mina

See also: Mina, mína, miná, miña, minā, mină, minä, miną, and -mina

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi मैना (mainā)/Urdu مینا (mainā), from Sanskrit मदन (madana).

Noun

mina (plural minas)

1. Alternative spelling of myna

Translations

myna — see myna

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin mina, from Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ, “mna”). Compare maneh, from Biblical Hebrew מָנֶה (māne), as well as maund.

Noun

mina (plural minas or minae)

1. (historical) A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver. [From 15th C.]
   • 1989, C. D. C Reeve, Socrates in the Apology: An Essay on Plato′s Apology of Socrates, page 174,

     What then of the actual fine of thirty minae Socrates proposes? Thirty minae was a large sum, “the equivalent of approximately eight-and-one-half years′ wages," according to one recent estimate (Brickhouse and Smith 1988, 227); enough to buy a library of three thousand philosophy books, if the price of Anaxogoras′ book is any guide (26d6-e2).

2. (historical) A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent. [From 16th C.]
   • 1999, Andrew George, translating Gilgamesh, VI:

     Thirty minas of lapis lazuli in a solid block, two minas each their rims, six kor of oil, the capacity of both.

Translations

monetary unit

• Catalan: mina (ca) f
• French: mine (fr) f
• German: Mine (de) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek:

  Ancient: μνᾶ f (mnâ)

unit of weight

• French: mine (fr) f
• German: Mine (de) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek:

  Ancient: μνᾶ f (mnâ)

References

• “mina”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “mina”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Amin, Iman, Main, Mani, Mian, NAMI, Naim, iman, main, mani

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A-Pucikwar

Etymology

From Proto-Great Andamanese *muən

Noun

mina

1. brains
2. dirt
3. matter
4. pus

References

• Juliette Blevins, Linguistic clues to Andamanese pre-history: Understanding the North-South divide, pg. 21 (2009)

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Asturian

Noun

mina f (plural mines)

1. mine (e.g. diamond mine)
2. mine (explosive)
3. lead (of pencil)

Derived terms

• mineru

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin mina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmi.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈmi.na]

Noun

mina f (plural mines)

1. mine (excavation from which ore is taken)
2. mine (device intended to explode when stepped on)
3. lead (of a pencil)

Related terms

• minador
• minaire
• minar
• miner
• mineral
• mineria

 

Further reading

• “mina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish mina.

Noun

mina

1. mine (excavation from which ore is taken)

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Chickasaw

Adverb

mina

1. always
2. habitually

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Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːna/
• Rhymes: -iːna

Verb

mīna

1. (transitive) to shoot arrows, to pierce something

Synonyms

1. ixili

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French mine.

Noun

mina

1. mine (explosive device)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mina

1. enamel, painting

Declension

Declension of mina

nominative	mina
genitive	minanıñ
dative	minağa
accusative	minanı
locative	minada
ablative	minadan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪna]

Noun

mina f

1. (explosive): mine

Derived terms

• minové pole
• podminovat
• zaminovat

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Ese

Noun

mina

1. size

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Estonian

Etymology

From , from Proto-Uralic *minä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈminɑ/, [ˈminɑ]
• Hyphenation: mi‧na

Pronoun

mina (genitive minu, partitive mind)

1. (personal) I (1st person singular personal pronoun)

Usage notes

• Used stressed in a sentence; when the pronoun is unstressed, ma is used.

Declension

Declension of mina
1st person	singular		plural
	long	short	long	short
nominative	mina	ma	meie	me
genitive	minu	mu	meie	me
partitive	mind		meid
illative	minusse	musse		meisse
inessive	minus	mus		meis
elative	minust	must		meist
allative	minule	mulle		meile
adessive	minul	mul		meil
ablative	minult	mult		meilt
translative	minuks	–	meieks	meiks
terminative	minuni	–	meieni	–
essive	minuna	–	meiena	–
abessive	minuta	–	meieta	–
comitative	minuga	muga	meiega	–

Synonyms

• ma

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈminɑ/, [ˈminɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: mi‧na

