Männin
German
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editNoun
editMännin f (genitive Männin, plural Männinnen, masculine Mann)
- (biblical) woman
- 1545, Martin Luther, Luther Bible, Genesis 2:23 (with KJV translation)
- Da sprach der Mensch: Das ist doch Bein von meinem Bein und Fleisch von meinem Fleisch; man wird sie Männin heißen, darum daß sie vom Manne genommen ist.
- And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
- 1545, Martin Luther, Luther Bible, Genesis 2:23 (with KJV translation)
- (rare) manly woman
Declension
editDeclension of Männin [feminine]
Further reading
edit- “Männin” in Duden online