it was mint! In all my life I had never set foot in such a beautiful place.
- (UK, slang) Attractive; beautiful; handsome.
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Etymology 2
From Middle English mynte, from Old English minte (“mint plant”), from Proto-West Germanic *mintā (“mint”), from Latin menta, probably from a lost Mediterranean language either through Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē), μίνθα (míntha) or directly. Akin to Old Norse minta (“mint”).
Noun
mint (countable and uncountable, plural mints)
- Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
- The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
- Any plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae.
- A green colour, like that of mint.
- mint:
- A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
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mint (not comparable)
- Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.
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Etymology 3
From Middle English minten, from Old English myntan (“to mean, intend, purpose, determine, resolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *muntijan (“to think, consider”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mnā- (“to think”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian mintsje, muntsje (“to aim, target”), Dutch munten (“to aim at, target”), German Low German münten (“to aim at”), German münzen (“to aim at”), Dutch monter (“cheerful, gladsome, spry”), Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐍃 (muns, “thought, opinion”), Old English munan (“to be mindful of, consider, intend”). More at mind.
Verb
mint (third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)
- (intransitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt; take aim.
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- (transitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
- (intransitive, chiefly Scotland) To hint; suggest; insinuate.
Noun
mint (plural mints)
- (provincial, Northern England, Scotland) Intent, purpose; an attempt, try; effort, endeavor.
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Verb
mint
- (deprecated template usage) second- and third-person singular present indicative of minnen
- (deprecated template usage) (archaic) plural imperative of minnen
Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of mi (“what?”) + -n (case suffix) + -t (locative suffix).[1]
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Conjunction
mint
- (comparison of things with a quality present at different degrees) than
- (comparison of things with a quality present at the same degree) as …… as
- (comparison of things with some similar quality) like
- (somewhat formal, pointing at a comparable feature at a different instance) as
- (stating someone's capacity in a situation) as
Usage notes
In the context of comparison, mint starts a new clause, so a comma is needed before it.
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References
- ^ mint in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- (most senses given above): mint in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (as): mint in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
mint
- Alternative form of mynte (“mint (plant)”)
Etymology 2
Noun
mint
- Alternative form of mynt (“strike”)
Etymology 3
Verb
mint
- Alternative form of mynten
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
mint
- past participle of minne
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
mint
- past participle of mina
Romanian
Pronunciation
Verb
mint
- inflection of minți:
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