minne

See also: Minne

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch minne; more at min.

Noun

minne f (uncountable)

  1. alternative form of min (love, affection)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

minne

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of minnen

Finnish

Etymology

mi- +‎ -nne (sublative singular)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈminːeˣ/, [ˈminːe̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -inːe
  • Syllabification(key): min‧ne
  • Hyphenation(key): min‧ne

Adverb

minne

  1. (of movement) where (to), whereto, whither
    Minne menet?
    Where are you going (to)?

Usage notes

The difference between minne and mihin depends on the context. Usually mihin implies a more precise or exact location than minne. In some other cases, mihin is used when describing a location in which the speaker and listener are nearby, and minne is used when the listener is far away.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch minna.

Noun

minne m or f

  1. love
  2. (rare) remembrance (possibly from a different etymology)

Inflection

Weak feminine noun
singular plural
nominative minne minnen
accusative minne minnen
genitive minne, minnen minnen
dative minne, minnen minnen

Descendants

  • Dutch: min

Further reading

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

Middle English

Determiner

minne (subjective pronoun I)

  1. alternative form of min

Pronoun

minne (subjective I)

  1. alternative form of min

Norman

Etymology

From Old French mine, from Late Latin mina, from Gaulish *mēnā (ore, mine).

Pronunciation

Noun

minne f (plural minnes)

  1. (Jersey) mine

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse minni.

Noun

minne n (definite singular minnet, indefinite plural minner, definite plural minna or minnene)

  1. memory (of a person)
  2. (computing) memory
  3. a memento
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse minna.

Verb

minne (imperative minn, present tense minner, passive minnes, simple past minna or minnet or minte, past participle minna or minnet or mint, present participle minnende)

  1. to remind (someone) (om / of)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²mɪnːə/
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Etymology 1

From Old Norse minni, from Proto-Germanic *minþiją, *gaminþiją.

Noun

minne n (definite singular minnet, indefinite plural minne, definite plural minna)

  1. memory (of a person)
  2. (computing) memory
  3. a memento
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Verb

minne (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

References

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiːn.ne/
  • IPA(key): /ˈmin.ne/

Determiner

mīnne

  1. accusative masculine singular of mīn

Adjective

minne

  1. inflection of min:
    1. strong accusative masculine/feminine singular/plural
    2. strong instrumental masculine/neuter singular
    3. strong nominative masculine/feminine plural
    4. weak nominative feminine/neuter singular
    5. weak accusative neuter singular

Swahili

Adjective

minne

  1. mi class(IV) inflected form of -nne

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse minni.

Pronunciation

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Noun

minne n

  1. memory; component used in computers etc. store information
  2. (uncountable) the amount of information possible to store in a computer memory
  3. the ability of an organism of remembering things, by storing them in the brain
  4. a record of a specific thing remembered
  5. remembrance; souvenir
  6. memorabilia
  7. memoir
  8. (arithmetic) carry
    Sju plus åtta ger fem, och ett i minne
    Seven and eight gives five, and one to carry

Declension

Derived terms

Multiword terms
  • dra sig till minnes
  • hålla i minnet
  • i färskt minne
  • lägga på minnet

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