minna

See also: Minna

Estonian

Verb

minna

1. Da-infinitive of minema.

Faroese

Verb

minna (third person singular past indicative minti, third person plural past indicative mint, supine mint)

1. to remind

Conjugation

Conjugation of minna (group v-9nn)

infinitive	minna
supine	mint
	present	past
first singular	minni	minti
second singular	minnir	minti
third singular	minnir	minti
plural	minna	mintu
participle (a39)1	minnandi	mintur
	imperative
singular	minn!
plural	minnið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪnːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪnːa

Etymology 1

Noun

minna n

1. indefinite genitive plural of minni

Etymology 2

Determiner

minna

1. genitive plural of minn

Etymology 3

Verb

minna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative minnti, supine minnt)

1. (impersonal) to cause to think/believe [with accusative or (occasionally) dative ‘someone’] (idiomatically translated as "think, believe, seem to remember" with the accusative object as the subject)

   Mig minnir að svo sé.

   I seem to remember so.

   Mig minnir að hún kunni forritun.

   I believe she knows programming.

2. to remind [with accusative]

   Synonym: rifja upp

Usage notes

• Even though the subject is usually in the accusative case (þolfallsfrumlag) it is occasionally used in the dative case (þágufallsfrumlag):

  Mér minnir.

  instead of

  Mig minnir.

Conjugation

minna – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að minna
supine sagnbót		minnt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		minnandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	minni	minnti		minni	minnti
	þú	minnir	minntir		minnir	minntir
	hann, hún, það	minnir	minnti		minni	minnti
plural	við	minnum	minntum		minnum	minntum
	þið	minnið	minntuð		minnið	minntuð
	þeir, þær, þau	minna	minntu		minni	minntu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	minn (þú), minntu
plural	þið	minnið (þið), minniði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

minnast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að minnast
supine sagnbót		minnst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		minnandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	minnist	minntist		minnist	minntist
	þú	minnist	minntist		minnist	minntist
	hann, hún, það	minnist	minntist		minnist	minntist
plural	við	minnumst	minntumst		minnumst	minntumst
	þið	minnist	minntust		minnist	minntust
	þeir, þær, þau	minnast	minntust		minnist	minntust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	minnst (þú), minnstu
plural	þið	minnist (þið), minnisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

minntur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	minntur	minnt	minnt	minntir	minntar	minnt
accusative (þolfall)	minntan	minnta	minnt	minnta	minntar	minnt
dative (þágufall)	minntum	minntri	minntu	minntum	minntum	minntum
genitive (eignarfall)	minnts	minntrar	minnts	minntra	minntra	minntra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	minnti	minnta	minnta	minntu	minntu	minntu
accusative (þolfall)	minnta	minntu	minnta	minntu	minntu	minntu
dative (þágufall)	minnta	minntu	minnta	minntu	minntu	minntu
genitive (eignarfall)	minnta	minntu	minnta	minntu	minntu	minntu

Derived terms

• minna einhvern á eitthvað (“to remind someone of something”)
• minnast einhvers (“to recollect something, to remember something”)
• minnast á eitthvað (“to mention something”)

Anagrams

• manni

Japanese

Romanization

minna

1. Rōmaji transcription of みんな

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪn.na/
• Homophone: minnha

Adverb

minna

1. first-person plural pronominal form of minn: from us

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• minnene (noun)
• minnet (verb)
• minte (verb, simple past)
• mint (verb, past participle)

Noun

minna n

1. definite plural of minne

Verb

minna

1. inflection of minne:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse minna, from Proto-Germanic *minþijaną.

Alternative forms

• minne (e and split infinitives)

Verb

minna (present tense minner, past tense minte, past participle mint, passive infinitive minnast, present participle minnande, imperative minn)

1. to remind

   den fargen minner meg om haust

   that colour reminds me of fall

2. (reflexive) return, reappear

   sjukdomen kan minne seg seinare

   the illness may come back later

Related terms

• minnast

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

minna n

1. definite plural of minne

References

• “minna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *minþijaną.

Verb

minna

1. to remind [with accusative ‘someone’, along with genitive or á (+ accusative) ‘of someone/something’]
2. (impersonal) to remind, to cause to remember [with accusative ‘someone’ and genitive ‘of someone/something’] (idiomatically translated as "remember" with the accusative object as the subject)
3. (reflexive) to remember, to call to mind [with genitive ‘someone/something’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of minna — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	minna
present participle	minnandi
past participle	mintr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	minni	minta		minna	minta
2nd person singular	minnir	mintir		minnir	mintir
3rd person singular	minnir	minti		minni	minti
1st person plural	minnum	mintum		minnim	mintim
2nd person plural	minnið	mintuð		minnið	mintið
3rd person plural	minna	mintu		minni	minti
imperative	present
2nd person singular	minn, minni
1st person plural	minnum
2nd person plural	minnið

Conjugation of minna — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	minnask
present participle	minnandisk
past participle	minzk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	minnumk	mintumk		minnumk	mintumk
2nd person singular	minnisk	mintisk		minnisk	mintisk
3rd person singular	minnisk	mintisk		minnisk	mintisk
1st person plural	minnumsk	mintumsk		minnimsk	mintimsk
2nd person plural	minnizk	mintuzk		minnizk	mintizk
3rd person plural	minnask	mintusk		minnisk	mintisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	minsk, minnisk
1st person plural	minnumsk
2nd person plural	minnizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: minna
• Faroese: minna
• Norwegian Nynorsk: minne
• Norwegian Bokmål: minne
• Swedish: minna
• Danish: minde

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

minna

1. inflection of minni:
   1. masculine oblique singular
   2. neuter singular

Determiner

minna pl

1. genitive plural of minn

Noun

minna

1. indefinite genitive plural of minni
2. infef genitive plural of minni

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “minna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• menna

Etymology

Uncertain. It should derive from a possibile earlier *minda or *mēnda. Compare, for more, minchia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmin.na/
• Hyphenation: min‧na

Noun

minna f (plural minni)

1. (anatomy, colloquial, mostly plural) tit, breast

   Mimma s'a-ritrova 'n paru di minni di chiḍḍi a nùmmiru unu.

   Mimma got such grade-a tits.

Derived terms

• minnazza
• minniteḍḍa
• minnuna
• minnuzza
• minnuzzi di sant'Àjita

Related terms

• capicchiu
• ciancu
• minchia
• pettu
• torsu

Descendants

• → Italian: minna (regional)

See also

• minchia
• minnulara
• minnulitu
• munnari
• munnu
• mànnira
• mènnula
• sminnari
• sminnatu
• sminnàrisi
• spitturari

Sidamo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈminːa/
• Hyphenation: min‧na

Noun

minna f

1. plural of mine

Declension

Declension of minna (feminine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	minna
nominative	minna	minna
genitive	minnate*)	minna*)
dative	minnate	minnara
accusative	minna*)
ablative	minnatenni	minnanni

^*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 345
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “minna”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department