mint
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English minten, from Old English myntan (“to mean, intend, purpose, determine, resolve”), from Proto-Germanic *muntaną, *muntijaną (“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[edit]
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.
- (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[edit]
mint (plural mints)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin, money”), from Proto-Germanic *munitą, *munitō (“coin”), 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; akin to Dutch munt (“currency, coin, mint”), German Münze (“coin, coinage, mint”), Danish mønt (“coin”), and to Russian моне́та (monéta, “coin”).
Noun[edit]
mint (plural mints)
- A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- (informal) A large amount of money. A vast sum or amount, etc.
- That house is worth a mint
- It must have cost a mint to produce!
- (figuratively) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
- Shakespeare
- A mint of phrases in his brain.
- Shakespeare
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
money-producing building or institution
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large amount of money
Verb[edit]
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.
- Francis Bacon
- titles […] of such natures as may be easily minted
- Francis Bacon
Translations[edit]
to reproduce coins
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
mint (not comparable)
- (of condition) as new.
- in mint condition.
- (numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
- (philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
- (Britain, slang) 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.
- 2014, Holly Hagan, Not Quite a Geordie
Translations[edit]
of condition, as new
numismatics: near-perfect
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unused stamp
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slang: very good
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Etymology 3[edit]
From Latin menta (“the plant”), from Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē), akin to Old Norse minta (“mint”).
Noun[edit]
mint (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.
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mint colour:
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- A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from the noun mint
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Translations[edit]
plant
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herb flavouring
colour
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candy
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Adjective[edit]
mint (comparative minter, superlative mintest)
- Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.
Translations[edit]
colour
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Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
mint
- second- and third-person singular present indicative of minnen
- (archaic) plural imperative of minnen
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
mint
- (comparison) than, as ... as
- A kastély nagyobb, mint a kutyaház. ― The castle is bigger than the dog-house.
- Olyan nagy a házam, mint a tiéd. ― My house is as big as yours.
- as
- János mint zsűritag vett részt az eseményen. ― János took part in the event as a member of the jury.
Usage notes[edit]
In the context of comparison, mint starts a new clause, so a comma is needed before it.
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Derived terms[edit]
(Expressions):
- Category:Hungarian similes
- a hazug embert hamarabb utolérik, mint a sánta kutyát
- jobb későn, mint soha
- jobb ma egy veréb, mint holnap egy túzok
- ki mint vet, úgy arat
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Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
mint
- past participle of minne
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