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miña

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Fala

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmiɲa/
  • Rhymes: -iɲa
  • Syllabification: mi‧ña

Determiner

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miña f sg

  1. feminine singular of mei (my)

Pronoun

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miña f sg

  1. feminine singular of mei (mine)

See also

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Fala possessive determiners and pronouns
possessee
singular plural
masculine feminine masculine feminine
possessor first person singular mei miña meis miñas
plural nosu nosa nosus nosas
second person singular tei túa, tu1 teis túas, tus1
plural vosu vosa vosus vosas
third person sei súa, su1 seis súas, sus1

1 Determiner forms used in Lagarteiru before a noun.

References

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  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese mĩa, miña, from Latin mea (my, mine).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmiɲa/ [ˈmĩ.ɲɐ]
  • Rhymes: -iɲa
  • Hyphenation: mi‧ña

Pronoun

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miña f (masculine singular meu, masculine plural meus, feminine singular miña, feminine plural miñas)

  1. (possessive) mine, my
    Esta é a miña casa.This is my house.
    A casa é miña.The house is mine.
    Miña raíña, que tes?My queen [my love], what's wrong?

Usage notes

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As a determiner it is usually preceded by the definite article a, but not when used in a vocative context.

See also

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References

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