minna
See also: Minna
Estonian edit
Verb edit
minna
- Da-infinitive of minema.
Faroese edit
Verb edit
minna (third person singular past indicative minti, third person plural past indicative mint, supine mint)
- to remind
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of minna (group v-9nn) | ||
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infinitive | minna | |
supine | mint | |
participle (a39)1 | minnandi | mintur |
present | past | |
first singular | minni | minti |
second singular | minnir | minti |
third singular | minnir | minti |
plural | minna | mintu |
imperative | ||
singular | minn! | |
plural | minnið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
minna n
Pronoun edit
minna
- (possessive pronoun): plural genitive masculine of minn
- (possessive pronoun): plural genitive feminine of minn
- (possessive pronoun): plural genitive neuter of minn
Verb edit
minna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative minnti, supine minnt)
- (impersonal, with accusative) to seem to remember, to think something is, to believe
- Mig minnir að svo sé.
- I seem to remember so.
- Mig minnir að hún kunni forritun.
- I believe she knows programming.
- (transitive, governs the accusative) to remind
Usage notes edit
- Even though the subject is usually in the accusative case (þolfallsfrumlag) it is occasionally used in the dative case (þágufallsfrumlag):
- Mér minnir.
- instead of
- Mig minnir.
Conjugation edit
minna — active voice (germynd)
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að minna | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
minnt | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
minnandi | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég minni | við minnum | present (nútíð) |
ég minni | við minnum |
þú minnir | þið minnið | þú minnir | þið minnið | ||
hann, hún, það minnir | þeir, þær, þau minna | hann, hún, það minni | þeir, þær, þau minni | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég minnti | við minntum | past (þátíð) |
ég minnti | við minntum |
þú minntir | þið minntuð | þú minntir | þið minntuð | ||
hann, hún, það minnti | þeir, þær, þau minntu | hann, hún, það minnti | þeir, þær, þau minntu | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
minn (þú) | minnið (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
minntu | minniði * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að minnast | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
minnst | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
minnandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég minnist | við minnumst | present (nútíð) |
ég minnist | við minnumst |
þú minnist | þið minnist | þú minnist | þið minnist | ||
hann, hún, það minnist | þeir, þær, þau minnast | hann, hún, það minnist | þeir, þær, þau minnist | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég minntist | við minntumst | past (þátíð) |
ég minntist | við minntumst |
þú minntist | þið minntust | þú minntist | þið minntust | ||
hann, hún, það minntist | þeir, þær, þau minntust | hann, hún, það minntist | þeir, þær, þau minntust | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
minnst (þú) | minnist (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
minnstu | minnisti * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
minntur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
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masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
minntur | minnt | minnt | minntir | minntar | minnt | |
accusative (þolfall) |
minntan | minnta | minnt | minnta | minntar | minnt | |
dative (þágufall) |
minntum | minntri | minntu | minntum | minntum | minntum | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
minnts | minntrar | minnts | minntra | minntra | minntra | |
weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
minnti | minnta | minnta | minntu | minntu | minntu | |
accusative (þolfall) |
minnta | minntu | minnta | minntu | minntu | minntu | |
dative (þágufall) |
minnta | minntu | minnta | minntu | minntu | minntu | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
minnta | minntu | minnta | minntu | minntu | minntu |
Synonyms edit
- (remind): rifja upp
Derived terms edit
- minna einhvern á eitthvað (to remind somebody of something)
- minnast einhvers (to recollect something, to remember something)
- minnast á eitthvað (to mention something)
Anagrams edit
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
minna
Maltese edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
minna
- first-person plural pronominal form of minn: from us
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
minna n
Verb edit
minna
- inflection of minne:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse minna, from Proto-Germanic *minþijaną.
Alternative forms edit
- minne (e and split infinitives)
Verb edit
minna (present tense minner, past tense minte, past participle mint, passive infinitive minnast, present participle minnande, imperative minn)
- to remind
- den fargen minner meg om haust
- that colour reminds me of fall
- den fargen minner meg om haust
- (reflexive) return, reappear
- sjukdomen kan minne seg seinare
- the illness may come back later
- sjukdomen kan minne seg seinare
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
minna n
References edit
- “minna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *minþijaną.
Verb edit
minna
- (ditransitive, with accusative and genitive) to remind of
- (impersonal, ditransitive, with accusative and genitive) to remember
- (reflexive, transitive, with genitive) to remember, call to mind
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of minna — active (weak class 1)
infinitive | minna | |
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present participle | minnandi | |
past participle | mintr | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | minni | minta |
2nd-person singular | minnir | mintir |
3rd-person singular | minnir | minti |
1st-person plural | minnum | mintum |
2nd-person plural | minnið | mintuð |
3rd-person plural | minna | mintu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | minna | minta |
2nd-person singular | minnir | mintir |
3rd-person singular | minni | minti |
1st-person plural | minnim | mintim |
2nd-person plural | minnið | mintið |
3rd-person plural | minni | minti |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | minn, minni | |
1st-person plural | minnum | |
2nd-person plural | minnið |
Conjugation of minna — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive | minnask | |
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present participle | minnandisk | |
past participle | minzk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | minnumk | mintumk |
2nd-person singular | minnisk | mintisk |
3rd-person singular | minnisk | mintisk |
1st-person plural | minnumsk | mintumsk |
2nd-person plural | minnizk | mintuzk |
3rd-person plural | minnask | mintusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | minnumk | mintumk |
2nd-person singular | minnisk | mintisk |
3rd-person singular | minnisk | mintisk |
1st-person plural | minnimsk | mintimsk |
2nd-person plural | minnizk | mintizk |
3rd-person plural | minnisk | mintisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | minsk, minnisk | |
1st-person plural | minnumsk | |
2nd-person plural | minnizk |
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
minna
Determiner edit
minna pl
Noun edit
minna
References edit
- “minna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Sicilian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. It should derive from a possibile earlier *minda or *mēnda. Compare, for more, minchia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
minna f (plural minni)
- (anatomy, colloquial, mostly plural) tit, breast
- Mimma s'a-ritrova 'n paru di minni di chiḍḍi a nùmmiru unu.
- Mimma got such grade-a tits.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Italian: minna (regional)
See also edit
Sidamo edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
minna f
Declension edit
Declension of minna
(feminine)
unmodified | modified | |
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predicative | minna | |
nominative | minna | minna |
genitive | minnate*) | minna*) |
dative | minnate | minnara |
accusative | minna*) | |
ablative | minnatenni | minnanni |
*) Stressed on the final vowel. |
References edit
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 345
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “minna”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department