Minn
Limburgish
Alternative forms
- mien (Veldeke spelling)
- Min (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
- Müen, Müün (Karken)
Etymology
From earlier *müne, from Proto-West Germanic *muniwu. Compare Luxembourgish Minn (etymology 3), English minnow, German Möhne, Münne, Dutch meun.
Pronunciation
Noun
Minn f (plural Minne) (German-based spelling)
References
- „Münne“, Rheinisches Wörterbuch, digitalisierte Fassung im Wörterbuchnetz des Trier Center for Digital Humanities, Version 01/23, <https://www.woerterbuchnetz.de/RhWB?lemid=M07907>, retrieved 29.08.2023 (in German).
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /min/
- Rhymes: -in
Etymology 1
From Old French mine. Compare English mine, German Mine.
Noun
Minn f (plural Minnen)
Etymology 2
From French mine, from Breton min. Compare German Miene.
Noun
Minn f (plural Minnen)
Etymology 3
From Middle High German *müne, from Old High German muniwa, from Proto-West Germanic *muniwu. Compare regional German Möhn, Münne, Dutch meun, English minnow.
Noun
Minn m (plural Minnen)
Synonyms
- Wäisskapp