mint
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Etymology 1[edit]
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[edit]
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: bundle (informal), pile (slang), small fortune (colloquial)
- 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, William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene i]:
- A mint of phrases in his brain.
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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.
- 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain
- titles […] as may appear to be easily minted
- 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain
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Adjective[edit]
mint (not comparable)
- (with condition) Like 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.
- (Britain, slang) Attractive; beautiful; handsome.
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English minte (“mint plant”), from Proto-West Germanic *mintā, 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[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.
- 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[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)
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- (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)
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Verb[edit]
mint
- second- and third-person singular present indicative of minnen
- (archaic) plural imperative of minnen
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Lexicalization of mi (“what?”) + -n (case suffix) + -t (locative suffix).[1]
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Conjunction[edit]
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[edit]
In the context of comparison, mint starts a new clause, so a comma is needed before it.
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(Expressions):
- Category:Hungarian similes
- a hazug embert hamarabb utolérik, mint a sánta kutyát
- jobb félni, mint megijedni
- jobb későn, mint soha
- jobb ma egy veréb, mint holnap egy túzok
- ki mint vet, úgy arat
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References[edit]
- ^ Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- (most senses given above): mint in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.
- (as): mint in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
mint
- Alternative form of mynte (“mint (plant)”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
mint
- Alternative form of mynt (“strike”)
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
mint
- Alternative form of mynten
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
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Verb[edit]
mint
- past participle of minne
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Verb[edit]
mint
- past participle of mina
Romanian[edit]
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Verb[edit]
mint
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