meines

German

Alternative forms

• meins (only for meaning 1)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪ̯nəs/

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• Hyphenation: mei‧nes

Pronoun

meines

1. neuter singular of meiner

   dein Haus und meines

   your house and mine

Determiner

meines m sg or n sg

1. (possessive) genitive masculine/neuter singular of mein

   die Frau meines Bruders

   my brother's wife

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miːnz/

Noun

meines

1. plural of mawen
   • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 11-12:

     w'oul daie an ercha daie, our meines an oure gurles, praie var long an happie zins,

     we will daily and every day, our wives and our children, implore long and happy days,

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 116