Meisn

Bavarian edit

A Blaumeisn.

Alternative forms edit

Maasn (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)
Moas, Moasn (West Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian, Tyrol)

Etymology edit

From Middle High German meise, from Old High German meisa, from Proto-West Germanic *maisā, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (“chickadee”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɛ̯sn̩/
IPA^(key): /ˈmæːsn̩/ (Vienna)
Hyphenation: Meisn

Noun edit

Meisn f (plural Meisn, diminutive Meiserl)

chickadee, tit

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