mik

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mək/

Etymology 1

From Dutch mikken, from Middle Dutch micken, from Old Dutch *mikken, from Proto-Germanic *mikjaną.

Verb

mik (present mik, present participle mikkende, past participle gemik)

1. (intransitive, transitive) to aim, to target
   • 1980, "Herinneringe van Genl Christiaan Ludolph de Wet du Toit DSO.", part 1, Militaria, vol. 10, issue 2, page 18.

     Eensklaps tref 'n kartets die grond langs ons, vermoedelik gemik na die pantserkar voor.

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Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mik (plural mikke)

1. A forked branch or stick.
   • 2016, Alma Carstens, Ver anderkant Wiesenhof.

     Die pophuis in die een hoek was LizeMari se geskenk op haar sesde verjaarsdag, en die boomhuis in die groot mik van die akkerboom het hy vir hulle gebou toe Kara hoërskool toe is.

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2. (informal) A groin, a crotch.
   • 1997, Johann de Lange (ed.)m Soort soek soort. 'n Versameling alternatiewe ervarings, page 127.

     Sy, wat 'n paar uur tevore in die nag nog met 'n gulsige, nat mond oor haar bene en tot in haar mik gesoen het.

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Derived terms

• oor die mik

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Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin amīcus.

Noun

mik m (indefinite plural miq, definite singular miku, definite plural miqtë)

1. friend

   Ky është miku im. (Tosk)

   Qiky âsht miki jêm. (Gheg)

   This is my friend.

   • 2010, Nora Istrefi, Dy shokë, Entermedia, pages -

     Si një mik, si një shokë e jo me shumë

     Like a friend, like a friend no longer

Declension

declension of mik

	indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara)			definite forms (trajta të shquara)
	singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)		singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)
nominative (emërore)	mik	miq		miku	miqtë
accusative (kallëzore)	mik	miq		mikun	miqtë
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së)	miku	miqve		mikut	miqvet
dative (dhanore)	miku	miqve		mikut	miqvet
ablative (rrjedhore)	miku	miqsh		mikut	miqvet

Related terms

• armik

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪk/

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• Hyphenation: mik
• Rhymes: -ɪk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin mīcha, from Latin mīca (“crumb”).

Noun

mik m (plural mikken, diminutive mikje n)

1. loaf of bread
2. (informal) mouth, mug
3. (informal) stomach (organ)

   Synonym: maag

4. (nautical) pump-cheek

Descendants

• → Russian: мик (mik)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mik

1. first-person singular present indicative of mikken
2. imperative of mikken

Anagrams

• Kim, kim

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Garo

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mik ~ mjak.

Usage notes

-mik- is a bound lemma and cannot be used on its own.

Noun

mik

1. (anatomy) eye, face
2. sight, vision

Derived terms

• chimik
• mikjapa
• mikjumang
• mikraka
• mikon
• miksua
• mikskim
• miksimang
• mikgil
• mikkang
• miksrang
• mikchi

References

• Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎^[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 137
• Mason, M.C. (1904) , English-Garo Dictionary, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, India
• Garo-Hindi-English Learners' Dictionary, North-Eastern Hill University Publications, Shillong

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Gothic

Romanization

mik

1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌹𐌺

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Hungarian

Etymology

mi (“what”) +‎ -k (plural suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmik]
• Rhymes: -ik

Pronoun

mik

1. nominative plural of mi

   Mik ezek? ― What are these?

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mek (“me”), accusative of *ek (“I”). Cognate with Old English meċ, Old Saxon mik, Old High German mih, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺 (mik).

Pronoun

mik

1. me (first-person accusative singular personal pronoun)

Declension

Old Norse personal pronouns

number	first person	second person	reflexive	third person
case	singular			singular masculine	singular feminine	singular neuter
nominative	ek	þú		hann	hon, hón	þat
accusative	mik	þik	sik	hann	hana, hána	þat
dative	mér	þér	sér	hánum, honum, hónum	henni	því
genitive	mínn, minn	þínn, þinn	sínn, sinn	hans	hennar	þess
case	dual
nominative	vit	it, þit
accusative	okr, okkr	ykr, ykkr	sik
dative	okr, okkr	ykr, ykkr	sér
genitive	okkar	ykkar	sínn, sinn
case	plural			plural masculine	plural feminine	plural neuter
nominative	vér	ér, þér		þeir	þær	þau
accusative	oss	yðr	sik	þá	þær	þau
dative	oss	yðr	sér	þeim	þeim	þeim
genitive	várr	yðarr, yðvarr	sínn, sinn	þeirra	þeirra	þeirra

Descendants

• Icelandic: mig
• Faroese: meg
• Norwegian: meg
• Jamtish: meg
• Westrobothnian: meg
• Old Swedish: mik
  • Swedish: mig
• Danish: mig

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Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• mī

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *miz.

Pronoun

mik

1. (accusative) me

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronouns

Personal pronouns
Singular	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	ik	thū	hē	siu	it
Accusative	mī, me, mik	thī, thik	ina	sia
Dative	mī	thī	imu	iru	it
Genitive	mīn	thīn	is	ira	is
Dual	1.	2.	-	-	-
Nominative	wit	git	-	-	-
Accusative	unk	ink	-	-	-
Dative
Genitive	unkero		-	-	-
Plural	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	wī, we	gī, ge	sia	sia	siu
Accusative	ūs, unsik	eu, iu, iuu
Dative	ūs		im
Genitive	ūser	euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera	iro

Descendants

• German Low German: mik