Noun

mina

1. (slang) minute

Declension

Inflection of mina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		mina	minat
genitive		minan	minoiden minoitten
partitive		minaa	minoita
illative		minaan	minoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mina	minat
accusative	nom.	mina	minat
	gen.	minan
genitive		minan	minoiden minoitten minain rare
partitive		minaa	minoita
inessive		minassa	minoissa
elative		minasta	minoista
illative		minaan	minoihin
adessive		minalla	minoilla
ablative		minalta	minoilta
allative		minalle	minoille
essive		minana	minoina
translative		minaksi	minoiksi
abessive		minatta	minoitta
instructive		—	minoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative minani minani accusative nom. minani minani gen. minani genitive minani minoideni minoitteni minaini rare partitive minaani minoitani inessive minassani minoissani elative minastani minoistani illative minaani minoihini adessive minallani minoillani ablative minaltani minoiltani allative minalleni minoilleni essive minanani minoinani translative minakseni minoikseni abessive minattani minoittani instructive — — comitative — minoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative minasi minasi accusative nom. minasi minasi gen. minasi genitive minasi minoidesi minoittesi minaisi rare partitive minaasi minoitasi inessive minassasi minoissasi elative minastasi minoistasi illative minaasi minoihisi adessive minallasi minoillasi ablative minaltasi minoiltasi allative minallesi minoillesi essive minanasi minoinasi translative minaksesi minoiksesi abessive minattasi minoittasi instructive — — comitative — minoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative minamme minamme accusative nom. minamme minamme gen. minamme genitive minamme minoidemme minoittemme minaimme rare partitive minaamme minoitamme inessive minassamme minoissamme elative minastamme minoistamme illative minaamme minoihimme adessive minallamme minoillamme ablative minaltamme minoiltamme allative minallemme minoillemme essive minanamme minoinamme translative minaksemme minoiksemme abessive minattamme minoittamme instructive — — comitative — minoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative minanne minanne accusative nom. minanne minanne gen. minanne genitive minanne minoidenne minoittenne minainne rare partitive minaanne minoitanne inessive minassanne minoissanne elative minastanne minoistanne illative minaanne minoihinne adessive minallanne minoillanne ablative minaltanne minoiltanne allative minallenne minoillenne essive minananne minoinanne translative minaksenne minoiksenne abessive minattanne minoittanne instructive — — comitative — minoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative minansa minansa accusative nom. minansa minansa gen. minansa genitive minansa minoidensa minoittensa minainsa rare partitive minaansa minoitaan minoitansa inessive minassaan minassansa minoissaan minoissansa elative minastaan minastansa minoistaan minoistansa illative minaansa minoihinsa adessive minallaan minallansa minoillaan minoillansa ablative minaltaan minaltansa minoiltaan minoiltansa allative minalleen minallensa minoilleen minoillensa essive minanaan minanansa minoinaan minoinansa translative minakseen minaksensa minoikseen minoiksensa abessive minattaan minattansa minoittaan minoittansa instructive — — comitative — minoineen minoinensa

Synonyms

• minuutti

Anagrams

• main, mani, nami

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.na/
• Homophones: minas, minât

Verb

mina

1. third-person singular past historic of miner

Anagrams

• main

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Galician

Noun

mina f (plural minas)

1. mine

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *minat.

Verb

1. to regret, be sorry, deplore; to grieve for something that is lost.

   Mina au i kona puka ʻole ʻana mai ke kula mai.

   I regret she did not graduate from school.

2. to prize greatly, value greatly, especially of something in danger of being lost.

   He mea mina ʻia ke keiki.

   A child is to be prized.

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin mina, from Gaulish [Term?], from Proto-Celtic *mēnis (“ore, metal”).

Noun

mina f (plural mine)

1. mine, land mine
2. lead in pencils
3. mine which produces ore

Related terms

• minare
• minerale
• miniera

Anagrams

• amni, iman, mani

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Jamamadí

Noun

mina

1. (Banawá) morning

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Japanese

Romanization

mina

1. Rōmaji transcription of みな

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ).

Noun

mina f (genitive minae); first declension

1. A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas
2. A Greek silver coin equal to 100 drachmas

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mina	minae
Genitive	minae	minārum
Dative	minae	minīs
Accusative	minam	minās
Ablative	minā	minīs
Vocative	mina	minae

References

• “mina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “mina”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• mina in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to use threats: minas iacere, iactare
    
  • (ambiguous) to use threats: minis uti
    
• “mina”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “mina”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

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Latvian

Verb

mina

1. (deprecated template usage) 3rd person singular past indicative form of mīt
2. (deprecated template usage) 3rd person plural past indicative form of mīt

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Ludian

Etymology

From .

Pronoun

mina

1. I

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *minat.

Noun

mina

1. desire; want; wish; aspiration; longing; appetite

   Tērā tētahi tangata kei te mōhiotia e mātou, he kaha ki te kai paipa i mua tata ake nei, ā, i mea ia e kore rawa e taea e ia te whakarere taua paipa. Engari nā te mate, ka whakapakari ia ki te whakarere. I tino mate ia i te mina a te tuatahi, engari whakamomori tonu, ā, ināianei kua kore rawa taua kai e minaia e ia.

   There is a man we know who was a keen smoker until recently, and he said he would never be able to give up his pipe. But because he was sick, he was determined to stop. He really craved for it at first, but he was desperate and now he no longer desires that substance.

Verb

mina (passive minat)

1. to desire; to feel an inclination; to wish; to have a craving for

   Nō Tāneroroa ka hapū, ka mina ki te kiko kararehe, ka tonoa tana tāne, a Uengapuanake ki te patu mai i ngā kurī a Tūrangaimua.

   When Tāneroroa was pregnant she had a craving for animal flesh and sent her husband, Uengapuanake to kill the dogs of Tūrangaimua.

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Miskito

Noun

mina

1. foot

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Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *miná.

Pronoun

miná

1. I, me; first-person singular absolute pronoun.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• minen

Noun

mina m or f

1. definite feminine singular of mine

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²miːnɑ/

Etymology 1

From mine.

