mynte

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish myntæ, mintæ, from Old Norse minta, from Middle Low German minte, münte, from Old Saxon minta, from Proto-West Germanic *mintā, from Latin menta, mentha (“mint”).

Noun

mynte c (singular definite mynten, plural indefinite mynter)

1. (botany) mint (Mentha)

Inflection

Declension of mynte

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mynte	mynten	mynter	mynterne
genitive	myntes	myntens	mynters	mynternes

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English minte, from Proto-West Germanic *mintā, from Latin menta, from or related to Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē), μίνθα (míntha).

Alternative forms

• mente, mint, minte, mynt

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmint(ə)/, /ˈmɛnt(ə)/

Noun

mynte (plural myntes)

2. mint (plant in genus Mentha)

Derived terms

• horsmynte

Descendants

• English: mint
• Scots: mint
• → Welsh: mint

References

• “minte, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Noun

mynte

1. Alternative form of mynt (“mint (money)”)

Etymology 3

Verb

mynte

1. Alternative form of mynten

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē), via Latin menta.

Noun

mynte f or m (definite singular mynta or mynten, indefinite plural mynter, definite plural myntene)

1. mint (plant of genus Mentha)

Derived terms

• peppermynte

References

• “mynte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē), via Latin menta.

Noun

mynte f (definite singular mynta, indefinite plural mynter, definite plural myntene)

1. mint (plant of genus Mentha)

Derived terms

• peparmynte

References

• “mynte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.