minni

See also: Minni

Daasanach

Noun

minni

1. woman

Further reading

• Mauro Tosco, The Dhaasanac Language: Grammar, Text, Vocabulary of a Cushitic Language of Ethiopia

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪnːɪ]

  Rhymes: -ɪnːɪ

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, minnir	minnini
accusative	minni	minnið	minni, minnir	minnini
dative	minni	minnnum, minninum	minnum	minnunum
genitive	minnis	minnisins	minna	minnanna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪnːɪ/

  Rhymes: -ɪnːɪ

Etymology 1

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

Noun

minni n (genitive singular minnis, nominative plural minni)

1. memory (the ability to remember things; not a particular recollection)

   festa sér í minni ― to commit to memory, to memorize

   leggja á minnið ― to commit to memory, to memorize

   í manna minnum ― in people's memories, as long as people can remember

2. (computing) computer memory

   Synonym: tölvuminni

3. (literature) motif

   Synonyms: mótíf, sagnaminni

4. (dated) a toast to someone

   Synonym: skál

5. (obsolete) a keepsake, memento, souvenir

   Synonym: minjagripur

Declension

Declension of minni (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	minni	minnið	minni	minnin
accusative	minni	minnið	minni	minnin
dative	minni	minninu	minnum	minnunum
genitive	minnis	minnisins	minna	minnanna

Derived terms

• velkomandaminni
• leggja á minnið

See also

• minning (“memory, something remembered”)

Etymology 2

Determiner

minni

1. dative feminine singular of minn (“my/mine”)

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *minijä. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈminːi/, [ˈminʲː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈminːi/, [ˈminːi]
• Rhymes: -inʲː, -inːi
• Hyphenation: min‧ni

Noun

minni

1. aunt-in-law (one's uncle's wife)
2. fraternal sister-in-law (one's brother's wife)
   • 1916, V. Alava, quoting Naastoi, Tarinaisista, “1966. Soikkola, Säätinä V I 1042”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎^[1], volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 1-2:

     »Oi minni, velloin vaimo, // Lunassa minuista poisi,

     »Oh sister-in-law, brother's wife, // Rescue me away,

3. (endearing) aunt (woman of an older generation)

Declension

Declension of minni (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	minni	minnit
genitive	minnin	minniin, minnilöin
partitive	minniä	minnijä, minnilöjä
illative	minnii	minnii, minnilöihe
inessive	minniis	minniis, minnilöis
elative	minnist	minniist, minnilöist
allative	minnille	minniille, minnilöille
adessive	minniil	minniil, minnilöil
ablative	minnilt	minniilt, minnilöilt
translative	minniks	minniiks, minnilöiks
essive	minninnä, minniin	minniinnä, minnilöinnä, minniin, minnilöin
exessive1)	minnint	minniint, minnilöint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• (fraternal sister-in-law): käly

Coordinate terms

• nato (“one's partner's sister”)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 311

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪn.nɪ/

Adverb

minni

1. first-person singular pronominal form of minn: from me

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

minni n

(non-standard since 2012)

1. definite plural of minne

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *(ga)minþiją.

Noun

minni n (genitive minnis)

2. memory
3. a toast (drunk to someone’s memory)
4. an account of ancient events; myth

Declension

  Declension of minni (strong ija-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	minni	minnit	minni	minnin
accusative	minni	minnit	minni	minnin
dative	minni	minninu	minnum	minnunum
genitive	minnis	minnisins	minna	minnanna

Related terms

• minna
• muna

Descendants

• Icelandic: minni
• Faroese: minni
• Norwegian Nynorsk: minne
• Norwegian Bokmål: minne, minni
• Swedish: minne
• Danish: minde
• → Middle English: minne
  • English: min

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *minnizô, comparative of *lītilaz.

Adjective

minni (adverb minnr, superlative degree minnstr)

2. less, smaller: comparative degree of lítill

Declension

    Comparative declension of minni

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	minni	minni	minna
accusative	minna	minni	minna
dative	minna	minni	minna
genitive	minna	minni	minna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	minni	minni	minni
accusative	minni	minni	minni
dative	minnum	minnum	minnum
genitive	minni	minni	minni

Derived terms

• minka, minnka

Descendants

• Icelandic: minni
• Faroese: minni
• Norwegian:

  Norwegian Nynorsk: mindre

  Norwegian Bokmål: mindre

• Old Swedish: minne, mindre
  • Swedish: mindre
• Old Danish: minnæ, mindræ
  • Danish: mindre

Etymology 3

Probably related to munnr (“mouth”).

Alternative forms

• mynni

Noun

minni n (genitive minnis)

2. mouth (of a river, fjord, valley)

Declension

  Declension of minni (strong ija-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	minni	minnit	minni	minnin
accusative	minni	minnit	minni	minnin
dative	minni	minninu	minnum	minnunum
genitive	minnis	minnisins	minna	minnanna

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: mynne n

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Determiner

minni f

2. feminine dative singular of minn

Verb

minni

1. inflection of minna:
   1. first-person singular present indicative active
   2. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive active
   3. second-person singular imperative active

References

• “minni1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “minni2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “minni3”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press