My
Pronunciation
- stressed enPR: mī IPA: /maɪ/
- unstressed IPA: /maɪ/, /mə/
- unstressed, Cockney IPA: /mɪ/, /mi/
- IPA: /mi/ in some speakers of Hiberno-English, Scouse
- Rhymes: -aɪ
- Homophones: muh some dialects
Origin 1
From Middle English my, apocopated form of min, myn, from Old English mīn ("my, mine"), from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz ("my, mine", pron..), genitive of Proto-Germanic *ek ("I"). Cognate with West Frisian myn ("my"), Afrikaans my ("my"), Dutch mijn ("my"), German mein ("my"). More at me.
Full definition of my
Pronoun
my
(possessive pronoun)- (attributive) Belonging to me.Don't you know my name?I recognised him because he had attended my school.
Derived terms
Origin 2
An abbreviation of an oath such as my word or my lord