minnen
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch minnen, from Old Dutch minnon, from Proto-Germanic *minjōną. Equivalent to min + -en.
Verb edit
minnen
- (transitive) to love
- (transitive) to neck, cuddle
- (transitive) to have an affinity for
Inflection edit
| Inflection of minnen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | minnen | |||
| past singular | minde | |||
| past participle | gemind | |||
| infinitive | minnen | |||
| gerund | minnen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | min | minde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | mint | minde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | mint | minde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | mint | minde | ||
| 3rd person singular | mint | minde | ||
| plural | minnen | minden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | minne | minde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | minnen | minden | ||
| imperative sing. | min | |||
| imperative plur.1 | mint | |||
| participles | minnend | gemind | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: min
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
minnen
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German minnen, from Old High German minneôn, minnôn, from Proto-Germanic *minjōną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
minnen (weak, third-person singular present minnt, past tense minnte, past participle geminnt, auxiliary haben)
- (poetic) to love
- 1868, Karl Simrock, Das Nibelungenlied[1], 19th edition, page 11:
- Nun war er in der Stärke, daß er wohl Waffen trug:
Wes er dazu bedurfte, des gab man ihm genug.
Schon sann er zu werben um manches schöne Kind;
Die hätten wohl mit Ehren den schönen Siegfried geminnt.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | minnen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | minnend | ||||
| past participle | geminnt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich minne | wir minnen | i | ich minne | wir minnen |
| du minnst | ihr minnt | du minnest | ihr minnet | ||
| er minnt | sie minnen | er minne | sie minnen | ||
| preterite | ich minnte | wir minnten | ii | ich minnte1 | wir minnten1 |
| du minntest | ihr minntet | du minntest1 | ihr minntet1 | ||
| er minnte | sie minnten | er minnte1 | sie minnten1 | ||
| imperative | minn (du) minne (du) |
minnt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading edit
Middle High German edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old High German minneôn, minnôn, from Proto-Germanic *minjōną.
Verb edit
minnen (class 2 weak, third-person singular present minnet, past tense minnete, past participle geminnet, auxiliary hân)
- to love; to make love to, to have sex with
- c. 1200, Der Nibelunge Nôt, Av. 8:
- Dône wolde si den herren niht minnen ûf der vart.
- She did not want to sleep with the lord on the voyage.
- c. 1200, Der Nibelunge Nôt, Av. 8:
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | minnen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive gerund | minnennes minnenes | ||||
| dative gerund | minnenne minnene | ||||
| present participle | minnende | ||||
| past participle | geminnet | ||||
| auxiliary | hân | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich minne | wir minnen | i | ich minne | wir minnen |
| du minnest | ir minnet | du minnest | ir minnet | ||
| ër minnet | sie minnent | ër minne | sie minnen | ||
| preterite | ich minnete | wir minneten | ii | ich minnete | wir minneten |
| du minnetest | ir minnetet | du minnetest | ir minnetet | ||
| ër minnete | sie minneten | ër minnete | sie minneten | ||
| imperative | minne (du) | minnet (ir) | |||
Descendants edit
- German: minnen
References edit
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “minnen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke[2], Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
Saterland Frisian edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
minnen (feminine mienen, neuter mienen, plural mienen, attributive min)
See also edit
Saterland Frisian possessives
| Possessive determiners | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd m | 3rd f | 3rd n | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| masculine | min | din | sin | hiere | sin | uus | jou | hiere | |
| other | mien | dien | sien | sien | |||||
| Possessive pronouns | |||||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd m | 3rd f | 3rd n | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| masculine | minnen | dinnen | sinnen | hierens | sinnen | uzen | jouens | hierens | |
| other | mienen | dienen | sienen | sienen | |||||
Swedish edit
Noun edit
minnen