minnock
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English *minok, from Old English *mynoc, *mynuc, diminutive of myne (“minnow”), equivalent to minnow + -ock (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Scots minnock (“minnow”).
Noun edit
minnock (plural minnocks)
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English *minnok, diminutive formed from Middle English min, minne (“small, lesser, lower”), from Old English min (“small”) and Old Norse minni (“lesser, smaller”). Equivalent to min + -ock (diminutive suffix).
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
minnock (plural minnocks)
Verb edit
minnock (third-person singular simple present minnocks, present participle minnocking, simple past and past participle minnocked)