מיר

Yiddish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪʁ/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German mir, from Old High German mir, from Proto-Germanic *miz.

Pronoun

מיר • (mir)

  1. dative of איך (ikh); me, to me

Etymology 2

From Middle High German mir (alternative form of wir), by assimilation to a preceding verb from Old High German wir, from Proto-Germanic *wiz. Compare regional German mir, which see for more.

Pronoun

מיר • (mir)

  1. we (1st person nominative plural)

See also

Yiddish personal pronouns
person singular
1st 2nd 3rd m 3rd f 3rd n
nominative איך (ikh) דו (du) ער (er) זי (zi) עס (es)
dative מיר (mir) דיר (dir) אים (im) איר (ir) אים (im)
accusative מיך (mikh) דיך (dikh) אים (im) זי (zi) עס (es)
person plural
1st 2nd 3rd
nominative מיר (mir) איר (ir) זיי (zey)
dative אונדז (undz) אײַך (aykh) זיי (zey)
accusative אונדז (undz) אײַך (aykh) זיי (zey)

See also the possessive pronouns.