mint

See also: MINT

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mĭnt, IPA(key): /mɪnt/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Homophone: meant (pin–pen merger)
  • Rhymes: -ɪnt

Etymology 1

From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin”), from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin monēta (“place for making coins, coined money”), from the temple of Juno Moneta (named for Monēta mother of the Muses), where coins were made. Doublet of money and manat. The verb is from the noun; Old English mynetian (“to mint”) is a parallel formation.

Noun

mint (plural mints)

  1. A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
  3. (informal) A vast sum of money; (by extension) a large amount of something.
    Synonyms: (informal) bundle, (slang) pile, (colloquial) small fortune
    That house is worth a mint.
    It must have cost a mint to produce!
    to make a mint
  4. (figuratively) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
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Verb

mint (third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)

  1. (transitive) To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
    • 1914, Wen Pin Wei, chapter IV, in The Currency Problem in China‎[1], Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 111:
      For some time past the legal currency in the various Provinces has been insufficient for use. Formerly the two Provinces of Fuchien and Kuangtung minted some large, round copper coins of excellent workmanship that were said, by the people after they were put into circulation, to be convenient.
    • 2019 May 14, “Russia stops minting kopeks”, in Invest Foresight‎[2], archived from the original on 21 January 2025:
      The Central Bank discontinued minting kopeks gradually. In 2012, the regulatory body stopped minting one-kopek and five-kopek coins. In 2018, the Central Bank stopped minting kopeks completely and now mints only ruble coins.
  2. To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
    • a. 1627 (date written), Francis [Bacon], “Considerations Touching a Warre with Spaine. […]”, in William Rawley, editor, Certaine Miscellany Works of the Right Honourable Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount S. Alban. […], London: […] I. Hauiland for Humphrey Robinson, […], published 1629, →OCLC, page 24:
      Titles […] as may appeare to be easily minted
    • 2022 November 17, Paul Salopek, “A ‘Slow Storytelling’ Writing and Photography Workshop Boosts Conservation in China”, in National Geographic‎[3], archived from the original on 24 November 2022:
      China’s newly minted national parks don’t just safeguard famous keystone species such as Siberian tigers, giant pandas and Hainan gibbons. They are also designed to preserve the shrinking ecosystems that support such iconic wildlife, ranging from sweltering (tropical jungles in the southern province of Hainan to the chilly maple forests of northern Heilongjiang and Jilin Provinces bordering Siberia.
  4. (transitive, cryptocurrencies) To create a crypto token.
    Coordinate term: mine
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Adjective

mint (not comparable)

  1. Ellipsis of mint condition: like new.
    Most of my collection is near mint, but these ones here are mint.
    • 2021 March 13, Erin Griffith, “From Crypto Art to Trading Cards, Investment Manias Abound”, in The New York Times‎[5], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 4 November 2025:
      Trading card sales have taken off, too. The price of mint condition cards on StockX jumped to an average $775 in January from $280 a year ago.
  2. (numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
  3. (philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
    Coordinate terms: MNG (“mint, no gum”), NM (“near mint”)
  4. (Northern England, especially Manchester, Geordie, slang) Very good, excellent.
    • 2014, Holly Hagan, Not Quite a Geordie:
      And my God, what a house it was – it was mint! In all my life I had never set foot in such a beautiful place.
    • 2024 July 14, Rachel Hall, quoting Ashley Cullen, “‘I’ve never seen owt like it’: England fans in Benidorm in high spirits before Euro final”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[6], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 October 2026:
      “Everyone was having a beano, everyone was partying, the music was going, it was mint – as soon as England won we booked it.”
  5. (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Attractive; beautiful; handsome.
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Etymology 2

A mint plant.
Etymology tree
Latin mentabor.
Proto-West Germanic *mintā
Old English minte
Middle English mynte
English mint

    From Middle English mynte, from Old English minte (“mint plant”), from Proto-West Germanic *mintā (“mint”), from Latin menta, probably from a lost Mediterranean language either through Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē), μίνθα (míntha) or directly. Akin to Old Norse minta (“mint”). Doublet of mentha.

    Noun

    mint (countable and uncountable, plural mints)

    2. Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
      Synonym: mentha
    3. The flavoring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
    4. A green color, like that of mint.
      mint:  
    5. A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
    Hyponyms
    Derived terms
    Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
    Translations

    Adjective

    mint (not comparable)

    1. Of a green color, like that of the mint plant.
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    Etymology 3

    From Middle English minten, from Old English myntan (“to mean, intend, purpose, determine, resolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *muntijan (“to think, consider”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mnā- (“to think”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian mintsje, muntsje (“to aim, target”), Dutch munten (“to aim at, target”), German Low German münten (“to aim at”), German münzen (“to aim at”), Dutch monter (“cheerful, gladsome, spry”), Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐍃 (muns, “thought, opinion”), Old English munan (“to be mindful of, consider, intend”). More at mind.

