menen
Catalan
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch mênen, from Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną. The obsolete sense “to convey meaning” was a semantic loan from English mean.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeː.nə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: me‧nen
- Rhymes: -eːnən
Verb
menen
Inflection
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. |
Derived terms
- mening
- vermenen
Finnish
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “menen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “menen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English mǣnan (“mean, intend; lament”).
Verb
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
From Old French mener (“lead”).
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Spanish
Swedish
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