Mine

See also: mine, miné, minè, minę, míně, and -mine

English

Pronoun

Mine

1. Honorific alternative letter-case form of mine, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Anagrams

• Emin, Mien, mien

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French mine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːnə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: Miene

Noun

Mine f (genitive Mine, plural Minen)

1. (weaponry) a mine
2. (mining) a mine

   Synonyms: Bergwerk, Grube

3. pencil lead, refill, ballpoint pen reservoir (tube)

Declension

Declension of Mine [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Mine	die	Minen
genitive	einer	der	Mine	der	Minen
dative	einer	der	Mine	den	Minen
accusative	eine	die	Mine	die	Minen

Hyponyms

• (weaponry): Antipersonenmine, Kontermine, Landmine, Luftmine, Panzermine, Seemine, Tellermine, Tretmine, Wassermine
• (mining): Diamantenmine, Erzmine, Goldmine, Kobaltmine, Kohlemine, Kupfermine, Lithiummine, Salzmine, Silbermine, Uranmine, Zinkmine, Zinnmine
• (writing): Bleistiftmine, Kugelschreibermine

Related terms

• Minenarbeiter, Minenfeld, Minenkrieg, Minenleger, Minenministerium, Minenräumboot, Minenräumer, Minenräumpanzer, Minensuchboot, Minensuche, Minensucher, Minensuchhund, Minenunglück, Minenwerfer

Further reading

• “Mine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Mine” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Anagrams

• mein