    Verb

    mint (third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)

    1. (intransitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt; take aim.
      (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
    2. (transitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
    3. (intransitive, chiefly Scotland) To hint; suggest; insinuate.

    Noun

    mint (plural mints)

    1. (provincial, Northern England, Scotland) An intent, a purpose; an attempt, a try; an effort, an endeavor.
      (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

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    Dutch

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mɪnt/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: mint
    • Rhymes: -ɪnt

    Etymology 1

    Borrowed from English mint, from Middle English mynte, from Old English minte, from late Proto-West Germanic *mintā (“mint”), from Latin menta. Doublet of munt.

    Noun

    mint f (plural mints, no diminutive)

    1. a mint-flavored candy
      Synonyms: pepermunt, muntje

    Noun

    mint n (uncountable, no diminutive)

    1. mint (colour)
      Synonyms: mintgroen, munt

    Adjective

    mint (not comparable)

    1. mint (colour)
      Synonym: mintgroen
    Declension
    Declension of mint
    uninflected mint
    inflected mint
    comparative —
    positive
    predicative/adverbial mint
    indefinite m./f. sing. mint
    n. sing. mint
    plural mint
    definite mint
    partitive mints

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    mint

    1. inflection of minnen:
      1. second/third-person singular present indicative
      2. (archaic) plural imperative

    References

    • “mint” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
    • “mint” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.

    Hungarian

    Etymology

    Lexicalization of mi (“what?”) +‎ -n (adverb-of-manner-forming suffix) + -t +‎ [Term?] (locative suffix).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈmint]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: mint
    • Rhymes: -int

    Adverb

    mint (archaic, except in fixed phrases in sense 1)

    1. (now slightly formal) as, how (in the manner or way that)
      Synonyms: amint, ahogy, ahogyan
      Mint mondtam, ő nem tud ma eljönni. ― As I said, he cannot come today.
    2. how? (in what way or manner)
      Synonyms: hogy, hogyan, miként

    Conjunction

    mint

    1. (comparison of things with a quality present at different degrees) than (specifying the basis of comparison)
      Synonyms: -nál/-nél, (dialectal) -tól/-től
      A kastély nagyobb, mint a kutyaház. ― The castle is bigger than the dog-house.
    2. (comparison of things with a quality present at the same degree) as …… as (to the same extent or degree)
      Synonyms: amint, (literary) akár, (literary) akárcsak
      Olyan nagy a házam, mint a tiéd. ― My house is as big as yours.
    3. (comparison of things with some similar quality) like (similar to, reminiscent of)
      Synonyms: amint, (literary) akár, (literary) akárcsak
      Olyan ez a ház, mint egy kastély. ― This house is like a castle.
    4. (stating someone’s role or capacity in a situation) as (in the role of)
      Synonyms: -ként, -képp/-képpen, -ul/-ül
      János mint zsűritag vett részt az eseményen. ― János took part in the event as a member of the jury.

    Usage notes

    In the context of comparison, mint starts a new clause, so a comma is needed before it.

