Minsch
Limburgish
Alternative forms
- miensj (Veldeke spelling)
- Mensch, Meensch, Mönsch
- Minksch, Mingesch (East Limburgish-Ripuarian, uncommon)
- Mins (West Limburgish)
Etymology
From a a substantivisation of the adjective from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈminʃ/, [ˈmint͡ʃ]
- Rhymes: -inʃ
Noun
Minsch m (plural Minsche, diminutive Minschke) (German-based spelling)
Related terms
- Mensch n (“woman”)
Low German
Etymology
Noun
Minsch n
- (possibly degoratory) woman