mennish
English
Etymology
Modern uses are probably men + -ish; older ones may be from Middle English mennish (“human”), from Old English mennisċ (“human; natural; humane”), from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human, humanity”), from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“man, human, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *mAnw- (“man”).
Cognate with Old Saxon mennisc, Old High German menniscer, Old Norse menskr, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (mannisks). More at man, mannish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛnɪʃ/
Adjective
mennish (not comparable)
- (rare) Like or characteristic of men. (Also used in compounds.)
- John Bunyan Robinson
- But Men are Mennish[;] don't seek perfect Men.
- Jennifer Clare Burke
- I hate men and all things mennish!
- John Bunyan Robinson
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