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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMine
/maɪn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used to indicate that something belongs to the speaker.
"This book is mine."
- 1
A place where minerals or other materials are extracted from the earth.
"The coal mine was closed due to safety concerns."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'mine' originates from the Old English 'mīn', which is a possessive pronoun derived from the Proto-Germanic '*minaz'. Its usage has evolved over centuries to denote possession and ownership.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mine" is said worldwide
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le mien
Transliteration: luh myen
"Ce livre est le mien."
mein
Transliteration: mine
"Dieses Buch ist mein."
il mio
Transliteration: eel mee-oh
"Questo libro è il mio."
el mío
Transliteration: el mee-oh
"Este libro es el mío."
o meu
Transliteration: oo meh-oo
"Este livro é o meu."
मेरा
Transliteration: mera
"यह किताब मेरी है।"
我的
Transliteration: wǒ de
"这本书是我的。"
내 것
Transliteration: nae geot
"이 책은 내 것입니다."
私の
Transliteration: watashi no
"この本は私のです。"
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