Männeken

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Bergish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Mann +‎ -ken.

Noun[edit]

Männeken n

  1. (Mölmsch) Diminutive of Mann

Further reading[edit]

  • H. K. vam Hingberg (that's H. Kühne), Ut auler un neier Tied. Erzählungen in niederdeutscher Mundart [From old and new times (in Low Franconian, more specifically Mölmsch). Stories in Low German dialect (in Standard High German)], 1872 (vol. I p. 19, vol. II p. 101f., vol. III p. 96)

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Low German Männeken; analyzable as Mann +‎ -ken with additional e. Compare Dutch manneken.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Männeken n (strong, genitive Männekens, plural Männeken or Männekens or Männekes)

  1. (regional, Northern Germany, chiefly colloquial) Diminutive of Mann, usually pejorative
    Der hat sich da aufgespielt! Und dabei war das nur so’n Männeken von ’nem knappen Meter siebzig.
    He was acting so cocky! And actually he was just this little man, not even 1.7 meters tall.
    Die paar Männeken können uns doch nix...
    Those handful of guys can do nothing to us...

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Related terms[edit]

Low German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Mann (man) and -ken with an additional e.

Noun[edit]

Männeken n (plural Männekens or Männekes or Männeken)

  1. Diminutive of Mann

Usage notes[edit]

  • The plural Männekens occurs in Mecklenburgisch and Lippisch, Männekes in Bentheimisch (Bentheim) and Southern Westphalian (Märkisch as written down by Friedrich Woeste, who was from Iserlohn; Hamm), Männeken in Schleswig-Holsteinisch (Schinkel)

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