Minne

See also: minne

German

Etymology

Borrowed in the Romantic era from Middle High German minne, from Old High German minna (“loving remembrance”);[1] from Proto-Germanic *minjō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪnə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Min‧ne

Noun

Minne f (genitive Minne, no plural)

  1. (archaic, poetic or humorous) romantic love
    Synonym: Liebe
  2. (historical, Middle Ages) courtly love; a kind of chivalrous, serving love by a knight for a noblewoman, generally secret and sometimes adulterous

Declension

Declension of Minne [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Minne
genitive einer der Minne
dative einer der Minne
accusative eine die Minne

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “Minne” in Duden online

Further reading

Walloon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ̃n/

Proper noun

Minne

  1. a female given name
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