/mjɛ̃/
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Translation
mine
Word origin
From Latin meum ('mine'), from the possessive meus ('my'). The English my and mine are Germanic and only distantly related through Proto-Indo-European, so there is no close English cognate.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- meus
Examples
stylo ' , c' tien.
This pen is not mine, it is yours.
' , .
This book is not mine, it belongs to my brother.
sages .
Your children are as well-behaved as mine.
' tien, c' .
This book is not yours, it is mine.
.
Your opinion counts as much as mine.
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