menneske
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse menskr (“human”), from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human, humanity”), from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“man, human, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *mAnw- (“man”). Cognate with Old English mennisc (“human”).
Inflection
Declension of menneske
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | menneske | mennesket | mennesker | menneskerne menneskene |
| genitive | menneskes | menneskets | menneskers | menneskernes menneskenes |
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
menneske n (definite singular mennesket, indefinite plural mennesker, definite plural menneska or menneskene)
- human, human being, man, Homo sapiens; (in plural form also) people
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²mɛnːɛʃə/, /²mɛnːɛskə/
Noun
menneske n (definite singular mennesket, indefinite plural menneske, definite plural menneska)
- human, human being, man, Homo sapiens; (in plural form also) people
Derived terms
Terms derived from menneske
References
- “menneske” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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