mynta
Icelandic
Noun
mynta
- indefinite genitive plural of mynt
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
mynta m or f
- definite feminine singular of mynte
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²mʏn.tɑ/
Noun
mynta f
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmʏn.tɑ/
Noun
mynta f
- (non-standard since 1959) definite singular of mynt
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish mynta, from Old Norse minta, from Middle Low German minte, münte, from Old Saxon minta, from Proto-West Germanic *mintā, from Latin menta.
Noun
mynta c
- mint (plant)
- Mojito smakar mynta
- Mojito tastes like mint
Usage notes
Mint (menthol) flavoring in candy and the like is called mint.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | mynta | myntas |
| definite | myntan | myntans | |
| plural | indefinite | myntor | myntors |
| definite | myntorna | myntornas |
Derived terms
- grönmynta (“spearmint”)
- kungsmynta (“oregano (as a plant)”)
- krusmynta (“curly mint”)
See also
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish mynta, from the noun mynt, of West Germanic origin, borrowed from Old English mynet.
Verb
mynta (present myntar, preterite myntade, supine myntat, imperative mynta)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | mynta | myntas | ||
| supine | myntat | myntats | ||
| imperative | mynta | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | mynten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | myntar | myntade | myntas | myntades |
| ind. plural1 | mynta | myntade | myntas | myntades |
| subjunctive2 | mynte | myntade | myntes | myntades |
| present participle | myntande | |||
| past participle | myntad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.