my

my · determiner

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Definitions

determiner

  1. 1.

    Belonging to or associated with the speaker.

  2. 2.

    Used to express affection or familiarity.

  3. 3.

    Used in exclamations to express surprise or dismay.

  4. 4.

    Used with names of relatives or personal attributes.

Related words

Antonyms: their, your
See also: I, me, mine

Etymology

From Old English "min," genitive of "ic" (I), from Proto-Germanic "minaz," from Proto-Indo-European "me-" (oblique form of the pronoun "I"). The form "my" developed before consonants, while "mine" was used before vowels in Middle English.