Minze
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Münze (obsolete spelling, but still current pronunciation, especially in Pfefferminze)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German minze, from Old High German minza, from Proto-West Germanic *mintā (“mint”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Minze f (genitive Minze, plural Minzen)
Declension edit
Declension of Minze [feminine]
Hypernyms edit
Hyponyms edit
- Apfelminze, Bachminze, Frauenminze, Grüne Minze, Katzenminze, Krause Minze, Pfefferminze, Pferdeminze, Speerminze, Wasserminze
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Minze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Minze” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Minze”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Minze” in Duden online
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