mina

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mina"

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English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aɪnə

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi मैना (mainā)/Urdu مینا (mainā), from Sanskrit मदन (madana).

Noun

mina (plural minas)

Alternative spelling of myna.

Translations

myna — see myna

Etymology 2

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Mina (unit)

Wikipedia

Borrowed from Latin mina, from Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ, “mna”). Compare maneh, from Biblical Hebrew מָנֶה (māne), as well as maund.

Noun

mina (plural minas or minae)

(historical) A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver. [From 15th C.]
- 1989, C. D. C Reeve, Socrates in the Apology: An Essay on Plato′s Apology of Socrates, page 174:
  What then of the actual fine of thirty minae Socrates proposes? Thirty minae was a large sum, “the equivalent of approximately eight-and-one-half years′ wages," according to one recent estimate (Brickhouse and Smith 1988, 227); enough to buy a library of three thousand philosophy books, if the price of Anaxogoras′ book is any guide (26d6-e2).
(historical) A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent, approximately 400-700 grams. [From 16th C.]
- 1999, Andrew George, transl., Gilgamesh, section VI:
  Thirty minas of lapis lazuli in a solid block, two minas each their rims, six kor of oil, the capacity of both.

Translations

monetary unit

Catalan: mina (ca) f
French: mine (fr) f
German: Mine (de) f
Greek:
Ancient: μνᾶ f (mnâ)

unit of weight

French: mine (fr) f
German: Mine (de) f
Greek:
Ancient: μνᾶ f (mnâ)
Ugaritic: 𐎎𐎐 (mn)

References

“mina”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “mina”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

Iman, amin, NIMA, NAMI, Main, iman, main, mani, mnai, Naim, Mani, Mian, Amin

A-Pucikwar

Etymology

From Proto-Great Andamanese *muən.

Noun

mina

References

Juliette Blevins, Linguistic clues to Andamanese pre-history: Understanding the North-South divide, pg. 21 (2009)

Asturian

Asturian Wikipedia has an article on:

mina

Wikipedia ^ast

Noun

mina f (plural mines)

mine (e.g. diamond mine)
mine (explosive)
lead (of pencil)

Derived terms

mineru

Barngarla

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmina/

Noun

mina

eye

References

Page 227 of Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2020), Revivalistics: From the Genesis of Israeli to Language Reclamation in Australia and Beyond, Oxford University Press. (→ISBN / →ISBN)
Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad and Clamor Wilhelm Schürmann (2018). Online Barngarla Dictionary.
Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2016). Barngarla Aboriginal Language Dictionary App.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.regenr8.dictionary.barngarla
https://apps.apple.com/au/app/barngarla/id1424856161

Basque

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish mina (“mine”), from French mine.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mina/ [mi.na]
Rhymes: -ina
Hyphenation: mi‧na

Noun

mina inan

lead (of a pencil)
mine (device intended to explode when stepped on)

Declension

Declension of mina (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	mina	mina	minak
ergative	minak	minak	minek
dative	minari	minari	minei
genitive	minaren	minaren	minen
comitative	minarekin	minarekin	minekin
causative	minarengatik	minarengatik	minengatik
benefactive	minarentzat	minarentzat	minentzat
instrumental	minaz	minaz	minez
inessive	minatan	minan	minetan
locative	minatako	minako	minetako
allative	minatara	minara	minetara
terminative	minataraino	minaraino	minetaraino
directive	minatarantz	minarantz	minetarantz
destinative	minatarako	minarako	minetarako
ablative	minatatik	minatik	minetatik
partitive	minarik	—	—
prolative	minatzat	—	—

Derived terms

mina-etxe (“mechanical pencil”)
minaketari (“minesweeper”)
minatak (“mechanical pencil”)
minatu (“to mine”)

Verb

mina

Short form of minatu (“to mine”).

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /mina/ [mi.na]
IPA^(key): (Southern) /miɲa/ [mi.ɲa]
Rhymes: -ina
Rhymes: -iɲa
Hyphenation: mi‧na

Adjective

mina

absolutive singular of min (“dear”)

Noun

mina

absolutive singular of min (“pain”)

Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin mina.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmi.nə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈmi.na]
Rhymes: -ina

Noun

mina f (plural mines)

mine (excavation from which ore is taken)
mine (device intended to explode when stepped on)
lead (of a pencil)

Related terms

Etymology 2

Verb

mina

inflection of minar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish mina.

