mir
/miːɐ̯/
mir is the German word for the name of the international space station Mir.
It can also function as a pronoun meaning 'me' or 'to me'.
Meaning: an international space station (name)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Bavaria, you might hear mia instead of mir.
How do you pronounce it?
/miːɐ̯/
Did you know?
- While standard German uses wir for 'we', the version mir is dominant across many modern High German dialects.
Examples in context
- Die Raumstation „Mir“ war das größte menschengemachte Objekt, das je vom Himmel gefallen ist.The Mir space station was the largest man-made object to ever fall from orbit.This sentence describes the space station mir as a man-made object falling from orbit.Tatoeba #6396132 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #3958455 by Hybrid
- An Bord der Raumstation „Mir“ wurden über 16 500 verschiedene technische und wissenschaftliche Experimente durchgeführt.Over 16,500 different technical and scientific experiments were carried out aboard Mir.This sentence mentions experiments conducted aboard the space station mir.Tatoeba #9814394 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #3958448 by Hybrid
- Die russische Raumstation „Mir“ bot während der 15 Jahre, die sie die Erde umkreiste, über hundert Kosmonauten und Astronauten aus mindestens zwölf verschiedenen Ländern ein Zuhause im All.During the 15 years it was in orbit, Russia's Mir space station provided a home in space for more than one hundred cosmonauts and astronauts from at least twelve different countries.This sentence describes the space station mir as a home in space for many cosmonauts and astronauts.Tatoeba #6392076 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #3958074 by Hybrid
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at a photo book about space.
- LukasSiehst du das Foto von der Mir?Do you see the photo of the Mir?
- HannahJa, die Mir sieht im Buch toll aus.Yes, the Mir looks great in the book.
- LukasIch finde die Mir sehr faszinierend.I find the Mir very fascinating.
- HannahDas stimmt, sie war eine große Pionierin.That's true, it was a great pioneer.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry mir, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
