Wiktionary

mening

AfrikaansEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch mening, from Middle Dutch mêninge. Equivalent to meen (“to mean, to suppose”) +‎ -ing (“-ion”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

mening (plural menings or meninge)

  1. An opinion.

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Dutch mêninge. Equivalent to menen (“to mean, to suppose”) +‎ -ing (“-ion”).

Compare German Meinung, English meaning.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːnɪŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: me‧ning
  • Rhymes: -eːnɪŋ

NounEdit

mening f (plural meningen, diminutive meninkje n)

  1. An opinion.
    Zij heeft recht op een eigen mening.
    She has a right to her own opinion.

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DescendantsEdit

  • Afrikaans: mening
  • Negerhollands: meening

Norwegian BokmålEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From the verb mene.

NounEdit

mening m or f (definite singular meninga or meningen, indefinite plural meninger, definite plural meningene)

  1. an opinion (subjective thought)
  2. meaning (sense, significance)
  3. intention

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SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

mena +‎ -ing

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

mening c

  1. a purpose, a point
    Vad är meningen med att göra så där?
    What's the point of doing it like that?
    Meningen är att det gör saker bättre
    The point is that it makes things better
    Vad är meningen med livet?
    What's the purpose of life?
  2. a sentence, a grammatical phrase
    en lång mening med många ord
    a long sentence with many words
  3. an (intended) meaning
    "konst" i ordets egentliga mening
    "art" in the true sense of the word
    Det här är inte en bulle i strikt mening
    This is not a bun in the strict sense
    Jag förstår inte meningen i orden
    I don't understand what the words mean
    Synonyms: betydelse, innebörd, bemärkelse
  4. an opinion
    I min mening så har hon rätt
    In my opinion, she's right
    förutfattade meningar
    preconceived notions
    Synonym: uppfattning

DeclensionEdit

Declension of mening 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative mening meningen meningar meningarna
Genitive menings meningens meningars meningarnas

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UzbekEdit

DeterminerEdit

mening

  1. my
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