mik
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mək/
Etymology 1
From Dutch mikken, from Middle Dutch micken, from Old Dutch *mikken, from Proto-Germanic *mikjaną.
Verb
mik (present mik, present participle mikkende, past participle gemik)
- (intransitive, transitive) to aim, to target
- 1980, "Herinneringe van Genl Christiaan Ludolph de Wet du Toit DSO.", part 1, Militaria, vol. 10, issue 2, page 18.
- Eensklaps tref 'n kartets die grond langs ons, vermoedelik gemik na die pantserkar voor.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1980, "Herinneringe van Genl Christiaan Ludolph de Wet du Toit DSO.", part 1, Militaria, vol. 10, issue 2, page 18.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
mik (plural mikke)
- A forked branch or stick.
- 2016, Alma Carstens, Ver anderkant Wiesenhof.
- Die pophuis in die een hoek was LizeMari se geskenk op haar sesde verjaarsdag, en die boomhuis in die groot mik van die akkerboom het hy vir hulle gebou toe Kara hoërskool toe is.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 2016, Alma Carstens, Ver anderkant Wiesenhof.
- (informal) A groin, a crotch.
- 1997, Johann de Lange (ed.)m Soort soek soort. 'n Versameling alternatiewe ervarings, page 127.
- Sy, wat 'n paar uur tevore in die nag nog met 'n gulsige, nat mond oor haar bene en tot in haar mik gesoen het.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1997, Johann de Lange (ed.)m Soort soek soort. 'n Versameling alternatiewe ervarings, page 127.
Derived terms
- oor die mik
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin amīcus.[1]
Noun
mik m (indefinite plural miq, definite singular miku, definite plural miqtë)
- friend
- Ky është miku im. (Tosk)
- Qiky âsht miki jêm. (Gheg)
- This is my friend.
- 2010, Nora Istrefi, Dy shokë, Entermedia, pages -
- Si një mik, si një shokë e jo me shumë
- Like a friend, like a friend no longer
- Si një mik, si një shokë e jo me shumë
Declension
Declension of mik
| indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) | definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | ||
| nominative (emërore) | (një) mik | (disa) miq | miku | miqtë | |
| accusative (kallëzore) | (një) mik | (disa) miq | mikun | miqtë | |
| genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) | (një) miku | (disa) miqve | mikut | miqvet | |
| dative (dhanore) | (një) miku | (disa) miqve | mikut | miqvet | |
| ablative (rrjedhore) (prej) | (një) miku | (disa) miqsh | mikut | miqvet | |
Related terms
- armik
- miqësi
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “mik”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 266
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mik
- Rhymes: -ɪk
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latin mīcha, from Latin mīca (“crumb”).
Noun
mik m (plural mikken, diminutive mikje n)
- loaf of bread
- (informal) mouth, mug
- (informal) stomach (organ)
- Synonym: maag
- (nautical) pump-cheek
Descendants
- → Russian: мик (mik)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
mik
- first-person singular present indicative of mikken
- imperative of mikken
Anagrams
- Kim, kim
Garo
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mik ~ mjak.
Usage notes
-mik- is a bound lemma and cannot be used on its own.
Noun
mik
- (anatomy) eye, face
- sight, vision
Derived terms
- chimik
- mikjapa
- mikjumang
- mikraka
- mikon
- miksua
- mikskim
- miksimang
- mikgil
- mikkang
- miksrang
- mikchi
References
- Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon, Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 137
- Mason, M.C. (1904) , English-Garo Dictionary, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, India
- Garo-Hindi-English Learners' Dictionary, North-Eastern Hill University Publications, Shillong
Gothic
Romanization
mik
- Romanization of 𐌼𐌹𐌺
Hungarian
Etymology
mi (“what”) + -k (plural suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmik]
- Rhymes: -ik
Pronoun
mik
- nominative plural of mi
- Mik ezek? ― What are these?
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mek (“me”), accusative of *ek (“I”). Cognate with Old English meċ, Old Saxon mik, Old High German mih, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺 (mik).
Pronoun
mik
- me (first-person accusative singular personal pronoun)
Declension
Old Norse personal pronouns
| number | first person | second person | reflexive | third person | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | singular | singular masculine | singular feminine | singular neuter | ||
| nominative | ek | þú | hann | hon, hón | þat | |
| accusative | mik | þik | sik | hann, hánn | hana, hána | þat |
| dative | mér | þér | sér | hánum, hónum | henni | því |
| genitive | mínn, minn | þínn, þinn | sínn, sinn | hans, háns | hennar | þess |
| case | dual | |||||
| nominative | vit | it, þit | ||||
| accusative | okkr | ykkr | sik | |||
| dative | okkr | ykkr | sér | |||
| genitive | okkarr | ykkarr | sínn, sinn | |||
| case | plural | plural masculine | plural feminine | plural neuter | ||
| nominative | vér | ér, þér | þeir | þær | þau | |
| accusative | oss | yðr | sik | þá | þær | þau |
| dative | oss | yðr | sér | þeim | þeim | þeim |
| genitive | várr | yðarr, yðvarr | sínn, sinn | þeira, þeirra | þeira, þeirra | þeira, þeirra |
Descendants
- Icelandic: mig
- Faroese: meg
- Norwegian: meg
- Jamtish: meg
- Westrobothnian: meg
- Old Swedish: mik
- Swedish: mig, mek (Värmland, Västergötland)
- Danish: mig
Old Saxon
Alternative forms
- mī
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *miz.
Pronoun
mik
- (accusative) me
Declension
Old Saxon personal pronouns
| Personal pronouns | |||||
| Singular | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
| Nominative | ik | thū | hē | siu | it |
| Accusative | mī, me, mik | thī, thik | ina | sia | |
| Dative | mī | thī | imu | iru | it |
| Genitive | mīn | thīn | is | ira | is |
| Dual | 1. | 2. | - | - | - |
| Nominative | wit | git | - | - | - |
| Accusative | unk | ink | - | - | - |
| Dative | |||||
| Genitive | unkero | inker, inka | - | - | - |
| Plural | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
| Nominative | wī, we | gī, ge | sia | sia | siu |
| Accusative | ūs, unsik | eu, iu, iuu | |||
| Dative | ūs | im | |||
| Genitive | ūser | euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera | iro | ||
Descendants
- German Low German: mik
Ottawa
Etymology
cf. Ojibwe amik
Noun
mik anim
- beaver
References
Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 482