Alternative forms

• mine

Verb

mina (present tense minar/miner, past tense mina/minte, past participle mina/mint, passive infinitive minast, present participle minande, imperative mina/min)

1. to mine

Etymology 2

Noun

mina f

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of mine

References

• “mina” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mīna or Vulgar Latin *mēna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [miˈnɔ]

• Audio:

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Noun

mina f (plural minas)

1. mine

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Phuthi

Verb

-mina

1. to roll up, to fold up

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪnɐ]

Etymology 1

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

mina

1. water
2. rain
3. waterhole

Synonyms

• kapi
• kumpuli

Etymology 2

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

mina

1. nest

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.na/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French mine, from Late Latin mina, from Gaulish *mēnā (“ore, mine”).

Noun

mina f

1. mine (exploding device)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French mine, from Breton min (“beak, muzzle”).

Noun

mina f (diminutive minka)

1. face, facial expression

Declension

Declension of mina

	singular	plural
nominative	mina	miny
genitive	miny	min
dative	minie	minom
accusative	minę	miny
instrumental	miną	minami
locative	minie	minach
vocative	mino	miny

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Portuguese

mina

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.nɐ/
• Hyphenation: mi‧na

Etymology 1

From Late Latin mina, from Gaulish *mēnā (“ore, mine”).

Noun

mina f (plural s)

1. mine (place from which ore is extracted)
2. (figuratively) fount
3. mine (explosive)

Derived terms

• (place): Minas Gerais
• (explosive): mina terrestre

Related terms

• minar, minerar, mineiro, mineração

Etymology 2

Either borrowed from Lunfardo or a short form of menina.

Noun

mina f (plural s)

1. (slang, Brazil) girl, gal

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /míːna/

Noun

mȋna f

1. mine (exploding device)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	mína
gen. sing.	míne
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	mína	míni	míne
genitive (rodȋlnik)	míne	mín	mín
dative (dajȃlnik)	míni	mínama	mínam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	míno	míni	míne
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	míni	mínah	mínah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	míno	mínama	mínami

Further reading

• “mina”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmina/ [ˈmi.na]
• Hyphenation: mi‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French mine.

Noun

mina f (plural minas)

1. mine (excavation from which ore is taken)
2. mine (device intended to explode when stepped on)
3. lead (of a pencil)

Derived terms

• barreminas
• mina de oro
• minar
• minería
• minero
• portaminas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Lunfardo, probably a contraction of Galician meniña (“girl”).

Noun

mina f (plural minas, masculine mino, masculine plural minos)

1. (Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, colloquial) woman
2. (Argentina, slang) prostitute

Etymology 3

Verb

mina

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of minar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of minar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of minar.

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• audio:

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• Pronoun: IPA^(key): /ˈmiːˌna/
• Noun: IPA^(key): /ˈmiː.na/

Pronoun

mina

1. (possessive) Plural of min

Declension

Swedish personal pronouns

Number	Person	Type	Nominative	Oblique	Possessive
					common	neuter	plural
singular	first	—	jag	mig, mej3	min	mitt	mina
	second	—	du	dig, dej3	din	ditt	dina
	third	masculine (person)	han	honom, han2, en5	hans
		feminine (person)	hon	henne, na5	hennes
		gender-neutral (person)1	hen	hen, henom7	hens
		common (noun)	den	den	dess
		neuter (noun)	det	det	dess
		indefinite	man or en4	en	ens
		reflexive	—	sig, sej3	sin	sitt	sina
plural	first	—	vi	oss	vår, våran2	vårt, vårat2	våra
	second	—	ni	er	er, eran2, ers6	ert, erat2	era
		archaic	I	eder	eder, eders6	edert	edra
	third	—	de, dom3	dem, dom3	deras
		reflexive	—	sig, sej3	sin	sitt	sina

¹Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, and has gained widespread acceptance today.

²Informal

³Colloquial pronunciation spelling.

⁴Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative to man, to avoid association to the male gender.

⁵Informal, somewhat dialectal

⁶Formal address

⁷Discouraged by the Swedish Language Council

Noun

mina c

1. mine; a device intended to explode when stepped upon, touched, or in proximity to a ship or vehicle.

Declension

Declension of mina
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mina	minan	minor	minorna
Genitive	minas	minans	minors	minornas

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Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *miñak.

Noun

mina

1. oil (Petroleum-based liquid)

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Tsonga

Pronoun

mina

1. I, me; first-person singular pronoun.

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Warlpiri

Noun

mina

1. nest

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *miná.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miːná/

Pronoun

miná

1. I, me; first-person singular absolute pronoun.

Inflection

Stem -mi
Full form	miná
Locative	kími
Full form	miná
Locative	kími
Copulative	yími
Possessive forms
	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wámi	ówámi
Class 2	bámi	ábámi
Class 3	wámi	ówámi
Class 4	yámi	éyámi
Class 5	lámi	élámi
Class 6	ámi	áwámi
Class 7	sámi	ésámi
Class 8	zámi	ézámi
Class 9	yámi	éyámi
Class 10	zámi	ézámi
Class 11	lwámi	ólwámi
Class 14	bámi	óbámi
Class 15	kwámi	ókwámi
Class 17	kwámi	ókwámi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “mina”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “mina (6.3)”