Definitions and meaning of my
my
Alternative forms
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
- Homophone: muh (some dialects)
Etymology 1
From Middle English mi, my, apocopated form of min, myn, from Old English mīn (“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 Frisian myn (“my”), Afrikaans my (“my”), Dutch mijn (“my”), German mein (“my”), Swedish min (“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.
Related terms
Derived terms
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
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch mij.
Pronoun
my (subject ek)
- me (object)
Alternative forms
- mij (obsolete)
- mijn (obsolete, rare)
See also
Etymology 2
From Dutch mijn.
Determiner
my
- my; of me
Alternative forms
- mij (obsolete)
- mijn (obsolete)
See also
Chinese Pidgin English
Etymology
From English my.
Pronoun
my
- I (subject pronoun)
- Synonyms: I, me
- me (object pronoun)
- Synonym: me
- my (possessive pronoun)
Cornish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *mi, from Proto-Celtic *mī.
Pronoun
my
- I, me
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *my, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy
Pronunciation
Pronoun
my
- we
Declension
Further reading
- my in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- my in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Noun
my n (singular definite myet, plural indefinite myer)
- The Greek letter μ (mu)
Declension
Noun
my c
- micron
Synonyms
References
- “my” in Den Danske Ordbog
Egyptian
Etymology
mj (“like”) + -j (“adverbializing suffix”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /miː/
- Conventional anglicization: my
Adverb
- likewise
- accordingly
References
- 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
my pl
- we
Declension
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish má, from Proto-Celtic *mā, *ma (compare Cornish and Breton mar), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂.
Conjunction
my
- if
Middle English
Determiner
my (subjective pronoun I)
- Alternative form of mi.
References
- “min, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 May 2018.
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *my, from Proto-Indo-European *me-.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
my
- we (first person plural )
Declension
See also
Further reading
- my in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronoun
my
- Obsolete form of mim.
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *my, from Proto-Indo-European *nos
Pronunciation
Pronoun
my
- we
Related terms
- ja
- ty
- on ona ono
- vy
- oni ony
Further reading
- my in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
Swedish
Noun
my n
- The Greek letter μ (mu)
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *my, from Proto-Indo-European *nos
Pronoun
my
- we
Declension
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian mī, from Proto-Germanic *miz.
Pronunciation
- (Clay) IPA(key): /mɛi̯/
- (Wood) IPA(key): /mi/
Pronoun
my
- object of ik
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mýː], [mǿʏ̯ː], [mʊ́ɪ̯ː]
- Rhymes: -ýː
- (ð-dropping) Rhymes: -ýːð
- (northern í-ý merger) Rhymes: -íː
Etymology
From Old Norse mý, from Proto-Germanic *mugjǭ, *mują, from Proto-Indo-European *mu (“fly”), *mew-. Cognates with Norwegian mygg, Swedish mygga, Danish myg, Old English mycg, mycge (whence Middle English mygga, English midge); Old High German mucka (German Mücke (“mosquito”)); Latvian muša; Albanian mizë; Russian му́ха (múxa); Ancient Greek μυῖα (muîa); Ukrainian му́ха (múxa); Bulgarian му́ха (múha); Lower Sorbian mucha, Polish mucha and Slovak mucha. Akin to Latin musca (“fly”). Compare the Dutch mug.
Noun
my n
- (collective) mosquitoes
Noun
my f
- mosquito
Derived terms
Source: wiktionary.org- possessive form of I.
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)