minje

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish מנין (minyen), from Hebrew מִנְיָן (minyán). Doublet of minjan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪn.jə/

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Noun

minje n or m (plural minjonem or minjes)

1. (Judaism) minyan

   Synonym: minjan

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian minnia, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *minjōną. Cognates include Dutch minnen and German minnen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪnjə/
• Hyphenation: min‧je
• Rhymes: -ɪnjə

Verb

minje

1. (transitive) to love

Conjugation

Conjugation of minje (weak type 2)

Grúundfoarme			minje
Infinitive			tou minjen
Present tense				Past tense
iek	minje	wie	minje	iek	minde	wie	minden
du	minst	jie	minje	du	mindest	jie	minden
hie/ju/dät	mint	jo	minje	hie/ju/dät	minde	jo	minden
Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
minjend		Singular	min	häbe		mind
		Plural	minjet

Synonyms

• ljoof häbe, lúuvje

Derived terms

• biminje

 

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “minje”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN