Minze
German
Alternative forms
- Münze (obsolete spelling, but still current pronunciation, especially in Pfefferminze)
Etymology
From Middle High German minze, from Old High German minza, from Proto-West Germanic *mintā (“mint”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪnt͡sə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Min‧ze
- Rhymes: -ɪnt͡sə
Noun
Minze f (genitive Minze, plural Minzen)
Declension
Declension of Minze [feminine]
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Apfelminze, Bachminze, Frauenminze, Grüne Minze, Katzenminze, Krause Minze, Pfefferminze, Pferdeminze, Speerminze, Wasserminze
Derived terms
Related terms
- Minzegeruch, Minzegeschmack
Further reading
- “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