mir
German, pronoun
mir is spelled M-I-R (3 letters) and appears 2,089 times per million words in written German, the 65th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mir is a German pronoun meaning “alternative form of wir (“we”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a dative of ich: me, to me. On this page, mir. is a different word: “abbreviation of mittelirisch”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Dativ der ersten Person Singular”.
What does mir mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
colloquialalternative form of wir (“we”)
pronoun
- 1
dative of ich: me, to me
Er gab es mir.
adjective
- 1
abbreviation of mittelirisch
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
pronoun: 1. Dativ der ersten Person Singular
pronoun: 1. Nominativ der ersten Person Plural; wir
pronoun: 1. Dativ des Reflexivpronomens der ersten Person
abbreviation: 1. Abkürzung für Mittleres Infrarot
abbreviation: 1. mittelirisch
noun: 1. ein orientalischer Teppich, der nach dem Mir-Muster geknüpft wurde
noun: 1. frühere russische Dorfgemeinschaft, bis 1917
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mir
- ich nominative singular
- wir nominative plural
- meiner genitive singular
- unser genitive plural
- uns dative plural
- mich accusative singular
- meine genitive singular
- unsre genitive plural
- mittelir. alternative
- Mirs nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to mir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mir in German?
mir appears 2,089 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).