my

Definition

First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.

Etymology

From Middle English mi, my, apocopated form of min, myn, from Old English mīn (“my, mine”), from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz (“my, mine”, pron.) (possessive of *ek (“I”)), from Proto-Indo-European *méynos (“my; mine”). Cognate with West Frisian myn (“my”), Afrikaans my (“my”), Dutch mijn (“my”), German mein (“my”), Swedish min (“my”). More at me.

Example Sentences

• "I can't find my book."
• "Everyone always asks what my advice is, and my advice is don’t overintellectualize your art."
• "My seat at the restaurant was uncomfortable."

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