Noun

mina

mine (excavation from which ore is taken)

Chickasaw

Adverb

mina

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmiːna/
Rhymes: -iːna

Verb

mīna

(transitive) to shoot arrows, to pierce something

Synonyms

ixili

Crimean Tatar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French mine.

Noun

mina

mine (explosive device)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mina

enamel, painting
Synonym: emal

Declension

Declension of mina

	singular	plural
nominative	mina	minalar
genitive	minanıñ	minalarnıñ
dative	minağa	minalarğa
accusative	minanı	minalarnı
locative	minada	minalarda
ablative	minadan	minalardan

References

Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
“mina”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

mina

Wikipedia ^cs

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmɪna]
Hyphenation: mi‧na

Noun

mina f

(explosive): mine

Declension

Declension of mina (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	mina	miny
genitive	miny	min
dative	mině	minám
accusative	minu	miny
vocative	mino	miny
locative	mině	minách
instrumental	minou	minami

Derived terms

Ese

Noun

mina

size

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *minä, from Proto-Uralic *minä.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈminɑ/
Hyphenation: mi‧na

Pronoun

mina (genitive minu, partitive mind)

I (1st person singular personal pronoun)

Usage notes

Used stressed in a sentence; when the pronoun is unstressed, the short form ma is used.
Singular short forms of cases other than nominative, genitive and the locative cases exist, but they are considered nonstandard and dialectal, e.g. muga for the singular comitative.

Declension

Declension of mina
1st person	singular		plural
1st person	long	short	long	short
nominative	mina	ma	meie	me
genitive	minu	mu	meie	me
partitive	mind		meid
illative	minusse	musse		meisse
inessive	minus	mus		meis
elative	minust	must		meist
allative	minule	mulle		meile
adessive	minul	mul		meil
ablative	minult	mult		meilt
translative	minuks	–	meieks	meiks
terminative	minuni	–	meieni	–
essive	minuna	–	meiena	–
abessive	minuta	–	meieta	–
comitative	minuga	muga	meiega	–

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu mina.

Pronoun

mina

I, me; first-person singular pronoun.

Finnish

Etymology

From a clipping of minuutti.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈminɑ/, [ˈminɑ̝]
Rhymes: -inɑ
Hyphenation^(key): mi‧na

Noun

mina

(slang) minute

Declension

Inflection of mina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		mina	minat
genitive		minan	minojen
partitive		minaa	minoja
illative		minaan	minoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mina	minat
accusative	nom.	mina	minat
accusative	gen.	minan	minat
genitive		minan	minojen minain ^rare
partitive		minaa	minoja
inessive		minassa	minoissa
elative		minasta	minoista
illative		minaan	minoihin
adessive		minalla	minoilla
ablative		minalta	minoilta
allative		minalle	minoille
essive		minana	minoina
translative		minaksi	minoiksi
abessive		minatta	minoitta
instructive		—	minoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		minani	minani
accusative	nom.	minani	minani
accusative	gen.	minani	minani
genitive		minani	minojeni minaini ^rare
partitive		minaani	minojani
inessive		minassani	minoissani
elative		minastani	minoistani
illative		minaani	minoihini
adessive		minallani	minoillani
ablative		minaltani	minoiltani
allative		minalleni	minoilleni
essive		minanani	minoinani
translative		minakseni	minoikseni
abessive		minattani	minoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	minoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		minasi	minasi
accusative	nom.	minasi	minasi
accusative	gen.	minasi	minasi
genitive		minasi	minojesi minaisi ^rare
partitive		minaasi	minojasi
inessive		minassasi	minoissasi
elative		minastasi	minoistasi
illative		minaasi	minoihisi
adessive		minallasi	minoillasi
ablative		minaltasi	minoiltasi
allative		minallesi	minoillesi
essive		minanasi	minoinasi
translative		minaksesi	minoiksesi
abessive		minattasi	minoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	minoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		minamme	minamme
accusative	nom.	minamme	minamme
accusative	gen.	minamme	minamme
genitive		minamme	minojemme minaimme ^rare
partitive		minaamme	minojamme
inessive		minassamme	minoissamme
elative		minastamme	minoistamme
illative		minaamme	minoihimme
adessive		minallamme	minoillamme
ablative		minaltamme	minoiltamme
allative		minallemme	minoillemme
essive		minanamme	minoinamme
translative		minaksemme	minoiksemme
abessive		minattamme	minoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	minoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		minanne	minanne
accusative	nom.	minanne	minanne
accusative	gen.	minanne	minanne
genitive		minanne	minojenne minainne ^rare
partitive		minaanne	minojanne
inessive		minassanne	minoissanne
elative		minastanne	minoistanne
illative		minaanne	minoihinne
adessive		minallanne	minoillanne
ablative		minaltanne	minoiltanne
allative		minallenne	minoillenne
essive		minananne	minoinanne
translative		minaksenne	minoiksenne
abessive		minattanne	minoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	minoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		minansa	minansa
accusative	nom.	minansa	minansa
accusative	gen.	minansa	minansa
genitive		minansa	minojensa minainsa ^rare
partitive		minaansa	minojaan minojansa
inessive		minassaan minassansa	minoissaan minoissansa
elative		minastaan minastansa	minoistaan minoistansa
illative		minaansa	minoihinsa
adessive		minallaan minallansa	minoillaan minoillansa
ablative		minaltaan minaltansa	minoiltaan minoiltansa
allative		minalleen minallensa	minoilleen minoillensa
essive		minanaan minanansa	minoinaan minoinansa
translative		minakseen minaksensa	minoikseen minoiksensa
abessive		minattaan minattansa	minoittaan minoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	minoineen minoinensa

