mijn

See also: mijn'

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch mijn, from Old Dutch mīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛi̯n/ (stressed)
  • IPA(key): /mən/ (unstressed; may be spelt m'n)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mijn
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n, -ən

Determiner

mijn (dependent possessive, independent possessive mijne, contracted form m'n)

  1. my; first-person singular possessive determiner
    Dit is mijn mijn. ― This is my mine.
Declension
Dutch personal pronouns
subject object possessive reflexive genitive5
singular full unstr. full unstr. full unstr. pred.
1st person ik 'k1 mij me mijn m'n1 mijne me mijner, mijns
2nd person jij je jou je jouw je jouwe je jouwer, jouws
2nd person archaic or regiolectal gij ge u – uw – uwe u uwer, uws
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe u, zich7 uwer, uws
3rd person masculine hij ie1 hem 'm1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich zijner, zijns
3rd person feminine zij ze haar h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 haar h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 hare zich harer, haars
3rd person neuter het 't1 het 't1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich zijner, zijns
3rd person gender-neutral8 hen – hen – hun – hunne zich hunner, huns
plural
1st person wij we ons – ons, onze2 – onze ons onzer, onzes
2nd person jullie je jullie je jullie je – je –
2nd person archaic or regiolectal6 gij ge u – uw – uwe u uwer, uws
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe u, zich7 uwer, uws
3rd person zij ze hen3, hun4 ze hun – hunne zich hunner, huns
1) Not as common in written language.
2) Inflected as an adjective.
3) In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative).
4) In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative).
5) Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions.
6) To differentiate from the singular gij, gelle (object form elle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people"). 		7) Zich is preferred if the reflexive pronoun immediately follows the subject pronoun u, e.g. Meldt u zich aan! 'Log in!', and if the subject pronoun u is used with a verb form that is identical with the third person singular but different from the informal second person singular, e.g. U heeft zich aangemeld. 'You have logged in.' Only u can be used in an imperative if the subject pronoun is not overt, e.g. Meld u aan! 'Log in!', where u is the reflexive pronoun. Otherwise, both u and zich are equally possible, e.g. U meldt u/zich aan. 'You log in.'
8) Not officially recognized in standard Dutch. It has gained popularity, especially in mainstream media and queer circles, as a respectful term for non-binary individuals.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: my
  • Jersey Dutch: māin
  • Negerhollands: mi

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch mine, from Old French mine, from Late Latin mina, from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *meinis (“ore, metal”). Some senses are borrowed from French mine (“explosive device”) and Middle French mine (“tunnel for sapping”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛi̯n/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mijn
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Noun

mijn f (plural mijnen, diminutive mijntje n)

  1. mine (place where ore is taken out of the ground)
    Deze mijn is mijn mijn, ga ergens anders delven.
    This mine is my mine, go excavate somewhere else.
  2. mine (device meant to explode when stepped upon or touched)
    Deze mijn is mijn mijn, ga je ergens anders opblazen.
    This mine is my mine, go blow yourself up somewhere else.
  3. (historical) mine (tunnel used for sapping enemy defence works or lines)
  4. (entomology) shaft dug by an insect larva in plant organs, such as leaves
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 3

Deverbal from mijnen (“to buy at a Dutch auction; to shout "mine"”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛi̯n/
  • Hyphenation: mijn
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

mijn f (plural mijnen)

  1. (historical, Southern) a Dutch auction (reverse auction with gradual reduction of the price until a buyer is found)
    Synonym: afslag
Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch mīn

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miːn/

Determiner

mijn

  1. my

Inflection

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative mijn mine mijn mine
accusative minen mine mijn mine
genitive mijns miere mijns miere
dative minen miere minen minen

Descendants

Further reading

  • “mijn”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “mijn”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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