Minze
German
editAlternative forms
edit- Münze (obsolete spelling, but still current pronunciation, especially in Pfefferminze)
Etymology
editFrom Middle High German minze, from Old High German minza, from Proto-West Germanic *mintā (“mint”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editMinze f (genitive Minze, plural Minzen)
Declension
editDeclension of Minze [feminine]
Hypernyms
editHyponyms
edit- Apfelminze, Bachminze, Frauenminze, Grüne Minze, Katzenminze, Krause Minze, Pfefferminze, Pferdeminze, Speerminze, Wasserminze
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Minze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Minze” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Minze”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Minze” in Duden online
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- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
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- German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:German/ɪnt͡sə
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