Minn

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See also: minn, mínn, and Minn.

Limburgish

two Minne

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier *müne, from Proto-West Germanic *muniwu. Compare Luxembourgish Minn (etymology 3), English minnow, German Möhne, Münne, Dutch meun.

Pronunciation

Noun

Minn f (plural Minne) (German-based spelling)

  1. European chub (Leuciscus cephalus, now Squalius cephalus)

References

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old French mine. Compare English mine, German Mine.

Noun

Minn f (plural Minnen)

  1. mine (excavation)
  2. mine (explosive device)

Etymology 2

From French mine, from Breton min. Compare German Miene.

Noun

Minn f (plural Minnen)

  1. countenance, expression
zwéi Minnen

Etymology 3

From Middle High German *müne, from Old High German muniwa, from Proto-West Germanic *muniwu. Compare regional German Möhn, Münne, Dutch meun, English minnow.

Noun

Minn m (plural Minnen)

  1. European chub (Leuciscus cephalus, now Squalius cephalus)
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