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mijn.

my; first-person singular possessive determiner

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

det/mɛi̯n//mən/
  1. my; first-person singular possessive determiner

    dependent · possessive
    Dit is mijn mijn.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch mijn, from Old Dutch mīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz.

noun/mɛi̯n/
  1. mine (place where ore is taken out of the ground)

    feminine
    Deze mijn is mijn mijn, ga ergens anders delven.
  2. mine (device meant to explode when stepped upon or touched)

    feminine
    Deze mijn is mijn mijn, ga je ergens anders opblazen.
  3. mine (tunnel used for sapping enemy defence works or lines)

    feminine · historical
  4. shaft dug by an insect larva in plant organs, such as leaves

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch mine, from Old French mine, from Late Latin mina, from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *meinis (“ore, metal”). Some senses are borrowed from French mine (“explosive device”) and Middle French mine (“tunnel for sapping”).

noun/mɛi̯n/
  1. a Dutch auction (reverse auction with gradual reduction of the price until a buyer is found)

    Southern · feminine · historical · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from mijnen (“to buy at a Dutch auction; to shout "mine"”).

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