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minni

minni

Faroese

Noun

minni n (genitive singular minnis, plural minni or minnir)

  1. memory
  2. souvenir
  3. commemoration
  4. (computing) storage

Declension

n24 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative minni minnið minni(r) minnini
Accusative minni minnið minni(r) minnini
Dative minni minn(i)num minnum minnunum
Genitive minnis minnisins minna minnanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse minni, from Proto-Germanic *gaminþiją.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪnːɪ/
    Rhymes: -ɪnːɪ

Noun

minni n

  1. memory, the ability to remember things
  2. a memory, something remembered
  3. a computer memory
  4. memory, the time as far back as can be remembered
  5. (dated) a toast to someone
  6. something which matters (in a storytelling, narration..)
  7. (obsolete) a keepsake, memento, souvenir

Declension

Synonyms

  • (something remembered): minning
  • (computer-memory): tölvuminni
  • (the time as far back as cen be remembered): í manna minnum
  • (a toast): skál
  • (a souvenir): minjagripur m

Derived terms