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    Hungarian table of correlatives (see also Hungarian demonstrative adverbs)
    question question
    word     		this that same every-/all no- relative some- any- other-/else- a few
    e/i- a/o- ugyan- mind-
    minden-     		se(m/n)- a- vala- akár-, bár- más- né-
    who ki ő ugyanő mindenki senki aki valaki akárki, bárki másvalaki –
    what mi ez az ugyanez
    ugyanaz    		 minden
    mindez, mindaz    		 semmi ami, amely valami akármi, bármi más
    másvalami    		 –
    which melyik
    mely     		mindegyik
    mind    		 semelyik
    egyik sem    		 amelyik valamelyik
    egyik    		 akármelyik, bármelyik másik némelyik
    how hogy(an)
    miként, mint
    miképp(en)     		így
    ekként
    ekképp(en)    		 úgy
    akként
    akképp(en)    		 ugyanígy
    ugyanúgy    		 mindenhogy(an)
    mindenképp(en)
    mindenféleképpen    		 sehogy(an)1
    semmiképp(en)
    semmiféleképpen    		 ahogy(an)
    (a)mint
    (a)miképpen    		 valahogy(an)2
    valamiképp(en)    		 akárhogy(an), bárhogy(an)
    akár-/bármiképpen    		 máshogy(an)
    másként
    másképp(en)    		 némiképpen
    what…like
    what kind     		milyen
    miféle     		ilyen
    efféle    		 olyan
    afféle    		 ugyanilyen
    ugyanolyan    		 mindenféle semmilyen
    semmiféle    		 amilyen valamilyen
    valamiféle    		 akármilyen, bármilyen
    akármiféle, bármiféle    		 másmilyen, másfajta
    másféle    		 néhányféle
    where hol itt ott ugyanitt
    ugyanott    		 mindenhol
    mindenütt    		 sehol ahol valahol akárhol, bárhol máshol
    másutt    		 néhol
    from where honnan innen onnan ugyaninnen
    ugyanonnan    		 mindenhonnan sehonnan ahonnan valahonnan akárhonnan, bárhonnan máshonnan –
    to where hova
    hová     		ide oda ugyanide
    ugyanoda    		 mindenhova
    mindenhová    		 sehova
    sehová    		 ahova
    ahová    		 valahova
    valahová    		 akárhova, bárhova
    akárhová, bárhová    		 máshova
    máshová    		 –
    from which way merről erről arról ugyanerről
    ugyanarról    		 mindenfelől semerről amerről valamerről akármerről, bármerről másfelől –
    which way merre
    merrefelé     		erre
    errefelé    		 arra
    arrafelé    		 ugyanerre
    ugyanarra    		 mindenfelé semerre amerre valamerre akármerre, bármerre másfelé –
    why miért ezért azért ugyanezért
    ugyanazért    		 mindenért semmiért amiért valamiért akármiért, bármiért másért –
    how many hány ennyi annyi ugyanennyi
    ugyanannyi    		 mind
    az összes    		 sehány ahány valahány akárhány, bárhány – néhány
    how much mennyi semennyi amennyi valamennyi akármennyi, bármennyi némi
    what extent mennyire ennyire annyira ugyanennyire
    ugyanannyira    		 (teljesen) semennyire amennyire valamennyire akármennyire, bármennyire – –
    what size mekkora ekkora akkora ugyanekkora
    ugyanakkora    		 (az egész) semekkora amekkora valamekkora akármekkora, bármekkora – –
    what time mikor ekkor akkor ugyanekkor
    ugyanakkor    		 mindig soha/sose(m)
    sohase(m)
    semmikor    		 amikor valamikor akármikor, bármikor máskor néha
    how long
    how far     		meddig eddig addig ugyaneddig
    ugyanaddig    		 (végig)3 semeddig amíg
    ameddig    		 valameddig akármeddig, bármeddig –  –

    1 Semhogy and semmint are conjunctions meaning “(rather) than”, “before” (as in inkább meghal, semhogy… ― he'll rather die than…).
    2 Valamint is now only used in the sense of “as well as” in enumerations.
    3 Mindeddig/-addig mean “up until this/that point” (= egészen eddig/addig).
    Csak following relative pronouns expresses “-ever”, e.g. aki csak (“whoever”); is after “any” pronouns emphasizes “no matter”: akármit is (“no matter what”).

    References

    1. ^ mint in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2025.

    Further reading

    • mint and (with subscription) mint  in Ferenc Pusztai, editor, Magyar értelmező kéziszótár [A Concise Explanatory Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÉKsz.2), 2nd, expanded and revised edition, Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003 (online searchable version under development).
    • (adverb): mint in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
    • (conjunction): mint in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

    Middle English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    mint

    1. alternative form of mynte (“mint (plant)”)

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    mint

    1. alternative form of mynt (“strike”)

    Etymology 3

    Verb

    mint

    1. alternative form of mynten

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Etymology 1

    Peppermint (Mentha × piperita).

    Borrowed from English mint, from Middle English mynte, from Old English minte (“mint plant”), from Proto-West Germanic *mintā, borrowed from Latin menta (“mint”). The Latin word is related to Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē, “mint”); both probably originate in an unidentified Mediterranean substrate language. The ultimate origin is uncertain. Doublet of mynte.

    Compare Danish mynte, Swedish mynta, German Minze, Dutch munt (“mint plant”) and English mint.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mɪnt/, [mɪnt]
    • Rhymes: -ɪnt
    • Hyphenation: mint

    Noun

    mint m (definite singular minten, indefinite plural minter, definite plural mintene)

    1. mint; peppermint.[1]
      Synonyms: mynte, peppermynte
      Hun pyntet desserten med frisk mint. ― She decorated the dessert with fresh mint.
      • 1994 August 21, Aftenposten, page 15:
        i mangel av mint ble desserten pyntet med et rosmarinblad
        for lack of mint, the dessert was decorated with a rosemary leaf
    2. A mint; a confection or other preparation flavoured with peppermint.
      La minten stivne før du deler den i biter. ― Let the mint mixture set before cutting it into pieces.
      • 1985 December 13, Aftenposten Aften, page 8:
        rør inn peppermynteoljen […] La minten stivne
        stir in the peppermint oil […] Let the mint mixture set
    3. (color) mint; a pale green colour.
      Hun valgte mint til kjøkkenet. ― She chose mint for the kitchen.
      • 2015 July 20, Trine Solberg, “En av disse fargene må du for all del unngå på kjøkkenet”, in Klikk‎[7]:
        Vi går litt bort fra det helt hvite og blanke, og mot farger som mint, grått, sort og grålige pasteller […]
        We are moving away somewhat from pure white and glossy finishes, and towards colours such as mint, grey, black and greyish pastels […].

