mint

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English

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Pronunciation

  • enPR: mĭnt, IPA(key): /mɪnt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪnt

Etymology 1

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, which came through Old French.

The verb is from Old English mynetian (“to mint”), derived from the noun.

Noun

mint (plural mints)

  1. A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
  3. (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!
    to make a mint
    Synonyms: bundle, pile
  4. (figurative) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
    • (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      A mint of phrases in his brain.
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Verb

mint (third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)

  1. (transitive) To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
  2. To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
    • (Can we date this quote by Francis Bacon and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      titles […] of such natures as may be easily minted
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Adjective

mint (not comparable)

  1. (with condition) Like new.
    in mint condition.
  2. (numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
  3. (philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
  4. (UK, 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.
  5. (UK, slang) Attractive; beautiful; handsome.
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Etymology 2

A mint plant.

From Old English minte (“mint plant”), from Proto-Germanic *minta, 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

mint (plural mints)

  1. Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
  2. The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
  3. Any plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae.
  4. A green colour, like that of mint.
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  5. A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun mint

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Adjective

mint (not comparable)

  1. Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.
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Etymology 3

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English minten, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English myntan (“to mean, intend, purpose, determine, resolve”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *muntaną, *muntijaną (“to think, consider”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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

mint (third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)

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  1. (intransitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt; take aim.
  2. (transitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
  3. (intransitive, chiefly Scotland) To hint; suggest; insinuate.

Noun

mint (plural mints)

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  1. (provincial, Northern England, Scotland) Intent, purpose; an attempt, try; effort, endeavor.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

mint

  1. (deprecated template usage) second- and third-person singular present indicative of minnen
  2. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) plural imperative of minnen

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of mi (“what?”) +‎ -n (case suffix) +‎ -t (locative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

Conjunction

mint

  1. (comparison of things with a quality present at different degrees) than
    A kastély nagyobb, mint a kutyaház. ― The castle is bigger than the dog-house.
    Synonyms: -nál/-nél, (dialectal) -tól/-től
  2. (comparison of things with a quality present at the same degree) as …… as
    Olyan nagy a házam, mint a tiéd. ― My house is as big as yours.
    Synonyms: amint, (literary) akár, (literary) akárcsak
  3. (comparison of things with some similar quality) like
    Olyan ez a ház, mint egy kastély. ― This house is like a castle.
    Synonyms: amint, (literary) akár, (literary) akárcsak
  4. (somewhat formal, pointing at a comparable feature at a different instance) as
    Mint mondtam, ő nem tud ma eljönni. ― As I said, he cannot come today.
    Synonyms: amint, ahogy, ahogyan
  5. (stating someone's capacity in a situation) as
    János mint zsűritag vett részt az eseményen. ― János took part in the event as a member of the jury.
    Synonyms: -ként, -képp/-képpen, -ul/-ül

Usage notes

In the context of comparison, mint starts a new clause, so a comma is needed before it.

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ mint in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • (most senses given above): mint in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • (as): mint in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

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Alternative forms

Verb

mint

  1. past participle of minne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

mint

  1. past participle of mina

Romanian

Pronunciation

Verb

mint

  1. first-person singular present indicative of minți
  2. third-person singular present indicative of minți
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of minți
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