mennisko

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • mennisk

Etymology

Substantivization of the adjective mennisk, from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”).

Noun

mennisko m

  1. a man
  2. a human; a human being

Declension

Declension of mennisko (masculine n-stem)
case singular plural
nominative mennisko menniskon, menniskun
accusative menniskon, menniskun menniskon, menniskun
genitive mennisken, menniskin menniskōno
dative mennisken, menniskin menniskōm, menniskōn

Descendants

  • Middle High German: mensch, mensche
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