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Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From man (“man”) + -in (“-ess”). It may have originated as a calque of Latin virago (“woman”), a compound of vir (“man”) + -ago (“-ess”). It is also encountered in its contracted form min (“woman”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mannin f (plural manninnen, diminutive manninnetje n).
- (archaic, rare) a woman
- a masculine woman
- an effeminate man
Derived terms
Faroese
Pronunciation
Noun
mannin m
- definite accusative singular of maður