Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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det
First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.
Belonging to me.
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det
First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.
Associated with me.
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det
First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.
Related to me.
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det
First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.
In the possession of me.
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intj
Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
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noun
Symbol for megayear(s).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, symbol
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noun
Initialism of motor yacht (“diesel-driven yacht”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: nautical, transport
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pron
Alternative letter-case form of my often used when speaking as God or another important figure who is understood from context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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History
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.
An abbreviation of an oath such as my word or my God.
Across languages
221 source translations are retained for this English entry.
