Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: myn
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of mine.

Obsolete

adj

Obsolete form of mean.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete form of mean.

Obsolete

noun

Feminist spelling of men (plural of man)

Humorous

Example Sentences

"Old Yeller — Senior animal companion of color. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs — One of the monocultural oppressed womyn confronts the vertically challenged. Men at Arms — The myn are at it again."
"[…] the 12th Gulf Coast Womyn's Festival is here. (Once again, myn are strictly forbidden.) The weekend-long event holds the promise of craft markets, acoustic folk sing-alongs, and Southern-food potlucks."
"I do not expect to be included in all 'womyn space' (nor, truth be told, do I wish to be). But if the choice is between womyn space and myn space, I sure as heck do not belong in the latter."

Etymology

Respelling of men based on womyn, which was itself respelled so as to be spelled differently from men.

Usage

Inflected Forms

myns (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mxn

Questions

What does myn mean?: Obsolete form of mine.
Where does myn come from?: Respelling of men based on womyn, which was itself respelled so as to be spelled differently from men.

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