Contionary:mīm

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Aeranir

Etymology

Shortened from mȳmus, from + īmus.

Pronunciation

(Old) IPA: [miːm]
(Classical) IPA:[mĩːm]
(Gaunine) IPA: [mĩːm]
(Late) IPA: [mĩm]

Preposition

mīm

  1. negative particle; no, not, doesn't

Related terms

Usage notes

Originally an emphatic construction (see mȳmus), mīm came to be the dominant negative marker by the Classical period.