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Webster 1913 Edition

My

My

(mī)
,
Adj.
& p
oss.
p
ron.
[OE.
mi
, fr.
min
. See
Mine
, and cf., for loss of n,
A
,
Adj.
,
An
,
Adj.
]
Of or belonging to me; – used always attributively;
as,
my
body;
my
book
; – mine is used in the predicate;
as, the book is
mine
. See
Mine
.

Webster 1828 Edition

My

MY

, pronoun. adj. [contracted from migen, mine. Me was originally mig, and the adjective migen. So in L. meus. See Mine.]
Belonging to me; as, this is my book. Formerly, mine was used before a vowel, and my before a consonant; my is now used before both. We say, my book; my own book; my old friend. Mine is still used after a verb; as, this book is mine.

Definition 2024

mý

mý

See also: Appendix:Variations of "my"

Icelandic

Noun

mý n ‎(genitive singular mýs, nominative plural mý)

  1. (collective) midge, blackfly, midget, gnat
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek μῦ ‎(mû).

Noun

mý n

  1. mu (Greek letter)

Etymology

From Old Norse mý, from Proto-Germanic *mugjǭ, *mują, from Proto-Indo-European *mu ‎(“fly”), *mew-. Cognates with Norwegian mygg, Swedish mygga, Danish myg, Old English mycg, mycge (whence Middle English mygga, English midge); Old High German mucka (German Mücke ‎(“mosquito”)); Latvian muša; Albanian mizë; Russian муха ‎(múxa); Ancient Greek μυῖα ‎(muîa); Ukranian муха ‎(múxa); Bulgarian муха ‎(múxa); Lower Sorbian mucha, Polish mucha and Slovak mucha. Akin to Latin musca ‎(“fly”). Compare the Dutch mug.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miː/
    Rhymes: -iː
    Homophones: mí

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