Synonyms

minuutti

Anagrams

main, mani, nami

Franco-Provençal

Pronoun

mina

feminine singular of min

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mi.na/
Audio: (file)
Homophones: minas, minât

Verb

mina

third-person singular past historic of miner

Anagrams

main

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin mina, from Gaulish *mēnā (“ore, mine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈminɐ]

Noun

mina f (plural minas)

mine
barrow

References

Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mina”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mina”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mina”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *minat (compare with Malay minat).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmi.na/, [ˈmi.nə]

Verb

mina

(transitive) to regret, be sorry, deplore; to grieve for something that is lost
Mina au i kona puka ʻole ʻana mai ke kula mai.
I regret she did not graduate from school.
(transitive) to prize greatly, value greatly, especially of something in danger of being lost
He mea mina ʻia ke keiki.
A child is to be prized.

References

Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “mina”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Iban

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [minaʔ]

Conjunction

mina

only
Synonym: aja

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmina]
Hyphenation: mi‧na

Etymology 1

From English myna, from Hindi मैना (mainā)/Urdu مینا (mainā), from Sanskrit मदन (madana).

Noun

mina (first-person possessive minaku, second-person possessive minamu, third-person possessive minanya)

myna (Sturnidae).
Synonyms: beo, jalak

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मीन (mīna).

Noun

mina (first-person possessive minaku, second-person possessive minamu, third-person possessive minanya)

fish.
Synonym: ikan

Compounds

mina padi

Etymology 3

From Arabic مِينَاء (mīnāʔ, “port, harbour”).

Noun

mina (first-person possessive minaku, second-person possessive minamu, third-person possessive minanya)

port, harbor.
Synonym: pelabuhan

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

mina

Wikipedia ^it

Etymology

From Late Latin mina, from Gaulish [Term?], from Proto-Celtic *meinis (“ore, metal”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmi.na/
Rhymes: -ina
Hyphenation: mì‧na

Noun

mina f (plural mine)

mine, land mine
lead in pencils
mine which produces ore

Related terms

Anagrams

amni, iman, mani

Jamamadí

Noun

mina

(Banawá) morning

References

2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Japanese

Romanization

mina

Rōmaji transcription of みな

Javanese

Romanization

mina

Romanization of ꦩꦶꦤ

Kituba

Verb

mina

to swallow

Kongo

Verb

mina

to swallow

Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ).

Noun

mina f (genitive minae); first declension

A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas
A Greek silver coin equal to 100 drachmas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Gaulish *mēnā (“ore, mine”).

Noun

mina f (genitive minae); first declension

(Late Latin, Medieval Latin) ore, mine

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Clipping of hemina, from Ancient Greek ἡμίνα (hēmína).

Noun

mina f (genitive minae); first declension

(Medieval Latin) A dry measure equivalent to two bushels

Derived terms

Etymology 4

From minor (“threaten”).

