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
• Hyphenation^(key): min‧ne

Adverb

minne

1. (of movement) where (... to), whither

   Minne menet?

   Where are you going (to)?

Synonyms

• mihin
• kunne

Derived terms

compounds

• minnepäin

 

See also

• missä
• mistä

Further reading

• “minne”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• -minen, menin, nimen

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
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	minne	minnen
Accusative	minne	minnen
Genitive	minnen	minnen
Dative	minne, minnen	minnen

Related terms

• 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

• Audio (Jersey):

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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

• fornminne
• fortidsminne
• kulturminne
• minnebrikke
• minnesmerke
• minneverdig

 

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)

Related terms

• minnes

References

• “minne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mɪnːə/

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

• hugs

Derived terms

• fornminne
• fortidsminne
• kulturminne
• minnebrikke
• minnesmerke
• minneverdig

 

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• minna (a infinitive)

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

Related terms

• minnast

References

• “minne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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 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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	minne	minnes
	definite	minnet	minnets
plural	indefinite	minnen	minnens
	definite	minnena	minnenas

Declension of minne

Derived terms

Compound words

• arbetsminne
• barndomsminne
• dataminne
• internminne
• korttidsminne
• långtidsminne
• minnesceremoni
• minnesgåva
• minneshantering
• minneskort
• minneslucka
• minneslund
• minnesläcka
• minnesregel
• minnessten
• minnesstund
• minnesvärd
• muskelminne
• primärminne
• RAM-minne
• USB-minne

 

Multiword terms

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

 

Related terms

• minnas

Further reading

• minne in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• minen