minna

See also: Minna

Estonian

Verb

minna

  1. Da-infinitive of minema.

Faroese

Verb

minna (third person singular past indicative minti, third person plural past indicative mint, supine mint)

  1. to remind

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-9nn)
infinitive
supine mint
present past
first singular minni minti
second singular minnir minti
third singular minnir minti
plural minna mintu
participle (a39)1 minnandi mintur
imperative
singular minn!
plural minnið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪnːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnːa

Etymology 1

Noun

minna n

  1. indefinite genitive plural of minni

Etymology 2

Determiner

minna

  1. genitive plural of minn

Etymology 3

Verb

minna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative minnti, supine minnt)

  1. (impersonal) to cause to think/believe [with accusative or (occasionally) dative ‘someone’] (idiomatically translated as "think, believe, seem to remember" with the accusative object as the subject)
    Mig minnir að svo sé.
    I seem to remember so.
    Mig minnir að hún kunni forritun.
    I believe she knows programming.
  2. to remind [with accusative]
    Synonym: rifja upp
Usage notes
  • Even though the subject is usually in the accusative case (þolfallsfrumlag) it is occasionally used in the dative case (þágufallsfrumlag):
    Mér minnir.
    instead of
    Mig minnir.
Conjugation
minna – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur minna
supine sagnbót minnt
present participle
minnandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég minni minnti minni minnti
þú minnir minntir minnir minntir
hann, hún, það minnir minnti minni minnti
plural við minnum minntum minnum minntum
þið minnið minntuð minnið minntuð
þeir, þær, þau minna minntu minni minntu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú minn (þú), minntu
plural þið minnið (þið), minniði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
minnast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur minnast
supine sagnbót minnst
present participle
minnandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég minnist minntist minnist minntist
þú minnist minntist minnist minntist
hann, hún, það minnist minntist minnist minntist
plural við minnumst minntumst minnumst minntumst
þið minnist minntust minnist minntust
þeir, þær, þau minnast minntust minnist minntust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú minnst (þú), minnstu
plural þið minnist (þið), minnisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
minntur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
minntur minnt minnt minntir minntar minnt
accusative
(þolfall)
minntan minnta minnt minnta minntar minnt
dative
(þágufall)
minntum minntri minntu minntum minntum minntum
genitive
(eignarfall)
minnts minntrar minnts minntra minntra minntra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
minnti minnta minnta minntu minntu minntu
accusative
(þolfall)
minnta minntu minnta minntu minntu minntu
dative
(þágufall)
minnta minntu minnta minntu minntu minntu
genitive
(eignarfall)
minnta minntu minnta minntu minntu minntu
Derived terms
  • minna einhvern á eitthvað (to remind someone of something)
  • minnast einhvers (to recollect something, to remember something)
  • minnast á eitthvað (to mention something)

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

minna

  1. Rōmaji transcription of みんな

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪn.na/
  • Homophone: minnha

Adverb

minna

  1. first-person plural pronominal form of minn: from us

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

minna n

  1. definite plural of minne

Verb

minna

  1. inflection of minne:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse minna, from Proto-Germanic *minþijaną.

Alternative forms

  • minne (e and split infinitives)

Verb

minna (present tense minner, past tense minte, past participle mint, passive infinitive minnast, present participle minnande, imperative minn)

  1. to remind
    den fargen minner meg om haust
    that colour reminds me of fall
  2. (reflexive) return, reappear
    sjukdomen kan minne seg seinare
    the illness may come back later

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

minna n

  1. definite plural of minne

References

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *minþijaną.

Verb

minna

  1. to remind [with accusative ‘someone’, along with genitive or á (+ accusative) ‘of someone/something’]
  2. (impersonal) to remind, to cause to remember [with accusative ‘someone’ and genitive ‘of someone/something’] (idiomatically translated as "remember" with the accusative object as the subject)
  3. (reflexive) to remember, to call to mind [with genitive ‘someone/something’]
Conjugation
Conjugation of minna — active (weak class 1)
infinitive minna
present participle minnandi
past participle mintr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular minni minta minna minta
2nd person singular minnir mintir minnir mintir
3rd person singular minnir minti minni minti
1st person plural minnum mintum minnim mintim
2nd person plural minnið mintuð minnið mintið
3rd person plural minna mintu minni minti
imperative present
2nd person singular minn, minni
1st person plural minnum
2nd person plural minnið
Conjugation of minna — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive minnask
present participle minnandisk
past participle minzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular minnumk mintumk minnumk mintumk
2nd person singular minnisk mintisk minnisk mintisk
3rd person singular minnisk mintisk minnisk mintisk
1st person plural minnumsk mintumsk minnimsk mintimsk
2nd person plural minnizk mintuzk minnizk mintizk
3rd person plural minnask mintusk minnisk mintisk
imperative present
2nd person singular minsk, minnisk
1st person plural minnumsk
2nd person plural minnizk
Descendants
  • Icelandic: minna
  • Faroese: minna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: minne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: minne
  • Swedish: minna
  • Danish: minde
  • Middle English: minnen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

minna

  1. inflection of minni:
    1. masculine oblique singular
    2. neuter singular

Determiner

minna pl

  1. genitive plural of minn

Noun

minna

  1. indefinite genitive plural of minni
  2. infef genitive plural of minni

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “minna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. It should derive from a possibile earlier *minda or *mēnda. Compare, for more, minchia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmin.na/
  • Hyphenation: min‧na

Noun

minna f (plural minni)

  1. (anatomy, colloquial, mostly plural) tit, breast
    Mimma s'a-ritrova 'n paru di minni di chiḍḍi a nùmmiru unu.
    Mimma got such grade-a tits.

Derived terms

  • minnazza
  • Minneḍḍa
  • minneḍḍa
  • minniteḍḍa
  • minnuna
  • minnuzza
  • minnuzzi di sant'Àjita

Descendants

  • Italian: minna (regional)

See also

Sidamo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈminːa/
  • Hyphenation: min‧na

Noun

minna f

  1. plural of mine

Declension

Declension of minna (feminine)
unmodified modified
predicative minna
nominative minna minna
genitive minnate*) minna*)
dative minnate minnara
accusative minna*)
ablative minnatenni minnanni

*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 345
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “minna”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department