Noun

mina f (genitive minae); first declension

(Medieval Latin) ambush

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	mina	minae
genitive	minae	minārum
dative	minae	minīs
accusative	minam	minās
ablative	minā	minīs
vocative	mina	minae

References

"mina", in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
"mina", in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
mina in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
"mina" in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
“mina”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “mina”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[2], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “mina”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 682/1

Latvian

Verb

mina

third-person singular/plural past indicative of mīt

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *minä.

Pronoun

mina

I

Maltese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmiː.na/

Noun

mina f (plural mini)

tunnel

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *minat (compare with Malay minat).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmi.na/

Noun

mina

Verb

mina (passive minatia or minahia or minaia)

to desire
to feel an inclination
to wish
to have a craving for

References

“mina” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Miskito

Noun

mina

foot

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *miná.

Pronoun

miná

I, me; first-person singular absolute pronoun.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

minen

Noun

mina m or f

definite feminine singular of mine

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²miːnɑ/

Etymology 1

From mine.

Alternative forms

mine

Verb

mina (present tense minar/miner, past tense mina/minte, past participle mina/mint, passive infinitive minast, present participle minande, imperative mina/min)

to mine

Etymology 2

Noun

mina f

definite singular of mine

References

“mina” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mīna or Vulgar Latin *mēna.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [miˈnɔ]
Audio: (file)

Noun

mina f (plural minas)

mine

Phuthi

Verb

-mina

to roll up, to fold up

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmɪnɐ]

Etymology 1

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

mina

Synonyms

kapi
kumpuli

Etymology 2

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

mina

nest

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

mina

Wikipedia ^pl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmi.na/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ina
Syllabification: mi‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Miene, from French mine, from Late Latin mina, from Gaulish *mēnā, from Proto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis.

Noun

mina f

(military) mine (device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person)

Declension

Declension of mina

	singular	plural
nominative	mina	miny
genitive	miny	min
dative	minie	minom
accusative	minę	miny
instrumental	miną	minami
locative	minie	minach
vocative	mino	miny

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French mine, from Breton min, from Gaulish *mēnā, from Proto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis.

Noun

mina f (diminutive minka)

face, facial expression (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person or animal's face, resulting from specific use of that person's facial muscles)

Declension

Declension of mina

	singular	plural
nominative	mina	miny
genitive	miny	min
dative	minie	minom
accusative	minę	miny
instrumental	miną	minami
locative	minie	minach
vocative	mino	miny

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmĩ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.na/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.nɐ/

Hyphenation: mi‧na

Etymology 1

From Late Latin mina, from Gaulish *mēnā (“ore, mine”).

Noun

mina f (plural minas)

mine (place from which ore is extracted)
(figuratively) fount
mine (explosive)

Derived terms

(place): Minas Gerais
(explosive): mina terrestre

Related terms

minar, minerar, mineiro, mineração

Etymology 2

Either borrowed from Lunfardo or a short form of menina.

Noun

mina f (plural minas)

(slang, Brazil) girl, gal
- 2007, “Mina do Condomínio”, performed by Seu Jorge:
  Tô namorando aquela mina
  Mas não sei se ela me namora
  I'm dating that girl
  But I don't know if she's dating me

Etymology 3

Verb

mina

inflection of minar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *minat.

Verb

mina

to like, love; be fond of, delight in
Antonym: veia

Ko mina au i te tupu o te tamāwine ia.
I love that girl's face.
to favour, prefer
Na mina au i te manatunga a te tama ia.
I prefer that man's suggestion.

Related terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French miner.

Verb

a mina (third-person singular present minează, past participle minat) 1st conj.

to mine
to undermine

Conjugation

conjugation of mina (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

number		singular			plural
infinitive			a mina
gerund			minând
past participle			minat
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	minez	minezi	minează	minăm	minați	minează
	imperfect	minam	minai	mina	minam	minați	minau
	simple perfect	minai	minași	mină	minarăm	minarăți	minară
	pluperfect	minasem	minaseși	minase	minaserăm	minaserăți	minaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
subjunctive	present	să minez	să minezi	să mineze	să minăm	să minați	să mineze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		minează			minați
	negative		nu mina			nu minați

Slovene

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /míːna/

Noun

mȋna f

mine (exploding device)

Inflection

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Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	mína
gen. sing.	míne
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	mína	míni	míne
genitive (rodȋlnik)	míne	mín	mín
dative (dajȃlnik)	míni	mínama	mínam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	míno	míni	míne
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	míni	mínah	mínah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	míno	mínama	mínami

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmina/ [ˈmi.na]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -ina
Syllabification: mi‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French mine.

