menen
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See also: měněn
Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
menen
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch mênen, from Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
menen
- to think; to have an opinion or assumption
- to mean (to be serious and sincere; to have conviction in) (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (archaic) to mean (to refer to; to have in mind)
- (archaic) to mean (to convey; to want to say)
- (obsolete) to mean (to have as meaning, e.g. of a word)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of menen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | menen | |||
past singular | meende | |||
past participle | gemeend | |||
infinitive | menen | |||
gerund | menen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | meen | meende | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | meent | meende | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | meent | meende | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | meent | meende | ||
3rd person singular | meent | meende | ||
plural | menen | meenden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | mene | meende | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | menen | meenden | ||
imperative sing. | meen | |||
imperative plur.1 | meent | |||
participles | menend | gemeend | ||
1) Archaic. |
Synonyms[edit]
- (think): denken
- (be serious): serieus bedoelen
- (have in mind): bedoelen
- (convey): bedoelen
- (have as meaning): betekenen; heten
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Verb[edit]
menen
Fula[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
menen
Usage notes[edit]
- Used in Pular.
Dialectal variants[edit]
- minen (Liptaako, Maasina, Fouta-toro, Adamawa)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
- Ritsuko Miyamoto (1993) “A Study of Fula Dialects : Examining the Continuous/Stative Constructions”, in Senri Ethnological Studies[1], volume 35, , pages 215-230
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.
Verb[edit]
mênen
Inflection[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “menen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “menen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English mǣnan (“mean, intend; lament”).
Verb[edit]
menen
- to intend, to mean to indicate or signify
- to intend, to mean to do something, or that something will be the case; to plan
- to say, to express
- to remember; to recall or bear in mind
- to advise or admonish or remind (someone of something)
- to complain of, to lament
- to lament, to mourn (for)
- to pity, to comfort
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old French mener (“lead”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
menen
- to direct or guide (one's horse or oneself)
- (reflexive) to conduct oneself or behave (in a certain way)
Old Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.
Verb[edit]
mēnen
Inflection[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “mēnen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
menen
- inflection of menar:
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
menen
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