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from English mint, the adjective originally shortened from mint condition, referring to the condition of a newly minted coin. The underlying noun comes from Middle English mynt, from Old English mynet (“coin”), from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, borrowed from Latin monēta (“mint; coined money”). The Latin noun derives from Monēta, an epithet of Juno, whose temple in Rome was associated with the mint. Its traditional connection with moneō (“to remind; warn”) is disputed. The further origin of the divine name is uncertain. Doublet of mynt.

    For the underlying coin-word family, compare Danish mønt, Swedish mynt, German Münze, Dutch munt (“coin”) and English mint.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mɪnt/, [mɪnt]
    • Rhymes: -ɪnt
    • Hyphenation: mint

    Adjective

    mint (indeclinable)

    1. (collecting) mint; pristine, as new.
      Synonym: strøken
      Platen er fortsatt mint. ― The record is still in mint condition.
      • 2013 May, Hallo Hallo‎[8], number 122, page 33:
        Auksjonens dyreste gjenstand denne gang ble en strøken, nesten mint utgave av en Tandberg Batterisuper 1 som gikk for 18.000.-
        This time, the auction's most expensive item was an immaculate, almost mint example of a Tandberg Batterisuper 1, which sold for 18,000 kroner.

    Etymology 3

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Alternative forms

    • mina, minet (supine and past participle of the traditional verb mine)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /miːnt/, [miːnt]
    • Rhymes: -iːnt
    • Hyphenation: mint

    Verb

    mint

    1. supine of mine (“to mine; excavate; lay mines”)

    Participle

    mint (definite singular and plural minte)

    1. past participle of mine (“to mine; excavate; lay mines”)

    Etymology 4

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mɪnt/, [mɪnt]
    • Rhymes: -ɪnt
    • Hyphenation: mint

    Verb

    mint

    1. supine of minne (“to remind; commemorate; resemble”)

    Participle

    mint (definite singular and plural minte)

    1. past participle of minne (“to remind; commemorate; resemble”)

    Etymology 5

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mɪnt/, [mɪnt]
    • Rhymes: -ɪnt
    • Hyphenation: mint

    Verb

    mint

    1. imperative of minte (“to mint a digital token”)

    References

    1. ^ “mint” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
    • “mint” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
    • “Moneta” in Store norske leksikon

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Verb

    mint

    1. past participle of mina

    Romanian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mint/

    Verb

    mint

    1. inflection of minți:
      1. first/third-person singular present indicative
      2. first-person singular present subjunctive

    Swedish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English mint. First attested in 1979.

    Noun

    mint c

    1. (uncountable) (a substance with) mint (menthol) flavor or smell
      After eight smakar mint
      After Eights taste like mint
      chokladpraliner med mintfyllning
      chocolate pralines with mint filling
      mintchoklad
      mint chocolate

    Usage notes

    Especially of candy or other sweet treats.

    Declension

    Declension of mint
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite mint mints
    definite minten mintens
    plural indefinite — —
    definite — —

    See also

    References

    Volapük

    Noun

    mint (genitive minta, plural mints)

    1. mint (herb)

    Declension

    Declension of mint
    Singular Plural
    Nominative mint mints
    Genitive minta mintas
    Dative minte mintes
    Accusative minti mintis
    Predicative1 mintu mintus
    Vocative o mint o mints
    1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.

    Further reading

    • “mint”, in Vödabuk (in English, Esperanto, and Volapük)

    Welsh

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmɪnt/

    Etymology 1

    Borrowed from English mint.

    Noun

    mint m (plural mintoedd)

    1. mint, coinage
      Synonym: bathdy

    Adjective

    mint (feminine singular mint, plural mint, not comparable)

    1. (informal) mint condition, pristine
      Synonym: perffaith

    Etymology 2

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Unclear in GPC”).

    Noun

    mint f or m

    1. (confectionery, obsolete) mint
      Synonyms: mintys, pubren
    2. (obsolete) mint plant, especially spearmint (Mentha × spicata)
      Synonyms: mintys, mintys ysbigog

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of mint
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    mint fint unchanged unchanged

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    Further reading

    • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “mint”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
    • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “mint”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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