Noun

mina f (plural minas)

mine (excavation from which ore is taken)
mine (device intended to explode when stepped on)
lead (of a pencil)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Lunfardo, probably a contraction of Galician meniña (“girl”) or a contraction of Italian femmina (“woman”).

Noun

mina f (plural minas, masculine mino, masculine plural minos)

(Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, colloquial) woman
(Argentina, slang) prostitute

Etymology 3

Verb

mina

inflection of minar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Swedish

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)
Pronoun: IPA^(key): /ˈmiːˌna/
Noun: IPA^(key): /ˈmiː.na/

Pronoun

mina

(possessive) Plural of min

Declension

Swedish personal pronouns

Number	Person	Type	Nominative	Oblique	Possessive
Number	Person	Type	Nominative	Oblique	common	neuter	plural
singular	first	—	jag	mig, mej³	min	mitt	mina
	second	—	du	dig, dej³	din	ditt	dina
	third	masculine (person)	han	honom, han², en⁵	hans
		feminine (person)	hon	henne, na⁵	hennes
		gender-neutral (person)¹	hen	hen, henom⁷	hens
		common (noun)	den	den	dess
		neuter (noun)	det	det	dess
		indefinite	man or en⁴	en	ens
		reflexive	—	sig, sej³	sin	sitt	sina
plural	first	—	vi	oss	vår, våran²	vårt, vårat²	våra
	second	—	ni	er	er, eran², ers⁶	ert, erat²	era
	second	archaic	I	eder	eder, eders⁶	edert	edra
	third	—	de, dom³	dem, dom³	deras
	third	reflexive	—	sig, sej³	sin	sitt	sina

¹Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, though it remains limited.

²Informal

³Colloquial pronunciation spelling.

⁴Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative to man, to avoid association to the male gender.

⁵Informal, somewhat dialectal

⁶Formal address

⁷Discouraged by the Swedish Language Council

Noun

mina c

mine; a device intended to explode when stepped upon, touched, or in proximity to a ship or vehicle.

Declension

Declension of mina

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mina	minas
singular	definite	minan	minans
plural	indefinite	minor	minors
plural	definite	minorna	minornas

Derived terms

Related terms

minera

References

Ternate

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmi.na]

Pronoun

mina (subject clitic mo, possessive prefix mi, Jawi مين)

(feminine) third-person singular pronoun, she

References

Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *miñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *miñak. Compare Malay minyak.

Noun

mina

oil (petroleum-based liquid)
fat, grease

Tsonga

Pronoun

mina

I, me; first-person singular pronoun.

Warlpiri

Noun

mina

nest

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *miná.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /miːná/

Pronoun

miná

I, me; first-person singular absolute pronoun.

Inflection

Stem -mi
Full form	miná
Locative	kími
Full form	miná
Locative	kími
Copulative	yími
Possessive forms
	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wámi	ówámi
Class 2	bámi	ábámi
Class 3	wámi	ówámi
Class 4	yámi	éyámi
Class 5	lámi	élámi
Class 6	ámi	áwámi
Class 7	sámi	ésámi
Class 8	zámi	ézámi
Class 9	yámi	éyámi
Class 10	zámi	ézámi
Class 11	lwámi	ólwámi
Class 14	bámi	óbámi
Class 15	kwámi	ókwámi
Class 17	kwámi	ókwámi

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “mina”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “mina (6.3)”

	independent		subject proclitic	possessive
	Informal	Formal
1st person singular	ngori	fangare^m, fajaru^f	to	ri
2nd person singular	ngana	ngoni, jou ngoni	no	ni
3rd person singular	una^m, mina^f		o^m, mo^f, i^nh	i^m, mi^f, ma^nh
1st person plural inclusive	ngone		fo	na, nga
1st person plural exclusive	ngomi	fangare ngomi^m, fajaru ngomi^f, fara ngomi¹	mi	mi, mia
2nd person plural	ngoni		ni	na, nia
3rd person plural	ana^h, ena^nh		i^{h, nh}, yo^{h, †}, ya^{nh, †}	na^h, nga^h, ma^nh

mina

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