menen

See also: měněn

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈmɛ.nən]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈmə.nən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈme.nen]

Verb

menen

1. third-person plural present indicative of menar

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mênen, from Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.nə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: me‧nen
• Rhymes: -eːnən

Verb

menen

1. to think; to have an opinion or assumption
2. to mean (to be serious and sincere; to have conviction in) (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (archaic) to mean (to refer to; to have in mind)
4. (archaic) to mean (to convey; to want to say)
5. (obsolete) to mean (to have as meaning, e.g. of a word)

Inflection

Inflection of menen (weak)
infinitive	menen
past singular	meende
past participle	gemeend
infinitive	menen
gerund	menen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	meen	meende
2nd person sing. (jij)	meent	meende
2nd person sing. (u)	meent	meende
2nd person sing. (gij)	meent	meende
3rd person singular	meent	meende
plural	menen	meenden
subjunctive sing.1	mene	meende
subjunctive plur.1	menen	meenden
imperative sing.	meen
imperative plur.1	meent
participles	menend	gemeend
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• (think): denken
• (be serious): serieus bedoelen
• (have in mind): bedoelen
• (convey): bedoelen
• (have as meaning): betekenen; heten

Derived terms

• mening
• vermenen

Descendants

• Negerhollands: meen
• → Papiamentu: mèn, men
• →? Saramaccan: méni

Anagrams

• menne, nemen

Finnish

Verb

menen

1. first-person singular present indicative of mennä

Fula

Pronoun

menen

1. first person plural exclusive;emphatic pronoun we, us

Usage notes

• Used in Pular.

Dialectal variants

• minen (Liptaako, Maasina, Fouta-toro, Adamawa)

See also

• enen
• men
• meɗen
• hiɗen

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
• Ritsuko Miyamoto (1993) “A Study of Fula Dialects : Examining the Continuous/Stative Constructions”, in Senri Ethnological Studies‎^[1], volume 35, →DOI, pages 215-230

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.

Verb

mênen

1. to mean, to signify
2. to intend
3. to mean, to stand for
4. to think, to be of the opinion

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• meinen

Descendants

• Dutch: menen
• Limburgish: meine

Further reading

• “menen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “menen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English mǣnan (“mean, intend; lament”).

Verb

menen

1. to intend, to mean to indicate or signify
2. to intend, to mean to do something, or that something will be the case; to plan
3. to say, to express
4. to remember; to recall or bear in mind
5. to advise or admonish or remind (someone of something)
6. to complain of, to lament
7. to lament, to mourn (for)
8. to pity, to comfort

Etymology 2

From Old French mener (“lead”).

Verb

menen

1. to direct or guide (one's horse or oneself)
2. (reflexive) to conduct oneself or behave (in a certain way)

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.

Verb

mēnen

1. to mean, to intend

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: mênen
  • Dutch: menen
  • Limburgish: meine

Further reading

• “mēnen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Spanish

Verb

menen

1. inflection of menar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

menen

1. definite plural of men