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Bergish
Etymology
From Mann + -ken.
Noun
Männeken n
- (Mölmsch) diminutive of Mann
Further reading
- H. K. vam Hingberg (that's H. Kühne), Ut auler un neier Tied. Erzählungen in niederdeutscher Mundart , 1872 (vol. I p. 19, vol. II p. 101f., vol. III p. 96)
German
Etymology
Borrowed from German Low German Männeken; analyzable as Mann + -ken with additional e. Compare Dutch manneken.
Pronunciation
Noun
Männeken n (strong, genitive Männekens, plural Männeken or Männekens or Männekes)
- (regional, Northern Germany, chiefly colloquial) diminutive of Mann, usually pejorative
Der hat sich da aufgespielt! Und dabei war das nur so’n Männeken von ’nem knappen Meter siebzig.- He was acting so cocky! And actually he was just this little man, not even 1.7 meters tall.
Die paar Männeken können uns doch nix...- Those handful of guys can do nothing to us...
Declension
Low German
Etymology
From Mann (“man”) and -ken with an additional e.
Noun
Männeken n (plural Männekens or Männekes or Männeken)
- diminutive of Mann
Usage notes
- The plural Männekens occurs in Mecklenburgisch and Lippisch, Männekes in Bentheimisch (Bentheim) and Southern Westphalian (Märkisch as written down by Friedrich Woeste, who was from Iserlohn; Hamm), Männeken in Schleswig-Holsteinisch (Schinkel)
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