minna

See also: Minna

Estonian

Verb

minna

1. Da-infinitive of minema.

Faroese

Verb

minna (third person singular past indicative minti, third person plural past indicative mint, supine mint)

1. to remind

Conjugation

Conjugation of minna (group v-9nn)
infinitive	minna
supine	mint
participle (a39)1	minnandi	mintur
	present	past
first singular	minni	minti
second singular	minnir	minti
third singular	minnir	minti
plural	minna	mintu
	imperative
singular	minn!
plural	minnið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪnːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪnːa

Noun

minna n

1. indefinite genitive plural of minni

Pronoun

minna

1. (possessive pronoun): plural genitive masculine of minn
2. (possessive pronoun): plural genitive feminine of minn
3. (possessive pronoun): plural genitive neuter of minn

Verb

minna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative minnti, supine minnt)

1. (impersonal, with accusative) to seem to remember, to think something is, to believe

   Mig minnir að svo sé.

   I seem to remember so.

   Mig minnir að hún kunni forritun.

   I believe she knows programming.

2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to remind

Usage notes

• Even though the subject is usually in the accusative case (þolfallsfrumlag) it is occasionally used in the dative case (þágufallsfrumlag):

  Mér minnir.

  instead of

  Mig minnir.

Conjugation

minna — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að minna
supine (sagnbót)		minnt
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		minnandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég minni	við minnum	present (nútíð)	ég minni	við minnum
	þú minnir	þið minnið		þú minnir	þið minnið
	hann, hún, það minnir	þeir, þær, þau minna		hann, hún, það minni	þeir, þær, þau minni
past (þátíð)	ég minnti	við minntum	past (þátíð)	ég minnti	við minntum
	þú minntir	þið minntuð		þú minntir	þið minntuð
	hann, hún, það minnti	þeir, þær, þau minntu		hann, hún, það minnti	þeir, þær, þau minntu
imperative (boðháttur)	minn (þú)	minnið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	minntu	minniði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

minnast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að minnast
supine (sagnbót)		minnst
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		minnandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég minnist	við minnumst	present (nútíð)	ég minnist	við minnumst
	þú minnist	þið minnist		þú minnist	þið minnist
	hann, hún, það minnist	þeir, þær, þau minnast		hann, hún, það minnist	þeir, þær, þau minnist
past (þátíð)	ég minntist	við minntumst	past (þátíð)	ég minntist	við minntumst
	þú minntist	þið minntust		þú minntist	þið minntust
	hann, hún, það minntist	þeir, þær, þau minntust		hann, hún, það minntist	þeir, þær, þau minntust
imperative (boðháttur)	minnst (þú)	minnist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	minnstu	minnisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

minntur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	minntur	minnt	minnt		minntir	minntar	minnt
accusative (þolfall)	minntan	minnta	minnt		minnta	minntar	minnt
dative (þágufall)	minntum	minntri	minntu		minntum	minntum	minntum
genitive (eignarfall)	minnts	minntrar	minnts		minntra	minntra	minntra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	minnti	minnta	minnta		minntu	minntu	minntu
accusative (þolfall)	minnta	minntu	minnta		minntu	minntu	minntu
dative (þágufall)	minnta	minntu	minnta		minntu	minntu	minntu
genitive (eignarfall)	minnta	minntu	minnta		minntu	minntu	minntu

Synonyms

• (remind): rifja upp

Derived terms

• minna einhvern á eitthvað (to remind somebody of something)
• minnast einhvers (to recollect something, to remember something)
• minnast á eitthvað (to mention something)

Anagrams

• manni

Japanese

Romanization

minna

1. Rōmaji transcription of みんな

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪn.na/
• Homophone: minnha

Adverb

minna

1. first-person plural pronominal form of minn: from us

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• (noun) minnene
• (verb) minnet
• (verb) minte (simple past)
• (verb) mint (past participle)

Noun

minna n

1. definite plural of minne

Verb

minna

1. inflection of minne:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse minna, from Proto-Germanic *minþijaną.

Alternative forms

• minne (e and split infinitives)

Verb

minna (present tense minner, past tense minte, past participle mint, passive infinitive minnast, present participle minnande, imperative minn)

1. to remind

   den fargen minner meg om haust

   that colour reminds me of fall

2. (reflexive) return, reappear

   sjukdomen kan minne seg seinare

   the illness may come back later

Related terms

• minnast

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

minna n

1. definite plural of minne

References

• “minna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *minþijaną.

Verb

minna

1. (ditransitive, with accusative and genitive) to remind of
2. (impersonal, ditransitive, with accusative and genitive) to remember
3. (reflexive, transitive, with genitive) to remember, call to mind

Conjugation

Conjugation of minna — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	minna
present participle	minnandi
past participle	mintr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	minni	minta
2nd-person singular	minnir	mintir
3rd-person singular	minnir	minti
1st-person plural	minnum	mintum
2nd-person plural	minnið	mintuð
3rd-person plural	minna	mintu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	minna	minta
2nd-person singular	minnir	mintir
3rd-person singular	minni	minti
1st-person plural	minnim	mintim
2nd-person plural	minnið	mintið
3rd-person plural	minni	minti
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	minn, minni
1st-person plural	minnum
2nd-person plural	minnið

Conjugation of minna — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	minnask
present participle	minnandisk
past participle	minzk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	minnumk	mintumk
2nd-person singular	minnisk	mintisk
3rd-person singular	minnisk	mintisk
1st-person plural	minnumsk	mintumsk
2nd-person plural	minnizk	mintuzk
3rd-person plural	minnask	mintusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	minnumk	mintumk
2nd-person singular	minnisk	mintisk
3rd-person singular	minnisk	mintisk
1st-person plural	minnimsk	mintimsk
2nd-person plural	minnizk	mintizk
3rd-person plural	minnisk	mintisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	minsk, minnisk
1st-person plural	minnumsk
2nd-person plural	minnizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: minna
• Faroese: minna
• Norwegian Nynorsk: minne
• Norwegian Bokmål: minne
• Swedish: minna
• Danish: minde

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

minna

1. inflection of minni:
   1. masculine oblique singular
   2. neuter singular

Determiner

minna pl

1. genitive plural of minn

Noun

minna

1. indefinite genitive plural of minni
2. infef genitive plural of minni

References

• “minna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• menna

Etymology

Uncertain. It should derive from a possibile earlier *minda or *mēnda. Compare, for more, minchia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmin.na/
• Hyphenation: min‧na

Noun

minna f (plural minni)

1. (anatomy, colloquial, mostly plural) tit, breast

   Mimma s'a-ritrova 'n paru di minni di chiḍḍi a nùmmiru unu.

   Mimma got such grade-a tits.

Derived terms

• minnazza
• minniteḍḍa
• minnuna
• minnuzza
• minnuzzi di sant'Àgata

 

Related terms

• capicchiu
• ciancu
• minchia
• pettu
• torsu

 

Descendants

• → Italian: minna (regional)

See also

• minchia
• minnulara
• minnulitu
• munnari
• munnu
• mànnira
• mènnula
• sminnari
• sminnatu
• sminnàrisi
• spitturari

 

Sidamo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈminːa/
• Hyphenation: min‧na

Noun

minna f

1. plural of mine

Declension

Declension of minna (feminine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	minna
nominative	minna	minna
genitive	minnate*)	minna*)
dative	minnate	minnara
accusative	minna*)
ablative	minnatenni	minnanni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 345
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “minna”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department