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my

See also: My, MY, .my, m’y, mý, and Mỹ

EnglishEdit

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PronunciationEdit

  • (stressed) enPR: mī IPA(key): /maɪ/
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  • (unstressed) IPA(key): /maɪ/, /mə/
    • (unstressed, Cockney) IPA(key): /mɪ/, /mi/
  • IPA(key): /mi/ in some speakers of Hiberno-English, Scouse
  • Rhymes: -aɪ
  • Homophone: muh (some dialects)

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle English my, apocopated form of min, myn, from Old English mīn (“my, mine”), from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz (“my, mine”, pron.), genitive of Proto-Germanic *ek (“I”). Cognate with West Frisian myn (“my”), Afrikaans my (“my”), Dutch mijn (“my”), German mein (“my”). More at me.

DeterminerEdit

my

  1. Belonging to me.
    Don't you know my name?
    I recognised him because he had attended my school.
Derived termsEdit
terms derived using my
TranslationsEdit
See alsoEdit
English personal pronouns
Number Person Type Subject Objective Reflexive Possessive adjective Possessive pronoun
Singular First — I me myself my mine
Second — you you yourself your yours
Archaic thou thee thyself,
theeself		 thy thine
Third Masculine he him himself,
hisself (archaic)		 his
Feminine she her herself her hers
Neuter it itself its its (rare)
Indefinite one oneself one's —
Plural First — we us ourselves our ours
Second — you,
ye (archaic)		 you yourselves your yours
Third — they them themselves their theirs

Etymology 2Edit

An abbreviation of an oath such as my word or my lord

InterjectionEdit

my

  1. (dated) Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
    My, what big teeth you have!
Derived termsEdit

StatisticsEdit

AfrikaansEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Dutch mij.

PronounEdit

my (subject ek)

  1. me (object)

See alsoEdit

Afrikaans personal pronouns
subjective objective possessive
singular 1st ek my my
2nd jy jou jou
2nd, formal u u
3rd, masc hy hom sy
3rd, fem sy haar haar
3rd, neut dit sy
plural 1st ons ons
2nd julle julle / jul1
3rd hulle hulle / hul1
1. In the second and third persons plural, the usual possessive forms are julle and hulle (like the subjective and objective forms), but jul and hul are sometimes used instead when the sentence would otherwise be ambiguous.

Etymology 2Edit

From Dutch mijn.

DeterminerEdit

my

  1. my, mine

See alsoEdit

Afrikaans personal pronouns
subjective objective possessive
singular 1st ek my my
2nd jy jou jou
2nd, formal u u
3rd, masc hy hom sy
3rd, fem sy haar haar
3rd, neut dit sy
plural 1st ons ons
2nd julle julle / jul1
3rd hulle hulle / hul1
1. In the second and third persons plural, the usual possessive forms are julle and hulle (like the subjective and objective forms), but jul and hul are sometimes used instead when the sentence would otherwise be ambiguous.

CornishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Celtic *mī.

PronounEdit

my

  1. I

CzechEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *my, from Proto-Indo-European *nos

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

my

  1. we

DeclensionEdit

Declension of my
singular plural
nominative já my
genitive mě/mne nás
dative mně/mi nám
accusative mě/mne nás
vocative — —
locative mně nás
instrumental mnou námi

DanishEdit

NounEdit

my n

  1. The Greek letter μ (mu)

NounEdit

my c

  1. micron

SynonymsEdit

EgyptianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

Hieroglyphic signage
W19 M17 M17

W19-M17-M17

PronunciationEdit

Wikipedia: Manuel de Codage

AdverbEdit

my

  1. accordingly

LojbanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

CmavoEdit

my

  1. Letteral for m.

Lower SorbianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *my, from Proto-Indo-European *nos

PronounEdit

my pl

  1. we

DeclensionEdit

Declension of the first-person pronouns
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ja mej my
Genitive mě
(after preposition) mnjo		 naju nas
Dative mě
(after preposition) mnjo		 nama nam
Accusative mě
(after preposition) mnjo		 naju nas
Instrumental mnu nama nami
Locative mnjo nama nas
Possessive determiner mój naju naš

ManxEdit

ConjunctionEdit

my

  1. if

PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *my, from Proto-Indo-European *nos

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

my

  1. we (first person pl)

DeclensionEdit

declension of my
plural only
nominative my
genitive nas
dative nam
accusative nas
instrumental nami
locative nas
vocative –

See alsoEdit

External linksEdit

  • “my” in Polish dictionaries at PWN

SlovakEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *my, from Proto-Indo-European *nos

PronounEdit

my

  1. we

Related termsEdit

SwedishEdit

NounEdit

my n

  1. The Greek letter μ (mu)

Upper SorbianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *my, from Proto-Indo-European *nos

PronounEdit

my

  1. we

West FrisianEdit

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

my

  1. me
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