minje

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish מנין (minyen), from Hebrew מִנְיָן (minyán). Doublet of minjan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪn.jə/
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Noun

minje n or m (plural minjonem or minjes)

  1. (Judaism) minyan
    Synonym: minjan

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian minnia, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *minjōną. Cognates include Dutch minnen and German minnen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪnjə/
  • Hyphenation: min‧je
  • Rhymes: -ɪnjə

Verb

minje

  1. (transitive) to love

Conjugation

Conjugation of minje (weak type 2)
grúundfoarme minje
infinitive tou minjen
present past
singular iek minje minde
du minst mindest
hie/ju/dät mint minde
plural minje minden
imperative
singular min
plural minjet
present past
participle minjend mind
auxiliary verb häbe

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References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “minje”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN