mine

      See also Mine

      English

      Pronunciation

      Etymology 1

      Old English mīn.

      Pronoun

      mine

      1. Non-premodifying possessive case of I. My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me.
      Usage notes
      • My and mine are essentially two forms of the same word, with my being used attributively before the noun, and mine being used in all other cases; hence:
        No, that's not my car. (attributive use)
        That car next to it isn't mine, either. (predicative use)
        Mine is the one over there, on the far right. (substantive use)
        Mine for only a week so far, it already feels like an old friend. (absolute use)
      • In archaic use, this word is occasionally used attributively after the noun, in which case the form mine is used:
      • In the above respects, this word is analogous to most of the other possessive pronouns, as well as a number of other noun modifiers, such as lone/alone.
      • Historically, my came to be used only before a consonant sound, and later came to be used regardless of the following sound. Nonetheless, mine still sees archaic pre-vocalic use:
      Translations
      that which belongs to me

      See also

      English personal pronouns
      Number Person Gender Subject Objective Reflexive Possessive adjective Possessive pronoun
      Singular First — I me myself my mine
      Second — you,
      thou (archaic)      		 you,
      thee (archaic)      		 yourself,
      thyself (archaic)
      theeself (archaic)      		 your,
      thy (archaic)      		 yours,
      thine (archaic)
      Third Masculine he him himself his
      Feminine she her herself her hers
      Neuter it itself its its (rare)
      Gender-neutral they them themself their theirs
      Plural First — we us ourselves our ours
      Second — you,
      ye (archaic)      		 you yourselves your yours
      Third — they them themselves their theirs
      Indefinite Third — one oneself one's —

      Etymology 2

      From Middle English, from Old French mine, from Late Latin mina, from Gaulish *mēnā (“ore, mine”), akin to Welsh mwyn, Irish míanach (“ore”).

      Noun

      mine (plural mines)

      Entrance to a gold mine in Victoria, Australia
      Cutaway view of an anti-tank landmine
      1. An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
        This diamond comes from a mine in South Africa.
        He came out of the coal mine with a face covered in black.
        Most coal and ore comes from open-pit mines nowadays.
      2. (military) A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.
      3. (military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.
        His left leg was blown off after he stepped on a mine.
        The warship was destroyed by floating mines.
      4. (pyrotechnics) A type of firework that explodes on the ground, shooting sparks upward.
      5. (entomology) The cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.
      Derived terms
      Terms derived from mine (noun)
      Translations
      place from which ore is extracted
      tunnel packed with explosives
      exploding device
      firework
      entomology: cavity

      Verb

      mine (third-person singular simple present mines, present participle mining, simple past and past participle mined)

      1. (transitive) To remove (ore) from the ground.
        Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only place in the world where visitors can mine their own diamonds.
      2. (transitive) To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).
        We had to slow our advance after the enemy mined the road ahead of us.
      3. (transitive) To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).
      Derived terms
      Translations
      remove from the ground
      sow mines in
      damage with a mine
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      Aromanian

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From Latin mē, possibly through a root mēne, or through analogy with tsine, from *quene, from quem. Compare Daco-Romanian mine, also Dalmatian main.

      Pronoun

      mine

      1. I
      2. me

      Related terms

      See also

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      Crimean Gothic

      Etymology

      From Proto-Germanic *mēnô.

      Noun

      mine

      1. moon
        • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
          Mine. Luna.
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      Danish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: /miːnə/, [ˈmiːnə], [ˈmiːn̩]

      Noun

      mine c (singular definite minen, plural indefinite miner)

      1. look, air, mien
      2. (military) mine
      3. pit

      Inflection

          Inflection of mine
      common gender Singular Plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative, dative and accusative mine minen miner minerne
      genitive mines minens miners minernes

      Pronoun

      mine

      1. (possessive) Plural form of min

      See also

      Danish personal pronouns
      Number Person Inflection Nominative Accusative Possessive Reflexive Reflexive possessive
      Singular First common jeg mig min
      neuter mit
      plural mine
      Second common du dig din
      neuter dit
      plural dine
      formal De Dem Deres
      Third masculine han ham hans sig sin
      feminine hun hende hendes
      common den den dens
      neuter det det dets sit
      plural sine
      Plural First — vi os vores
      common vor
      neuter vort
      plural vore
      Second – I jer jeres
      formal De Dem Deres
      Third – de dem deres sig
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      French

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: /min/
      • audio (une mine)
        		(file)

      Etymology 1

      Vulgar Latin *mina, from Celtic *meina.

      Noun

      mine f (plural mines)

      1. mine (excavation or explosive)
      2. pencil lead

      Etymology 2

      From Breton min (“beak, muzzle”).

      Noun

      mine f (plural mines)

      1. appearance, physical aspect; expression
      Derived terms
      • faire bonne mine à mauvais jeu

      Etymology 3

      From miner

      Verb

      mine

      1. first-person singular present indicative of miner
      2. third-person singular present indicative of miner
      3. first-person singular present subjunctive of miner
      4. first-person singular present subjunctive of miner
      5. second-person singular imperative of miner

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      Italian

      Noun

      mine f

      1. Plural form of mina

      Anagrams

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      Japanese

      Romanization

      mine

      1. See みね
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      Norwegian Bokmål

      Etymology

      From Old Norse mínir.

      Pronoun

      mine plural

      1. plural of min

      References

      • “min” in The Bokmål Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
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      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Etymology

      From Old Norse mínir.

      Pronunciation

      Pronoun

      mine plural

      1. plural of min

      References

      • “min” in The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
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      Romanian

      Etymology 1

      From Latin mē, possibly through a root mēne, or through analogy with cine, from *quene, from quem. It also possibly acquired this ending through adopting the common Latin accusative inflection -inem. Cf. tine, sine. Compare also Dalmatian main.

      Pronoun

      mine (stressed accusative form of eu)

      1. me
        mă iubești pe mine? - Do you love me?
      Related terms
      • mă (unstressed form)
      See also

      Etymology 2

      Noun

      mine f pl

      1. Plural form of mină
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      Scots

      Pronunciation

      Pronoun

      mine

      1. mine
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      Scottish Gaelic

      Noun

      mine

      1. genitive singular form of min
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      Spanish

      Verb

      mine (infinitive minar)

      1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of minar.
      2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of minar.
      3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of minar.
      4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of minar.
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