my en · DET · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /mɪ/ UK, Ottawa Valley
- /mi/ UK, Ottawa Valley
- /mə/ (unstressed)
- [məi̯] (Canada, dialectal)
- /maɪ/ (stressed)
- mī (stressed)
- /mi/ Ireland, Liverpool, some speakers
- (US) audio
- /maɪ/ (unstressed)
- /mʌɪ/ (Canada, dialectal)
Etymology
From Middle English mi, my, apocopated form of min, myn, from Old English mīn (“my, mine”), from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz (“my, mine”, pron.) (possessive of *ek (“I”)), from Proto-Indo-European *méynos (“my; mine”). Cognate with West Frisian myn (“my”), Afrikaans my (“my”), Dutch mijn (“my”), German mein (“my”), Swedish min (“my”). More at me.
Meanings
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First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English. ▸ Belonging to me.
I can't find my book.
Everyone always asks what my advice is, and my advice is don’t overintellectualize your art.
2022 October 14, Justin Curto, “The 1975’s Matty Healy Prefers Writing Lyrics He’s Afraid Of”, in Vulture, archived from the original on 18 Oct 2022:
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First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English. ▸ Associated with me.
Don't you know my name?
I recognised him because he had attended my school.
My seat at the restaurant was uncomfortable.
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First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English. ▸ Related to me.
My parents won't let me go out tonight.
From what conſummate vertue I have choſe / This perfect Man, by merit call'd my Son,
1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 10, lines 165-166:
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First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English. ▸ In the possession of me.
I have to take my books back to the library soon.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ma | alternative | lexicographic | |
| muh | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| I's | alternative | lexicographic | |
| me | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
my bad · ohmygosh · my giddy aunt · whoops, there go my trousers · so help my tater · my hat · cheers my dears · my friend · did my back hurt your knife · I'll go to the foot of my stairs · myside bias · don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining · mystorical · slap my ass and call me Susan · milord · elementary, my dear Watson · not my Nigel · my very excellent mother just served us nine pizzas · my pleasure · my God · mystory · Jesus is my boyfriend · my point exactly · my sister in Christ · my gosh · shiver my sides · my goodness · my fellow Americans · black as my hat · the dog ate my homework · my day · my watch has ended · stap my vitals · welcome to my life · my sainted uncle · I don't chew my cabbage twice · thank you for coming to my TED Talk · my word · flat as my hat · it's all over my screen · my heavens · my son · my b · hold my milk · myselves · my eyeball · I don't boil my cabbage twice · wet my lips · smoke my pole · my arse · my aunt · my way or the highway · my sibling in Christ · there's no shame in my game · ain't no shame in my game · my nabs · milady · my thigh · upon my soul · my teeth are floating · my foot · my good man · shiver my soul · easy as kiss my hand · my learned friends · my guy · my rear · my sainted aunt · get out of my sight · Draw My Life · my lady's washbowl · mytacism · my stars · meeple · oh my fucking God · my sides · my culture is not your costume · my brother in Christ · blow my buttons · and I claim my five pounds · my land · forgive my French · hippity hoppity get off my property · no shame in my game · don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining · my very educated mother just served us nine pizzas · my eye · kiss my balls
Descendants
Relateds
Ime · they · he · themhem · mymineme · me · thou · your · all yours y'all's you guys' your guys' · her · thyselftheeselfthysen · she · themselvestheirsen · y'allselves · oursourn · our · themself · himselfhisselfhissen · The following table shows a list of English personal pronoun · itselfhitself · one · yourselves · mine · all your y'all's your all's you guys' your guys' · yoursyourn · archaic forms are in italics. 1 See Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns for attested neopronoun. · yourselfyoursen · itshishits · itshis · ourselvesourselfoursen · us · – · their · him · we · you · one's · ithit · hishisn · including archaic and dialectal forms. Dialectal and obsolete · thythine · myselfmemysen · theirstheirn · hershern · his · themselves · herselfhersen · youye · thine · you ally'all you guys yous · them · theirs · 'em · oneself · thee
Translations (220)
