different between mould vs mint

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /mo?ld/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m??ld/
• Rhymes: -??ld

Etymology 1

Via Middle English molde, moulde and Old French molde, from Latin modulus.

Noun

mould (countable and uncountable, plural moulds)

1. (British spelling, Canadian spelling, Australian spelling) Alternative spelling of mold (“hollow form or matrix”)

Translations

Verb

mould (third-person singular simple present moulds, present participle moulding, simple past and past participle moulded)

1. (British spelling, Canadian spelling, Australian spelling) Alternative spelling of mold (“to shape in a mould”)

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English mowlde, noun use and alteration of mowled, past participle of moulen, mawlen (“to grow moldy”), from Old Norse mygla (compare dialectal Danish mugle), from Proto-Germanic *mugl?n?, diminutive and denominative of *mukiz (“soft substance”) (compare Old Norse myki, mykr (“cow dung”)), from Proto-Indo-European *mewk- (“slick, soft”). More at muck and meek.

Noun

mould (countable and uncountable, plural moulds)

1. (British spelling, Canadian spelling, Australian spelling) Alternative spelling of mold (“growth of tiny fungi”)

Translations

Verb

mould (third-person singular simple present moulds, present participle moulding, simple past and past participle moulded)

1. (British spelling, Canadian spelling, Australian spelling) Alternative spelling of mold (“to cause to become mouldy”)

Translations

Etymology 3

From Old English molde. Cognate with Old High German molta, Old Norse mold and Gothic ???????????????????? (mulda).

Noun

mould (plural moulds)

1. loose soil, esp when rich in organic matter
2. (poetic) the earth

English

Wikibooks

Pronunciation

• enPR: m?nt, IPA^(key): /m?nt/
• Rhymes: -?nt

Etymology 1

From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin”), from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin mon?ta (“place for making coins, coined money”), from the temple of Juno Moneta (named for Mon?ta 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

4. (figuratively) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.

Related terms

• money
• monetary

Translations

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.
2. To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
   • 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain

     titles […] as may appear to be easily minted

3. (transitive, cryptocurrencies) To create a crypto token.

   Coordinate term: mine

Translations

Adjective

mint (not comparable)

1. (with condition) Like new.
2. (numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
3. (philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
4. (Britain, slang) Very good.
5. (Britain, slang) Attractive; beautiful; handsome.

Translations

Derived terms

• mintage
• minted
• mintmark

See also

• bullion

Etymology 2

From Old English minte (“mint plant”), from Proto-West Germanic *mint?, from Latin menta, probably from a lost Mediterranean language either through Ancient Greek ????? (mínth?), ????? (míntha) or directly. Akin to Old Norse minta (“mint”).

Noun

mint (plural mints)

1. Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
2. The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
3. Any plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae.
4. A green colour, like that of mint.

5. A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.

Derived terms

Related terms

• calamint
• menthol

Translations

Adjective

mint (not comparable)

1. Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.

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See also

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-, *mn?- (“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 ???????????????? (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.

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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) Intent, purpose; an attempt, try; effort, endeavor.

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Anagrams

• NTIM

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?nt

Verb

mint

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

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of mi (“what?”) +? -n (case suffix) +? -t (locative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?mint]
• Hyphenation: mint
• Rhymes: -int

Conjunction

mint

1. (comparison of things with a quality present at different degrees) than

   Synonyms: -nál/-nél, (dialectal) -tól/-t?l

2. (comparison of things with a quality present at the same degree) as …… as

   Synonyms: amint, (literary) akár, (literary) akárcsak

3. (comparison of things with some similar quality) like

   Synonyms: amint, (literary) akár, (literary) akárcsak

4. (somewhat formal, pointing at a comparable feature at a different instance) as

   Synonyms: amint, ahogy, ahogyan

5. (stating someone's capacity in a situation) as

   Synonyms: -ként, -képp/-képpen, -ul/-ül

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• amint
• mintegy
• mintha
• minthogy
• mintsem
• valamint

(Expressions):

• Category:Hungarian similes
• a hazug embert hamarabb utolérik, mint a sánta kutyát
• jobb félni, mint megijedni
• jobb kés?n, mint soha
• jobb ma egy veréb, mint holnap egy túzok
• ki mint vet, úgy arat

See also

• ahogy
• olyan

References

Further reading

• (most senses given above): mint in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
• (as): mint in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). 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

Alternative forms

• minna, minnet

Verb

mint

1. past participle of minne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

mint

1. past participle of mina

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mint]

Verb

mint

1. first-person singular present indicative of min?i
2. third-person singular present indicative of min?i
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of min?i