Polyglot Dictionary

Mine

/ˈmiːnə/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Minen

Meaning

  1. mine, lead

    • Die Mine des Stifts ist abgebrochen.

      The pencil's lead broke.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

bergwerk

Mine means "mine," but can separately mean a pencil "lead" or a landmine; Bergwerk means "mine," a mining site — both share the mining sense.

Practice

1 What does Mine mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ des Stifts ist abgebrochen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Mine?

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