ar ـيا (belonging to me) · sc meu (belonging to me) · el μου (belonging to me) · hi मेरा (belonging to me) · za duh gou (belonging to me) · ko 제 (belonging to me) · fa ـم (belonging to me) · tt минем (belonging to me) · osp mi (belonging to me) · nl mijn (belonging to me) · lt mano (belonging to me) · gl mi (belonging to me) · ist meîo (belonging to me) · fy myn (belonging to me) · roa-tar mije (belonging to me) · ko 저의 (belonging to me) · frr man (belonging to me) · wyi ik (belonging to me) · cop ⲛⲁ (belonging to me) · ru мои́ (belonging to me) · zlw-slv mój (belonging to me) · dz ངའི (belonging to me) · mk мој (belonging to me) · hu -am (belonging to me) · ast mía (belonging to me) · id saya (belonging to me) · nv shi- (belonging to me) · tr benim (belonging to me) · rcf mon (belonging to me) · pt meu (belonging to me) · lou mâ (belonging to me) · yrl se (belonging to me) · esu -qa (belonging to me) · vi của tôi (belonging to me) · scn mìu (belonging to me) · tly چمن (belonging to me) · ml എന്റെ (belonging to me) · ru моя́ (belonging to me) · swb -angu (belonging to me) · oj nii- (belonging to me) · or ମୋ (belonging to me) · fur gno (belonging to me) · az mənim (belonging to me) · es mis (belonging to me) · ba минең (belonging to me) · my ကျွန်တော့် (belonging to me) · tl aking (belonging to me) · tpw xe (belonging to me) · fo mín (belonging to me) · ang mīn (belonging to me) · ky менин (belonging to me) · te నా యొక్క (belonging to me) · ro meu (belonging to me) · sl mój (belonging to me) · tk meniň (belonging to me) · cop ⲡⲁ (belonging to me) · mwl miu (belonging to me) · cs můj (belonging to me) · nah noca (belonging to me) · haw kaʻu (belonging to me) · fr mes (belonging to me) · fa من (belonging to me) · mi tāku (belonging to me) · ff am (belonging to me) · ga mo (belonging to me) · bo ངའི (belonging to me) · it mio (belonging to me) · mi ōku (belonging to me) · ja 僕の (belonging to me) · ko 나의 (belonging to me) · tli ax̱ (belonging to me) · xal мини (belonging to me) · ceb aku (belonging to me) · rom mirre (belonging to me) · tly اشتن (belonging to me) · gl meu (belonging to me) · sq im (belonging to me) · fi minun ...ni (belonging to me) · ka ჩემი (belonging to me) · kea nha (belonging to me) · scn meu (belonging to me) · ast mio (belonging to me) · rup njeu (belonging to me) · zh 我的 (belonging to me) · nds min (belonging to me) · grc μου (belonging to me) · lv mans (belonging to me) · my ကျွန်မ (belonging to me) · th ของฉัน (belonging to me) · ur میرا (belonging to me) · lo ຂອງຂ້ອຍ (belonging to me) · it mia (belonging to me) · sk môj (belonging to me) · ccp 𑄟𑄧 (belonging to me) · mi tōku (belonging to me) · fr mon (belonging to me) · sh мој (belonging to me) · cjs меең (belonging to me) · ro mea (belonging to me) · no min (belonging to me) · ta என் (belonging to me) · be мой (belonging to me) · enm mi (belonging to me) · ist mio (belonging to me) · vi tôi (belonging to me) · egy A1 (belonging to me) · fi minun (belonging to me) · br ma (belonging to me) · bcl sakuya (belonging to me) · ja 我が (belonging to me) · sco ma (belonging to me) · ar ـي (belonging to me) · hu -om (belonging to me) · haw koʻu (belonging to me) · yxg ariba (belonging to me) · hu -em (belonging to me) · rom mirro (belonging to me) · he שֶׁלִּי (belonging to me) · gl miña (belonging to me) · grc ἐμός (belonging to me) · yue 我的 (belonging to me) · sw -angu (belonging to me) · pt meus (belonging to me) · da min (belonging to me) · or ମୋର (belonging to me) · crh menim (belonging to me) · sv min (belonging to me) · oc meu (belonging to me) · sh moj (belonging to me) · alr гымнин (belonging to me) · sa मम (belonging to me) · ru моё (belonging to me) · km របស់ខ្ញុំ (belonging to me) · mi āku (belonging to me) · yo mi (belonging to me) · ttj -ange (belonging to me) · lad mi (belonging to me) · cy fy (belonging to me) · kk менің (belonging to me) · si මගේ (belonging to me) · io mea (belonging to me) · sc meu (belonging to me) · ain クコㇿ (belonging to me) · yue 我嘅 (belonging to me) · rom mirri (belonging to me) · nah no (belonging to me) · mzn مه (belonging to me) · bcl sako (belonging to me) · is minn (belonging to me) · qu -y (belonging to me) · ia mi (belonging to me) · alt мениҥ (belonging to me) · et mu (belonging to me) · kw ow (belonging to me) · ca meu (belonging to me) · pl mój (belonging to me) · ja 私の (belonging to me) · bcl ko (belonging to me) · mn миний (belonging to me) · ko 내 (belonging to me) · ga m' (belonging to me) · pjt ngayuku (belonging to me) · tg ... ман (belonging to me) · et minu (belonging to me) · esu -nka (belonging to me) · th ของดิฉัน (belonging to me) · cu мои (belonging to me) · hu -m (belonging to me) · pt minha (belonging to me) · mnc ᠮᡳᠨᡳ (belonging to me) · eo mia (belonging to me) · lou mô (belonging to me) · as মোৰ (belonging to me) · ne मेरो (belonging to me) · mt tiegħi (belonging to me) · ar ـِي (belonging to me) · gd mo (belonging to me) · th ของผม (belonging to me) · enm min (belonging to me) · rup meu (belonging to me) · yao -angu (belonging to me) · es mi (belonging to me) · fi -ni (belonging to me) · lou mê (belonging to me) · egy i (belonging to me) · ny -anga (belonging to me) · ast míu (belonging to me) · udm мынам (belonging to me) · uz mening (belonging to me) · sv mitt (belonging to me) · tl ko (belonging to me) · jje 내 (belonging to me) · uk мій (belonging to me) · ase FlatB@Chest-PalmBack (belonging to me) · te నా (belonging to me) · dsb mój (belonging to me) · la meus (belonging to me) · rup mea (belonging to me) · yi מײַן (belonging to me) · ru мой (belonging to me) · de mein (belonging to me) · esu ka (belonging to me) · af my (belonging to me) · fr ma (belonging to me) · brh kanna (belonging to me) · jje 나 (belonging to me) · rup nja (belonging to me) · egy B1 (belonging to me) · bg мой (belonging to me) · khb ᦃᦸᧂᦃᦾᧉ (belonging to me) · ppl nu- (belonging to me) · hu -öm (belonging to me) · vo obik (belonging to me) · sc miu (belonging to me) · pt minhas (belonging to me) · hy իմ (belonging to me) · ms saya (belonging to me) · bn আমার (belonging to me) · cop ⲧⲁ (belonging to me) · esu -gka (belonging to me)