מענטש
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German mensch, from Old High German mennisko.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
מענטש • (mentsh) m, plural מענטשן (mentshn)
- human
- mensch; an honorable person; a gentleman
- זײַן שוואָגער איז אַ מענטש.
- zayn shvoger iz a mentsh.
- His brother-in-law is a mensch.
Derived terms edit
- אָרעמ־מענטש (orem-mentsh, “poor woman”)
- לופֿטמענטש (luftmentsh, “person without a definite occupation; idler”)
- מענטשהייט (mentshheyt, “mankind, humanity”)
- מענטשיש (mentshish, “human; decent”)
- מענטשלעך (mentshlekh, “humane; human (ideally)”)
- מענטשלעכקייט (mentshlekhkeyt, “humanity; humaneness”)
- מענטשלען (mentshlen, “to become mature”)
Descendants edit
- → English: mensch