Männin

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German

Etymology

Mann +‎ -in

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛnɪn/
  • Hyphenation: Män‧nin
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Noun

Männin f (genitive Männin, plural Männinnen, masculine Mann)

  1. (biblical) woman
    • 1545, Martin Luther, Luther Bible, Genesis 2:23 (with KJV translation)
      Da sprach der Mensch: Das ist doch Bein von meinem Bein und Fleisch von meinem Fleisch; man wird sie Männin heißen, darum daß sie vom Manne genommen ist.
      And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
  2. (rare) manly woman

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