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mine.

mine (excavation or explosive)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/min/
  1. mine (excavation or explosive)

    feminine
  2. pencil lead

    feminine
  3. piledriver, scorcher

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mēy(H)- Proto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis Proto-Celtic *meinis Gaulish *meinabor. Vulgar Latin *mina French mine Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mina, Gaulish *meina (see also Welsh mwyn, Middle Irish míanach (“ore”)), from Proto-Celtic *meinis (“ore, metal”).

noun/min/
  1. appearance, physical aspect; expression

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mēy(H)- Proto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis Proto-Celtic *meinisder. Breton minbor. Latin miniōder. Italian minader. French mine Borrowed from Breton min (“beak, muzzle”) (from Proto-Celtic *meinis, in the sense of "red"), or from Italian mina, from Latin miniō (“to redden”).

verb/min/
  1. inflection of miner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of miner: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. From miner.

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