menig
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch menich, from Old Dutch *manag, *menig, from Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic *managaz.
Pronunciation
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Determiner
editmenig
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Negerhollands: mennige
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German mene.
Adjective
editmenig (indefinite singular menig, definite singular and plural menige)
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- meinig (Nynorsk)
References
editSwedish
editAdjective
editmenig (not comparable)
- not an officer (of a soldier), private
- Rädda menige Ryan
- Saving Private Ryan
- (nominalized) a private
- (in some expressions) of the masses (as opposed to the upper classes, etc.)
Declension
editInflection of menig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | menig | — | — |
Neuter singular | menigt | — | — |
Plural | meniga | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | menige | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | menige | — | — |
All | meniga | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
References
editWelsh
editPronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɛnɪɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmeːnɪɡ/, /ˈmɛnɪɡ/
Noun
editmenig f pl
Mutation
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