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my¹

  • /maɪ/ stressed
  • /mʌɪ/ Canada, dialectal
  • [məi̯] Canada, dialectal
  • /maɪ/ unstressed
  • /mə/ unstressed
  • /mɪ/
  • /mi/

Sounds like muh, me (some dialects) · Rhymes with -aɪ

Where it comes from

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.

determiner ma · mah · me · muh · I's

  1. Belonging to me. I can't find my book.
  2. Associated with me. My seat at the restaurant was uncomfortable.
  3. Related to me. My parents won't let me go out tonight.
  4. In the possession of me. I have to take my books back to the library soon.

my²

  • /maɪ/ stressed
  • /mʌɪ/ Canada, dialectal
  • [məi̯] Canada, dialectal
  • /maɪ/ unstressed
  • /mə/ unstressed
  • /mɪ/
  • /mi/

Sounds like muh, me (some dialects) · Rhymes with -aɪ

Where it comes from

An abbreviation of an oath such as my word or my God.

interjection ma · mah · me · muh · I's

  1. Used to express surprise, shock or amazement. My, what big teeth you have!

My³

noun

  1. symbol Symbol for megayear(s).megayear(s)

pronoun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of my often used when speaking as God or another important figure who is understood from context.my often used when speaking as God or another important figure who is understood from context

MY⁴

noun MYs · M/Y

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of motor yacht (“diesel-driven yacht”).motor yacht

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