My

Pronunciation

• stressed enPR: mÄ« IPA: /maɪ/
• unstressed IPA: /maɪ/, /mÉ™/
• unstressed, Cockney IPA: /mɪ/, /mi/
• IPA: /mi/ in some speakers of Hiberno-English, Scouse
• Rhymes: -aɪ
• Homophones: muh some dialects

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

1. (attributive) Belonging to me.Don't you know my name?I recognised him because he had attended my school.

Derived terms

An abbreviation of an oath such as my word or my lord

Interjection

1. (dated) Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.My, what big teeth you have!

Derived terms

• my my