my

Meanings

1. 1
   det

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

   I can't find my book.

2. 2
   intj

   Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.

   My, what big teeth you have!

3. 3
   noun

   Symbol for megayear(s).

4. 4
   pron

   Alternative letter-case form of my often used when speaking as God or another important figure who is understood from context.

5. 5
   noun

   Initialism of motor yacht (“diesel-driven yacht”).

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.