mäin

See also: main, Main, and -main

Finnish

Noun

mäin

  1. Instructive plural form of mäki.

Anagrams

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz. Cognate with German mein, Dutch mijn, West Frisian myn, English my, mine, Icelandic minn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mæːɪ̯n/
  • Rhymes: -æːɪn

Determiner

mäin

  1. my, mine
    Dat ass mäin Hond — That is my dog
    Hien ass mäi Brudder — He is my brother

Usage notes
  • As a result of the Eifel Rule, the final -n is lost when the following word begins with a consonant other than <d>, <h>, <n>, <t> or <z>.

See also
Luxembourgish possessive pronouns
nominative / accusative dative
masculine feminine neuter plural masculine feminine neuter plural
1st person singular mäin meng mäin meng mengem menger mengem mengen
2nd person singular (informal) däin deng däin deng dengem denger dengem dengen
2nd person singular (formal) Ären Är Äert Är Ärem Ärer Ärem Ären
3rd person singular (m/n) säin seng säin seng sengem senger sengem sengen
3rd person singular (f) hiren hir hiert hir hirem hirer hirem hiren
1st person plural eisen eis eist eis eisem eiser eisem eisen
2nd person plural ären är äert är ärem ärer ärem ären
3rd person plural hiren hir hiert hir hirem hirer hirem hiren

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse meina, from Middle Low German meinen, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.

Verb

mäin (preterite mäint)

  1. (intransitive) to intend; hold; suggest
    Ji main óm gjer’n snipp-räis dill stadom
    I mean to make a quick trip to the city.
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