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Definitions and meaning of my
my
Translingual
Etymology
Abbreviation of EnglishMyanmar, formerly Burma, where Burmese is spoken.
Symbol
my
(international standards)ISO 639-1 language code for Burmese.
Alternative forms
ma, mah, me, muh
Pronunciation
(stressed) enPR: mī IPA(key): /maɪ/
(unstressed) IPA(key): /maɪ/, /mə/
(unstressed, UK) IPA(key): /mɪ/, /mi/
(Ireland, Scouse, some speakers) IPA(key): /mi/
Rhymes: -aɪ
Homophones: muh, me(some dialects)
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishmi, my, apocopated form of min, myn, from Old Englishmīn(“my, mine”), from Proto-West Germanic*mīn, from Proto-Germanic*mīnaz(“my, mine”, pron.) (possessive of *ek(“I”)), from Proto-Indo-European*méynos(“my; mine”).
Cognate with West Frisianmyn(“my”), Afrikaansmy(“my”), Dutchmijn(“my”), Germanmein(“my”), Swedishmin(“my”). More at me.
Determiner
my
First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.
Belonging to me.
I can't find my book.
Associated with me.
My seat at the restaurant was uncomfortable.
Don't you know my name?
I recognised him because he had attended my school.
Related to me.
My parents won't let me go out tonight.
In the possession of me.
I have to take my books back to the library soon.
Derived terms
Related terms
mine
Translations
See also
Etymology 2
An abbreviation of an oath such as my word or my Lord
Interjection
my
Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
My, what big teeth you have!
Derived terms
my my
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /məi/
Etymology 1
From Dutchmij.
Pronoun
my (subjectek)
me (object)
Alternative forms
mij(obsolete)
mijn(obsolete, rare)
See also
Etymology 2
From Dutchmijn.
Determiner
my
my; of me
Alternative forms
mij(obsolete)
mijn(obsolete)
See also
Cameroon Pidgin
Alternative forms
ma
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ma/
Determiner
my
1st person singular possessive determiner
See also
Chinese Pidgin English
Etymology
From Englishmy.
Pronoun
my
I (subject pronoun)
Synonyms:I, me
me (object pronoun)
Synonym:me
my(possessive pronoun)
Cornish
Alternative forms
(Standard Cornish)me
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic*mi, from Proto-Celtic*mī.
Pronoun
my
I, me
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czechmy, from Proto-Slavic*my, from Proto-Indo-European*wéy.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈmɪ]
Pronoun
my
we
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
my in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
my in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 86.
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic*my, from Proto-Indo-European*nos.
Pronoun
mypl
we
Declension
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irishmá, from Proto-Celtic*mā, *ma (compare Cornish and Bretonmar), from Proto-Indo-European*meh₂.
Conjunction
my
if
Middle English
Determiner
my (subjective pronounI)
Alternative form of mi
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*my.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (13th CE)/ˈmɨ/
IPA(key): (15th CE)/ˈmi/
Pronoun
my
we (first person plural)
Declension
Descendants
Czech: my
References
Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “my”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*my. First attested in the 14th century.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (10th–15th CE)/mɨ/
IPA(key): (15th CE)/mɨ/
Pronoun
my
we; first person plural
we; I royal first person plural
Declension
Descendants
Masurian: mi
Polish: my
Silesian: my
References
B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “my, ny (?)”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mɨ/
(Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈmɨ/
Rhymes: -ɨ
Syllabification: my
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Polishmy.
Pronoun
my
we; first person plural
we; I royal first person plural
we; I editorial first person plural
Declension
See also
Appendix:Polish pronouns
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greekμῦ(mû), from Phoenician𐤌(m/mēm/).
Alternative forms
mi
Noun
myn (indeclinable)
mu (Greek letter Μ, μ)
Trivia
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), my is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 88 times in scientific texts, 30 times in news, 138 times in essays, 200 times in fiction, and 419 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 875 times, making it the 49th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.
References
Further reading
my in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
my in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “my”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
“MY”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2021 June 22
Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “my”, in Słownik języka polskiego[2]
Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “my”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861[3]
J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “my”, in Słownik języka polskiego[4] (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 1081
Portuguese
Pronoun
my
Obsolete form of mim.
Silesian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polishmy.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈmɨ/
Rhymes: -ɨ
Syllabification: my
Pronoun
my
we; first person plural
Declension
Further reading
my in silling.org
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*my, from Proto-Indo-European*nos.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [mi]
Pronoun
my
we
Related terms
ja
ty
ononaono
vy
oniony
Further reading
“my”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Swedish
Noun
myn
The Greek letter μ (mu)
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic*my, from Proto-Indo-European*wéy.